Others vs Sepsi
For example, I decide to grab a non-Cluj team by comparison.
This is Viitorul
This is their best player not from a loaner on their roster. I decided to scout him for you.
Their best DC
Another good Mid
Another young powerhouse
And of course, Viitorul aren't one of the powerhouses of the league. They came in 6th. Out of 14.
How about Astra? They won the relegation group and essentially were 7th.
Astra’s best player not on loan or their Gk
2nd best
3rd best
4th best
And they are on the same level as a Tandia, Viera, or Traore, right? But they aren’t on a Cluj level either.
And yet you can see where they can win games. I mean, take Bus. 13/12 cross pass can someone do some damage, right? I mean Bus is better than my Sato/Dalmau options at ML by tons.
I need to beat Cluj.
And now you have seen how I need to upgrade my entire squad to Gimenez or Palenik level quality player. My Traore, Sato, Petre, Dalmau, Tandia, Rodriguez, midfield isn’t going to cut it.
EDIT - I think you saw this in the final half of the continental quals when we could't get wins and points despite having a good form for the first part. Both us and Batason lost a ton of games in a row. We could easily have been third. But we didn't have this level of quality and consistency.