We want to compare ourselves to the likes of Spurs, Liverpool...
Spurs' strikers:
Kane, Janssen, Son
RS strikers:
Firminho, Sturridge, Ings, Origi
Us:
Lukaku, Kone, Niasse, Valencia
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then look at the 'Barkley role' and what we can offer there:
Us:
Barkley, then an out-of-position Mirallas of Deulofeu. Other than that, nobody.
Spurs:
Lamela, Dembele, Alli, Son can play there too, as can Eriksen
RS:
Lallana, Mane, Henderson, Wijnaldum, Coutinho
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Even the keepers... Stekelenberg/Robles vs Lloris/Vorm vs Mignolet/Karius.
So that's two absolutely KEY positions we only have one good player for, and of the two (Lukaku/Barkley) you can only rely on one of them, and the other is looking like he is going backwards fast.
We're absolutely lightyears behind those two clubs and it will show over the season.