I'd go with Dzeko, mostly because I watched him in the Bundesliga a lot with Wolfsburg, and in the Champions League, I was sure he'd need only a minimal adjustment period. I was shocked at how disengaged he looked much of the time he was on the pitch in a City shirt. Thankfully, I know what he's capable of, and I have every confidence he'll come good for City.
Behind him (in the non-Jô category, as I was very unimpressed with his YouTube clip, which basically consisted of him scoring on a bunch of breakaways against crappy goalkeepers), I'd say Milner. I know he's been forced to play out of his natural CAM position at City, but he really regressed from last season.
And then there's Kolarov. You'd think his weakness as a defender would've been exposed in the very technical Serie A. And you'd think he'd offer more quality going forward. At this point he's just a powerful left foot on set pieces.
And did I mention Boateng? He looked so good this summer for Germany, but has been flat-out awful for City -- even when he was fit. I'm inclined to give him another shot -- perhaps at LB next season, like where Germany deployed him.
And this might be nit-picking, but I'd like to see Yaya Touré not drift in and out of matches as much. When he's charging forward with the ball, it's one of my favorite sights on a football pitch.
