I was extremely happy with the transfer window arrivals, and believe we now have a squad capable of finishing in the top 10. In the summer we need to stregthen further and I suggest the following:
Carson or Gordon
Richardson or Adu
Barton or Reo Coker
Bellamy, Bent, Defoe or Keane
If SWP becomes available we should go for him too!
Out will go Taylor, Berger, DJDJ, Hendrie, Angel and Sutton
Defence however is an interesting one, there are more question marks here than anywhere else in the squad.
Laursen - Needs to prove he can get back to full fitness, a solution would be Ben Haim or Distan or a free transfer.
Bouma - Needs to prove he has fully adapted to the English game, a solution would be Bridge.
Hughes - Just doesn't seem up to the job, but with Delaney on his way in the summer, do we really want to be buying two right backs in the summer?!
I'd Give O'halloran a chance, and make the Bardsley signing a permenant deal. I'd sign Bridge, Ben Haim and Luke Young.
Out would go Delaney, Hughes, Samuel, Bouma, Laursen
This will give us a first team in a 4-3-3 system of:
Carson, Young, Bridge, Ben Haim, Mellberg, Barton, Barry, Petrov, Young, Bellamy, Carew
and a 2nd team of:
Sorenson, Bardsley, Cahill, Ridgewell, O'Halloran, McCann, Davis, Richardson, Maloney, Agbonlahor, Moore
Very Strong in my opinion, might be too many changes just for the summer, so some could take in the next january transfer window.