Pires Out - Rosicky In

Tomas Rosicky

Not saying this is a straight swap of course, as they are two quite different players (apart from both being attacking midfielders and world class players).
25 year old Rosicky should give some competition to both the strikers and wing positions, as from what I've seen and read, he is like a cross between Bergkamp, Reyes and Hleb. The man to put through the final ball to the finisher after a bit of magic to create some space. I would expect to see him have a lot more assists than goals - like the Pires or Bergkamp of a couple of years ago.

My view - great signing which I think, is to replace Bergkamp's role as a supporting forward.