It's been too quiet for us in the transfer market, so let's see which position we need to strengthen:
Goalkeeper: Reina is class, but there's no backup after Dudek's gone. Carson probably won't want to stay as reserve forever and Martin may be too young. So Rafa needs to buy a good backup goalkeeper.
Central Defender: Carra and Agger will be the indispensable one-two here. It's good that Hyypia will be staying, but it will be good if we have one more backup. Paletta still has yet to shown he is capable.
Right/Left Back: Finnan and Riise will be the first choice and Arbeloa and Aurelio will be challenging them. This department looks quite healthy.
Central Midfield. We have 4 class players in Gerrard, Mascherano, Alonso and Sissoko and this is probably the best of the league.
Wingers: Pennant is showing signs of development but on the left we only have Kewell now that Gonzalez and Zenden are gone. Rafa will invest heavily in this department, and we have been linked with a number of players already.
Strikers: A big unknown. Kuyt will be staying, Verorin is coming, but we are not sure about Crouch and Bellamy. This is one of the weakest department and Rafa will also be investing big here. Very unclear situation.
In conclusion, we seems to be OK for the defense and central midfield. But for the attacks, we may need a big big revolutionary change.
