With something to prove can he help keep Swansea in the top flight this season? Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images |
Goalkeepers
Doris De Vries has already moved on after helping the Swans win promotion, so a new goalkeeper will be on Brendan Rogers' radar. We will have to wait and see if ex-chelsea youth player Yves Ma-Kalamby will be given his chance to prove himself as first choice, or whether a new first choice will be bought in.
Defence
It is a fair assumption that Swansea's defence will be worked a lot harder in the premiership than the Championship. A defender with Premier League experience would be handy to go along side the loan signing of Caulker from Spurs. Another loan signing from a bigger club could also work, but it will be interesting to see if any players would be interested in a move to the Welsh club in a bid to play first team football. Keeping hold of Angel Rangel should prove to be a big positive for Swansea.
Midfield
Swansea's midfield was used to keeping the ball and moving it around at their own pace last season. If they can adapt this attractive passing game to the tempo of the Premier League then they should prove to be an exciting team to watch. However, they will need to know when to change this for a more direct approach. A strong, experienced, tough tackling midfielder in the style of Patrick Vieira could be a great addition to their squad. The loss of Pratley on a free transfer is a big blow to the newly promoted team.
Forwards
In Scott Sinclair, Swansea have a wing forward who will want to prove himself as a Premier League player. If they can get him firing as well as he did in the Championship, this will go some way to keeping them up. But after Scott Sinclair, Swansea's options are short of quality. Craig Beattie, Stephen Dobbie and Luke Moore won't scare too many centre backs, so an out and out striker is definitely required. Eidur Gudjohnson and Leroy Lita are names that could fill this void.
Dave
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