Halfway through a relatively quiet mercato on the Serie A side of things, Lazio can boast to currently hold the signing of the winter in Sergio Floccari. Sergio has been a savior of sorts helping us to an undefeated string of games. That was until we decided to drop the ball in Bergamo this past Sunday. The result only further underlined the need for reinforcements AND FAST! So far the midfield seems to be in dire need the most, with Ballardini dipping into the defence for extra relief. Personally, i’m of the mentality that defence wins championships. A strong stirdy central back is something Lazio faithful have craved since Couto lined up beside Stam or Mihajlovic. It was something Delio Rossi had asked for on numerous occasions while in charge and its something thats always remained a “when” but Lotito has made of making a habit of “if”‘s instead. Promises of a strong central defender were declared through the media in the summer but to no avail. Like he’s done on so many different matters Lotito seems destined not to learn from his mistakes. At the midpoint transfer talk of incoming players is on the sort while everyone on our squad seems destined to depart. I tried to get some clarification on the whole situation by sitting down with Julian McNaughton and Lazioforever.com forum admin Dan D’Ambrosio to get their take on the madness that is the calcio mercato.