Who do you think has improved their squad/team best so far in the premier league?
Rather than include all 20 teams, maybe just look around the top 10.
For starters, Arsenal have got gervinho who looks decent enough but they have become destabalised because of the fabregas situation. if they lose fab and nasri whilst missing out on mata they will be in trouble.
mutd have 'bought for the future' . i think ashley young will improve them but is losing van de sar and gaining de gaay improvement?
Chelsea have done nothing yet. is standing still good enough? i don't think so. it all depends on how good the new manager is.
City have strengthened the squad with the addition of clichy (instead of bridge) and robbie (instead of boateng). Aguero (regardless of whether Tevez stays or not) will improve the side.
Spurs have done nothing yet and have been rocked a bit by the modric situation.
liverpool have bought a few players like henderson, adam and downing. they will certainly improve the squad and i think they will improve the team a little as well. enough to challenge? i don't think so.
everton haven't got two bob to spend so no improvement there really.
on current squad strength and expected outgoings, i expect the league table to be:
mutd/mcity
chelsea
liverpool/arsenal
spurs/everton
Who has strengthened best?
posted on 3/8/11
Don't get me wrong Aguero is quality im sure but if Tevez is going I don't see how that can be counted as improvment, I see it as similar to Van Der Sar to De Gea. Both go from top proven premeirship player to untested (in prem) exciting talents....
Clichy is obviously an improvment but not a hugely impressive one... similar to young also...
City have sold and bought a defender, remains to be seen how much improvment there, United have bought a defender so thats an obvious improvment. United and City have both had midfielders retire though Uniteds was probably more important...
If we assume Tevez will go then its fairly equal, if not city have improved more...
But after all that im going to go with Liverpool or Sunderland...
posted on 3/8/11
If Tevez stays then City definitely, if he goes then they have replaced a player who has proven he can hack it in the Premier League with one who has yet to do so. Plenty of very good foreign players have failed in the EPL so time would tell whether swapping Tevez for Aguero is an improvement or not.
Another point is that until the window is closed its pointless to make a comparison, sometimes it goes bonkers in the last week and even the last day.
posted on 3/8/11
have you been to Milan, wasn't too impressed compared to the other great Italian cities. But I was meaning 2 great teams packed with great players slugging it out!
posted on 3/8/11
you think Milan is bad, try Turin.
posted on 3/8/11
siempre - do you suggest we wait until the window has closed before we think about the new season?
posted on 4/8/11
no but what is the point of comparing who has strengthend most now ?
in the next week Tevez could go to Inter and Sneijder could go to United. So before a ball is kicked, all the comparisons are worthless.
posted on 4/8/11
and nothing could happen siempre.
you are such a killjoy.
anyone 'strengthening' now will have lost valuable bonding time in pre-season so the strengthening may not be as strong.
posted on 4/8/11
ha ha, i am a grumpy old man !
I agree, much better to get the players in for preseason but its not always possible, especially with signings from foreign clubs. I have a feeling the last couple of days will be frenetic.
posted on 4/8/11
this transfer window is far from over but any deals now will have been protracted or last minute jobs. either way that usually isn't satisfactory for the club.
most teams have got most of their business over and done with. mutd are only waiting on sneijder, city on nasri.
chelsea have done nothing really. arsenal haven't (if cesc and nasri leave) and spurs
posted on 4/8/11
Can't understand why Chelsea haven't been at all active, would have thought their new man would have a few new personnel he would want to bring in.
Arsenal, well, it's a coffin of Wenger's making.
Thought the Spuds would have been a bit less tight fisted than they have too.