Guys, let's stop whining and think positively. As much as I love Scholl, I'd rather have Basturk at the moment, for the simple reason that he's less injury prone and can last longer than playing a few minutes. Also, I'd rather have 24 year old Altintop than Salihamidzic. As for Deisler, there is still time to replace him with a star such as Ribery.
I'd say having Ribery would be better for the team. I'm not saying that Ribery is better than Deisler, but if you take into account Deisler's injury proneness, which you can't rely on, then I'd say having Ribery would be better for the team. As for Karimi, he wasn't playing much anyway, I'm sure we can easily replace him with a cheap signing or perhaps another free transfer.
Conclusion: it's not as bad as it looks
