I don't think we're doing too badly. In Emre Can, Moreno, Sakho, Markovic, Lallana, Sturridge, Coutinho, Sterling and Ibe, at the very least, we have a group of young and talented players who are hopefully going to grow together and flourish as they mature. Obviously we can improve our hit rate but I don't think we need a DoF for that and under Brendan I think they'll all do well.
The real thing that could prevent us/very probably has prevented us from progressing as quickly as we'd like is not supplementing that with one or two really top bracket players capable of coming straight in and instantly improving the first 11. Last summer in particular, having sold Suarez and nearly won the league, we had every right to expect better than what we got. A downgrade up front was inevitable but it didn't need to be that MAHOOOOSIVE, and likewise our midfield didn't receive quite the boost we were expecting. I expected at least one top class arrival in either of those areas. We got neither. That policy will need to change if we're serious about competing with the so-called big boys.
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