It looks like Galliani was telling the truth....the market really seems to be closed for us.
Like it's been said already....it's good that we got rid of some useless players and that we didn't make our normal last minute panic signing of a shit player that we'll struggle to get rid of for years afterwards. (Hope I didn't speak too soon)
It's also a little disapointing that we didn't reinforce in the midfield and on the RW position. These are still the most concerning parts of the team along with the fullback areas.
Honda had a decent game yesterday but he is inconsistent. I also think he simply doesn't have the quality to be on a team thatll fight for title (if we are going to be that soon enough). I wish that he held on to Suso if we weren't going to get anyone else. As of right now, it's only Honda that can play on that side as a left footer.
Also, I don't want to sound overly critical, but I wasn't impressed with Niang last night (obviously apart from the brilliant cross and the goal). I think he's a good player for us, but I wouldn't give him free rains as a starter just yet. He's a great weapon to have though for the last 20-30 mins of a game.
The derby victory came at a perfect time for Galliani and Berlu. They can ride this wave of enthusiasm that's masking the real problems of the squad for the moment. The team looked like a completely different group because of the motivation yesterday. The intensity was sky high. But when we play other games and when we need quality to take over instead of just grit and motivation....we simply don't have it.
This squad can still fight for 3rd spot mainly because of the inconsistency of our rivals. Also, we can't afford any injuries as that'll kill us. The next 2-3 games are probably the most important of the season. If we can't strig 2-3 victories in a row after winning the derby, it'll all have been for nothing...and we'll still be 7-8 points behind 3rd place....and by than it'll simply be too late. So, it would've been ideal to get a quality player in this January to give us a push.
Like it's been said already....it's good that we got rid of some useless players and that we didn't make our normal last minute panic signing of a shit player that we'll struggle to get rid of for years afterwards. (Hope I didn't speak too soon)
It's also a little disapointing that we didn't reinforce in the midfield and on the RW position. These are still the most concerning parts of the team along with the fullback areas.
Honda had a decent game yesterday but he is inconsistent. I also think he simply doesn't have the quality to be on a team thatll fight for title (if we are going to be that soon enough). I wish that he held on to Suso if we weren't going to get anyone else. As of right now, it's only Honda that can play on that side as a left footer.
Also, I don't want to sound overly critical, but I wasn't impressed with Niang last night (obviously apart from the brilliant cross and the goal). I think he's a good player for us, but I wouldn't give him free rains as a starter just yet. He's a great weapon to have though for the last 20-30 mins of a game.
The derby victory came at a perfect time for Galliani and Berlu. They can ride this wave of enthusiasm that's masking the real problems of the squad for the moment. The team looked like a completely different group because of the motivation yesterday. The intensity was sky high. But when we play other games and when we need quality to take over instead of just grit and motivation....we simply don't have it.
This squad can still fight for 3rd spot mainly because of the inconsistency of our rivals. Also, we can't afford any injuries as that'll kill us. The next 2-3 games are probably the most important of the season. If we can't strig 2-3 victories in a row after winning the derby, it'll all have been for nothing...and we'll still be 7-8 points behind 3rd place....and by than it'll simply be too late. So, it would've been ideal to get a quality player in this January to give us a push.