FC Porto: big signings for big holes

There has been much ado about the big name signings FC Porto has made this offseason.  And without a doubt they are quality players.  But lets not forget, theirs is a team that had a very big lack of talent.  And with the departures of Fernando and Mangala that made the hole even bigger.  Those were two of the 3 quality players on the team ( Quaresma being the third).  So yes Martins Indi is good and so is Brahimi but are they as good as the players they replace ?  I think not.  At best they are as good.  Then they signed Adrian but lets be realistic, they will lose Jackson before the transfer window closes.

Overall they will be a stronger side than last year.  They got some good new blood, a new coach, new system, Herrera is probably invigorated with his excellent World Cup performance.  At the end of the day they had a terrible season last year and probably did a bit worse than they should have.  I don't think that the changes they made thus far will be enough to make up the sizeable point difference between them and Benfica.  I think Porto will probably make it out of their group in the Champions League and finish second in the league based on the transfer moves thus far.