Yes Marotta could have done better but lets put things into perspective here. Additions of Lichsteiner, Vidal, Pirlo, Vucinic and Elia are not exactly bad transfers. We haven't spent that much money to be fair. The really BIG players are hard to get - and its not just about money....they are increasingly less attracted to Serie A number 1, and number 2, less attracted to a Serie A team not playing in Europe.
I have a sense that if the market stopped at this second....we will have quite a lot to spend in January.
But agree, he should have sorted out center back right at the beginning. In my opinion that is the side's biggest problem by FAR....scoring goals was not really the problem. The defense gave me zero confidence when watching them last season. Lichsteiner is the only big advance in defense at the moment.