Great post but we need to get there first.
You could however use benchmarks to describe new signings.
100% better than Delph/Schneiderlin. Needs Davies to do the running for him until Gbamin returns.
I think you were a bit harsh on Holgate, he and Davies together is a different type of midfield but much more energy.
My view is that he, schneiderlin and Delph need to be replaced ASAP as their wages are far too high for their contributions.
Summer time when we have Gbamin and Delph in preseason we need a couple of new players to compete with them.
Until then, Sigurdsson is the best of a very bad bunch.