Serie A Transfer ratings

Sgoater1 wrote:Torino have done very vey well in the transfer market, im not sure they will gell in time to get a UEFA Cup (a bit like City) but they will be top 10 and have an exciting season.

Im surprised Udinese have let Motta go he has a lot of potential.

bluenine wrote:So how do you grade the top teams on their transfers? Based on whether they have strengthened their squad covering the right gaps in order to achieve their objective?

A = Excellent
B = Above Average
C = Average
D = Below Average
F = Poor

Summary of major transfers of the supposed top 10 teams, and my grades:

Fiorentina: C - did not buy enuf experience
IN: Mazuch (D, Brno), Vanden Borre (D, Anderlecht), Balzaretti (D, Juventus), Hable (M, Hradec), Lupoli (A, Arsenal), Vieri (A, Atalanta), Semioli (M, Chievo), Osvaldo (A, Atalanta), Ranocchia (D, Arezzo)
OUT: Toni (A, Bayern Munich), Reginaldo (A, Parma), Bojinov (A, Manchester City)

Inter: B - few quality changes, but will they be enough?
IN: Cesar (M, Livorno), Suazo (A, Cagliari), Jimenez (M, Lazio), Rivas (D, River Plate), Chivu (D, Roma), Pele (M, Vitoria Guimaraes)
OUT: Gonzalez (M, Palermo), Ribas (A, Spezia), Acquafresca (Cagliari), Grosso (D, Lyon), Carini (G, Murcia), Andreolli (D, Roma), Recoba (A, Torino)

Juventus: B - did well in rebuilding and keeping all their stars, but 1-2 big name short of being an excellent summer
IN: Molinaro (D, Siena), Grygera (D, Ajax), Criscito (D, Genoa), Nocerino (M, Piacenza), Salihamidzic (M, Bayern Munich), Miccoli (A, Benfica), Iaquinta (A, Udinese), Almiron (M, Empoli), Tiago (M, Lyon), Andrade (D, Deportivo La Coruna)
OUT: Balzaretti (D, Fiorentina), Kovac (D, Borussia Dortmund), Tudor (d, Hajduk Split); Bojinov (A, Fiorentina), Volpe (A, Livorno), Paro (M, Genoa), Kapo (M, Birmingham), Giovinco (M, Empoli), Miccoli (A, Palermo), Tacchinardi (M, Brescia), Giannichedda (M, contract terminated), Zalayeta (A, Napoli), Blasi (M, Napoli)

Lazio: F - poor buys, no replacement for Perruzzi, are worse off talent-wise
IN: Kolarov (D, Ofk Belgrade); Scaloni (D, Racing Santander), Meghni (M, Bologna)
OUT: Peruzzi (G, retired), Foggia (M,Cagliari),Jimenez (M, Inter), S Inzaghi (F, Atalanta)

Milan: C- 2 good buys, but did not address some questions raised last season, specially in the defence
IN: Pato (A, Internacional), Emerson (M, Real Madrid)
OUT: Costacurta (D, retired), Borriello (A, Genoa),Donati (M,Celtic), Abbiati (G, Atletico Madrid) Sammarco (M, Sampdoria), Di Gennaro (A, Bologna), Oliveira (A, Zaragoza), Storari (G, Levante)

Palermo: B - great buys in Miccoli & Jankovic, but neglected their defence a bit.
IN: Ujkani (G, Anderlecht), Jankovic (M, Real Mallorca), Miccoli (A, Juventus), Rinaudo (D, Siena)
OUT: Corini (M, Torino), Caracciolo (A, Sampdoria), Di Michele (A, Torino), Bovo (D, Genoa), Terlizzi (D, Catania), Dellafiore (D, Torino)

Roma: A - easily the best summer in Serie A, have strengthened their squad considerably in all areas.
IN: Brighi (M, Chievo), Pit (M, Bellinzona), Juan (D, Bayer Leverkusen), Kuffour (D, Livorno), Barusso (M, Rimini), Esposito (A, Cagliari), Montella (A, Fulham), Giuly (M, Barcelona), Andreolli (D, Inter), Cicinho (D, Real Madrid)
OUT: Wilhelmsson (M, Nantes), Tavano (A, Valencia), Faty (M, Bayer Leverkusen), Montella (A,Sampdoria),Okaka Chuka (A, Modena), Chivu (D, Inter), Nonda (A, Galatasaray)

Sampdoria: B - big loss in Quag/Flachi but managed to cover it up well
IN: Bellucci (A, Bologna), Caracciolo (A, Palermo), Sammarco (M, Milan), Gastaldello (D, Juventus), Ziegler (M, Tottenham), Montella (A, Roma), Cassano (A, Real Madrid), Lucchini (D, Empoli), Campagnaro (D, Piacneza), Mirante (G, Juventus), Cucciniello (M, Avellino), Volta (D, Carpenedolo)
OUT: Falcone (D, Parma), Quagliarella (A, Udinese), Bazzani(A, Brescia), Flachi (A, contractterminated)

Torino: A - some brillaint moves like Corini/Recoba/Di Michele, have considerably strengthed themselves to gear up for the derby!
IN: Malonga (A, Monaco), Corini (M, Palermo), Grella (M, Parma), Ventola (A, Atalanta), Bjelanovic (A, Ascoli), Sereni (G, Lazio), Natali (D, Udinese), Di Michele (A, Palermo), Lanna (D, Chievo), Motta (D, Udinese), Recoba (A, Inter), Dellafiore (D, Palermo)
OUT: Bovo (D, Palermo), Abbiati (G, Milan), Taibi (G, Ascoli)

Udinese: C - Done well, but De Sanctis will be missed.
IN: Floro Flores (A, Arezzo), Quagliarella (A, Sampdoria), Paolucci (A, Juventus), Sanchez (A, Colo Colo), Mesto (D, Reggina), Boudianski (M, Ascoli)
OUT: Muntari (M,Portsmouth), Iaquinta (A, Juventus),Natali (D, Torino), De Sanctis (G, Sevilla)

Surprise prediuction - Torino for UEFA Cup!!

So how do you think these sides fared??

Deano Ashton wrote:Udinese have done $h!t IMO.

Muntari, De Sanctis, Iaquinta and Natali all lost. That's absolutely terrible. Compared to what they've bought in...

bluenine wrote:I think they have replaced everyone well except for De Sanctis.

Quag = Iaquinta!

Deano Ashton wrote:Udinese have done $h!t IMO.

Muntari, De Sanctis, Iaquinta and Natali all lost. That's absolutely terrible. Compared to what they've bought in...

BoBo Vieri wrote:

Inter - F - strengthened all the wrong positions and failed to address the right wing and central midfield problem. Sold Grosso unecessarily and failed to get rid of deadwood like Adriano and Samuel.

Lazio - C - did what we could with the money we have. Kept hold of Rocchi, got some decent squad players in but its just very unfortunate we had the problems with Carizzo.