I will include my ratings of each player's performance thus far at City using a 1 to 10 scale, 10 being world class, 1 being fit for the Sunday league.
-- Nigel de Jong £17m (8 -- de Jong has been excellent since his arrival from Germany; Looking forward to seeing him play full Premiership season in '09-10)
-- Robinho £32.5m (7 -- City needs to see a greater return at away matches in 2009-10, still 14 league goals was impressive)
-- Shay Given £8m (7 -- Consistent goalkeeper, playing as expected)
-- Pablo Zabaleta £6.45m (6 -- The move to midfield was beneficial for Pablo, but with Barry now on board will Zabaleta still find starting minutes?)
-- Craig Bellamy £14m (5 -- Just think this was a poor signing with Bellamy being oft injured and capable of off-field antics at any moment)
-- Wayne Bridge £12m (5 -- Waiting for his City signature moment)
-- Gareth Barry £12m (N/A)
-- Total spent: £101.95m
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I'd place Given as our most impressive signing so far, he has performed exactly how we've come to expect but the level of consistency he has shown for Newcastle, Ireland and now us is remarkable. Hart was dealt a cruel hand because he was one of the best Premiership goalkeepers in the first 6 months of the season, I hope Hughes sends him out on-loan so he can claim a deserved callup to England's World Cup squad (which they will qualify for).
Bellamy's one shortfall is his injury record, for us it was short but sweet. Five goals from seven starts, he has special talent, we just need to keep him consistent.
De Jong has been solid, partnered with Kompany limited us for mobility and attacking opportunities as they are both defensive-orientated but bringing in Barry, a proven all-rounder, will help us find the balance in midfield. Keep De Jong in the centre, move Kompany back into defence and...take out Dunne? Onouha deserves his place and was our standout defender, nothing like healthy competition.
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