I think you are being a bit harsh there to be honest, one thing you need to factor in is the return of Lallana, Clyne and also Sturridge, IF he can stay fit.
I think all three will be a big bonus if they can stay fit and replicate some of the form they previously shown. But as for Studge, you simply cannot in shape or form plan for him to contribute. If he is fit and able to, brilliant, but consider it a bonus. If Lallana can repeat the form he showed in the previous then brilliant, but much like Studge his entire career has been dogged with injuries going back to his Saints days.
I actually feel the bench is stronger too, not least because some of the youngsters are a year older and wiser. In an ideal world it would be nice to have one more top class striker and one more top class CB but barring serious injury problems we should have enough to have a go, remember than Solanke and/or Ings with Salah or Mane beside them are still pretty damned potent as they are btoh pretty good at pressing, not Bobby good but still pretty good.
I think the bench is stronger too but I don't think it's strong enough, we were down to a bare 11 for the Champions League final, the drop off in quality on the bench was quite shocking hence, Klopp brought on a half-fit Lallana (who was nowhere near ready) when Salah went off and then followed that with a half-fit Can later in the game. I get what you're saying about the youngsters but most of them are heading out on loan. Wilson has gone, Woodburn is about to, Grujic will likely follow suit and Ojo is no where near LFC standard so that only really applies to TAA and Gomez. I'm actually happy enough with things in Central defence but I will always be concerned about the prospect of Robbo getting injured and having Moreno in the side for an extended period. But going back to Solanke, Ings and Origi, all three are simply miles off the quality needed and none of them would get a look in at our rivals imho.
BTW I'm not at all convinced that Man Utd's squad, incl bench, is that much stronger than ours. Citeh of course is but you can only ever play 11 players.
Their bench often has the likes of Rashford, Martial, Mata, Herrera sitting on it. This season we should have players like Lallana and Shakira but upfront we are still lacking in depth. They can play Lukaku, Sanchez or Rashford as a number 9. I wouldn't put an Ings, Origi or Solanke anywhere near those players. I'm not being harsh, it's just an honest assessment.
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