Ballack is the perfect replacement for nedved which is what worries me. he is a hard working strong player who is powerful, but isnt very creative. he creates similar to what neddy did in his prime at the club. i see this being an issue. what the clubs needs is a player who can link the midfield to the forwards creatively. we have suffered way to long without replacing zidane.
we need a player who can cut defences with creative passing..we need a go to player who can do it for us. For the Riquelme deal is the best choice, even if we lose Tiago, we are going to finally get a well needed player.
What would ballacks wages be anyway?