Dig Dig Posted 17 December, 2015 Share Posted 17 December, 2015 Is this a fair assessment of our summer signings thus far? Southampton Total outlay 35.2m. Average rating of all summer signings 5.4/10 Ronald Koeman had to strengthen both his best XI, after more high-profile departures, and the squad, given the team’s qualification for the Europa League. He got eight new faces in but apart from the centre-back Virgil van Dijk, their impact has been underwhelming. DH Virgil van Dijk £11.5m, 1,339 minutes played The significant success. Strong, composed and even offers a goal threat, he has compensated for the loss of Toby Alderweireld. 8 Cédric Soares £3.6m, 1,300 minutes played The biggest problem for the Portuguese right-back is that he is no Nathaniel Clyne. Solid enough but nothing more. 6/10 Cuco Martina £3m, 288 minutes played Difficult to judge. The utility defender has made only three substitute appearances in the league. 5 Jordy Clasie £7m, 444 minutes played Set back by injury on his debut against Vitesse Arnhem, the midfielder has struggled to come to terms with the pace of the Premier League. 5 Maarten Stekelenburg Loan, 1,890 minutes played The goalkeeper has been unconvincing, at times, and there have been mistakes from him. 5 Oriol Romeu £5m, 909 minutes played Scored crucial equaliser against Aston Villa but has generally failed to impose himself. In and out of the starting league team. 5 Juanmi £5m, 305 minutes played Still to start a league game, the skilful attacker has found the intensity of English football to be a culture shock. 5 Steven Caulker Loan, 561 minutes played Has struggled sorely and endured a personal nightmare in the big Capital One Cup quarter-final defeat against Liverpool. 4 http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2015/dec/17/premier-league-transfers-summer-signings-club-by-club Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dig Dig Posted 17 December, 2015 Author Share Posted 17 December, 2015 Sorry, just seen this is already posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris27687 Posted 17 December, 2015 Share Posted 17 December, 2015 In the same piece Louise Taylor gave newcastle 6/10 for their summer business - probably a 2 in reality. Seems fair on the whole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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