It's a fair point mate, but lets give some analysis to each point you've made. Holgate will likely get better, he had a good loan last season and is a young player. Mina dominated in the World Cup, has had a year to acclimatise to English football so why wouldn't he be ok? When partnered with Keane they concede less than a goal a game.
Our hopes are not pinned on a 19 year old. Dominic Calvert Lewin will start the season, the lad who dominated some of the leagues leading defences at the back end of the season. At present he is backed up by a Turkish international and a Brazilian International. The 19 year old you mention is regarded as one of the best teenagers in world football.
I am not sure the relevance of the 80's comments. Unless we are planning to sign the reincarnation of Gray, Reid, Sharp etc I don't see the relevance. We can't sign players who are good enough for the top 6 currently, they won't come, so we have bought a group of lads who are largely under 25 and who are keen to get better.
We need more. The lack of a CB is a glaring omission. It will likely not be breached next season but whats critical is we don't fall off the wagon like 2 years ago. We need to keep the momentum and keep improving.
We clearly wanted Zaha and Doucoure, but at present we are viewed as a big enough jump up. If we get into the top 6 we likely will be able too, which will make a big difference.
The biggest thing about the culture in the80's was we had a young manager, who went and signed a number of younger players who were often discarded by top teams (Harper/Sheedy) and moulded them into the best team in the world. We are trying to do similar. It took Kendall 5 years.
