Don't know how anyone else feel but for me it feels like our summer window activity was incomplete.
We have not signed a defensive midfielder, which in my view was one of our priorities - Lucas isn't the player he used to be and is not reliable (injuries are common). I don't trust Can in that position, at least not yet - erratic and not disciplined enough, seems to actually do a better job at CB.
Left back remains an issue. I have no confidence whatsoever in Moreno; going forward offers little else other than pace, and can be a nightmare defensively. Joe Gomez looks to be a super player but he's a centre back who was playing right back at Charlton - the fact that he is our first option at left back should actually be seen with alarm, IMO, not as something normal.
As much as I'm happy with the signing of Firmino, I do wonder how we plan to make use of him - both him and Coutinho are better used in the middle, not as wingers. Against West Ham in particular, we had no width at all (the fact Gomez was on the left and offered little going forward did not help), which is alarming if you think our only players that could be called 'wingers' are Ibe, who's far from the finished article but probably not ready for the first team, and Lallana, who's arguably too slow to make an impact there.
It's very early in the season to make definitive judgements but I'm unsure about how that will work out during the season, and the fact we were supposedly interested in players like Cheryshev seemed to point towards us wanting to bring at least one more player who's capable of open space defences and provide width (similarly to what Navas offers City) - particularly on the left, as we have so few left footed players in the squad right now! Apart from Moreno and Sakho, who else have we got? Against West Ham we had 11 right footed players.
I'm happy with the players we actually signed, particularly Clyne and Milner, but also Gomez, Ings and Benteke, but it makes you wonder about the club's priorities. Oh well... I'll have to wait and see
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