Milan are likely to continue strengthening in the coming weeks as there are
still areas of the squad that need to be addressed, namely a creative central midfielder and another striker to take some of the pressure off Silva next season, but this is undoubtedly turning out to be a very impressive summer transfer window, the first window under new owner Yonghong Li's stewardship.
Not exact matches
Arsenal eventually switched their focus to former Deportivo La Coruna forward Lucas Perez in their bid to bolster their attacking options, but with Alexis Sanchez currently being deployed up front, there could be an argument that Wenger
still needs to address that
area of his
squad.
Following one
of the shock results
of the weekend, Liverpool 0 - 3 West Ham, here's a look at three weak
areas of this Reds
squad that Brendan Rodgers
still urgently needs to fix before the transfer deadline.
Key
areas of the
squad arguably
still need strength in depth, and it appears as though the Italian tactician is preparing to act in the New Year.
An inability to genuinely compete for major trophies and with critical weak
areas of the
squad still not addressed, it has led to a level
of scrutiny that few other managers arguably experience.
While he's
still seemingly got plenty left in the tank, as evidenced by his tally
of 11 goals in 23 appearances so far this season, he has had his goal droughts and struggles too which may well have raised question marks over whether or not that is an
area of the Barcelona
squad that could be strengthened.
It is undoubtedly
still quite an ambitious deal and so it remains to be seen if it does materialise as money may also be involved, but as far as United are concerned, it seems illogical to add more competition for places in that
area of the
squad.
Would you rather be in Arsenal's position
of having a very good
squad and # 170m in the bank to spend in January and next summer to strengthen our last couple
of areas, or Man United's position
of having blown # 150m on players they didn't really need and
still not having a defence or a midfield?
Arsene Wenger has a strong - looking
squad ahead
of the new season, but could arguably
still do more to strengthen the overall quality
of his team in certain
areas, with these three being targeted before the transfer deadline...
We are closer now to being a cohesive and potentially competitive
squad than we have been for around ten years and
still with only two
area's that really need to be addressed Wenger apparently is sitting on his hands, you can argue till your blue in the face that Welbeck and Giroud and Walcott are good enough to win us a trophy
of some magnitude this season but the fact is they are not!!!
Emirates new deal, renewed with a year
still to go on the old contract, comes with a number
of increased rights package including branding on four new LED advertising banners by both goal
areas at the Santiagio Bernabéu stadium as well as the airline's logo on the
squad's training kit.
Song, arguably our most improved player is on 4 yellow cards and we should ensure that he doesn't miss the Chelsea game.The partnership
of Gallas and Vermaelen is outstanding, yet one can not expect them to play in every game, and it is in that are we are weak in cover.With regards to the full back situation, perm any two from four, that is Clichy, Gibbs, Eboue, Sagna and even Traore they are attacking wing backs and are always at risk on the quick counter attack by the opposition.Almunia
still doesn't impress me and his command
of his
area is
still indecisive and he is
still vulnerable to letting goals in, especially to his near post.Wenger being Wenger, I doubt he will buy in January, and it is a pity we didn't go for Given months before he joined City, when he was available for a comparatively cheap price.This new diamond shape or 4 -1-4-1 is working well and we have an abundance
of quality to interchange, which bemuses the opposition more often than not.We have every chance this year, and we are also being helped by the fact that the other so called big four sides are showing their vulnerability.A couple
of decent signings, not
squad players in January, and hopefully we are in the mix.
The awkwardness surrounding Billy Davies and the infamous acquisition committee is well - documented but Forest
still have one
of the best
squads in the division, despite the failure to address
areas of weakness.
There is
still much to play for
of course, with the Premier League title, Champions League places and relegation to the Championship
still undecided, but managers - providing they're not about to be sacked - will have already identified the main
areas of weakness within their
squads.
Why it was chosen: Even after all these years there are
still fewer things that make you feel worse in gaming than accidentally leading your
squad of Pikmin into a dangerous
area and seeing a flood
of Pikmin ghosts float away into the sky.