Swansea Summer Transfer - Season 4 (Writing in progress, check back later for updates)

First of all, I would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas!!!

This is going to be a very exciting 4th season since this is Swansea's first venture into europe and its the Champions League no less! I am sure you guys are all very excited as well so lets get started!

For this season, I believe that Swansea should be able to qualify for Euro Cup at least and with the budget at 15mil, it should allow me to buy a few more players in! :)

Players OUT

This season I had managed to sell a record of 25mil pounds worth of Swansea players! Quite an achievement, considering the performances that they had put up for the team. Take a look at the following 2 for example.


Lucas Viatri

 Scored only 3 league goals in the first 18 months then scored 13 in the last 12 months. Sold him first in case his form is a 1 season thingy.

Marcus Ruben

 Scored only 4 goals with an average rating of 6.59 in the last season. Celtic came calling with a 7.5mil offer. Took it without even the need to consider :)

And now the moment everyone is waiting for! :D

Players IN

Zlatan Ibrahimovic

 Swansea's only star signing of the season. Zlatan Imbramovic is a world club winner, having won trophies at AC Milan, Barcelona, Ajax and Inter. I am very happy that we can get such a world class player on a free! Zlatan has a good finishing touch and is tall enough to be a threat in the air. I hope that he will be able to add a new dimension to our play! :D P.S. I hope this pleases you Timo :)

Matteo Destro

 I bought Matteo Destro as a direct replacement for Lucas Viatri. Together with Zlatan Imbramovic, they will be the 2 strikers in for selection whenever I needed a presence in air. Matteo's young age also means that I might be able to use him for many more years to come :)

 Carlos Fierro

 Carlos Fierro is another player that I had signed for free. He is a young player with lots of potential! Carlos strength lies in his pace and his ability to trick defenders which is not unlike Alberto Bueno. I am hoping that he will be able to emulate Alberto Bueno in terms of his achievements in Swansea :)

New Signings Coming SOON!!!

I had just finished my summer spending spree! There are many new players coming in and I am excited to say I had managed to sign 1 star player as promised to Timo! I should have time to write about it this coming sunday so stay tuned and thank you for your continued support! ^^

Swansea Season 3 Review - Great Wall of Swansea

I am back and I can finally continue on the review of Season 3. Swansea's exploits in the league has surpassed everyone's expectations and I am extremely excited to get on with the next season especially when we can finally play in the Champions League!

 Swansea is the best overachiever for this season!

Great Wall of Swansea

For the past 2 seasons, Swansea had always been proud of its stalwart defense. This season it is no different and it has even taken its performance up to greater heights. The Great Wall of Swansea has managed to achieved a spectacular result of 19 clean sheets in all competitions and 15 Man-of-Match awards for its defense personnel. It is also among the 5th least goals conceded in the league!

Squad Performance

Best GoalKeeper - David Ospina - Kept 15 Clean Sheets in All Competitions.
Best Striker - Alberto Bueno - Achieved the most Goals, Assists and MOM awards among strikers
Best Midfielder - Karel Pitak - Contributed the most Assists
Best Defender - Ryan Shawcross - Achieving consistent and highest average ratings in the squad

Team Stats

 In this season, Swansea has managed to improve both on reducing the goals conceded and increasing the number of goals scored! Comparing with the 1st season's stats, this is a great achievement!

Conclusion
With the first team performing at a steady and decent level and also the our first entry into Champions League, I will be looking to build up our youngsters to include more "homegrown" players in the squad for our next transfer season. I will also be looking into the possibility of getting a more consistent and reliable striker.

Where else do you think we should strengthen? Do you have any good recommendations let me know your views! :)