Top 3 worst business in January 2014
3. Swansea City
Swansea had a fairly unspectacular window in which they managed to land only one of their major targets in former Liverpool striker David N’Gog. Even N’Gog is a backup option at best, having failed to find his feet at Liverpool who felt he was not good enough for them even as a backup option.
Marvin Emnes too will offer a decent option as backup, but will not seriously push any of Swansea’s other strikers, and will probably have to slug it out with N’Gog for playing time. The focus for Swansea was to increase squad depth given the plethora of injuries currently ailing their squad, and although Swansea have done that, the quality of their strength in depth is questionable.
Laudrup had said that he would not be forced into making signings, but after a bad run of form he has worked hard to bring in the right men. However, he, and the fans alike, will be disappointed with the way the window worked out.