Here we go again.
We need a mobile, high-energy, good all-around starter in midfield... Poli, all though he has good potential and technical qualities, is gonna leave us even more exposed than our starting options. I have no problems with signing Poli since it's a good deal and he is possibly a great talent, but even if we sign him, he doesn't solve our midfield's main problem I feel. Kucka I don't know so much, maybe he has those necessary qualities to have provided it, maybe not, cannot comment. In my mind it was gonna be very good if we were gonna buy two ready to start midfielders in summer (good if one ready and one soon to be), now we look like we have to do with one that isn't even ready and isn't even with the right characteristics.
We need a defender since it's quite clear we play with 3 at the back. I am almost certain we are forced to buy one for 125% of usual price in January. Not necessarily starting material, but good enough not to fuck up now and with potential for long future at the club's backline... shame about our now inexistant relationship with Fiorentina because Camporese would be brilliant one for the future, but I'm thinking we haven't noticed him.
In attack we required youth, unpredictability, pace. I have no problems giving away Pandev and no problems selling Eto'o for that price. However getting rid of Eto'o meant we lost our only man in attack that can take on and beat defenders. We needed a such extra guy already with Eto'o in the team, now we need two. If we sign Forlan and Zarate the situation is not that horrible but only if we have some ideas for next summer and willingness to spend a bit bigger on some big talent to take Forlan's place in the team, but I doubt again that this is what our directors are thinking.
This market makes me question if our board even watches our games lately or whether they are too busy going after Palacio who they are failing to get it seems (now I jinxed it...). I wonder if they weren't there for the Schalke game, had the recorded game in their offices but knew the result and said to eachother: "We don't want to watch that, eh?"