Agreed. Well said.
Trouble is though, the very best specialists are more expensive and we're still pleading (relative) poverty. Which is what makes our inability/unwillingness to "sort the back-four out", over the years, so bloody infuriating. Yes, we know we can't afford Barcelona-quality players so why the hell are we trying to play Barcelona-football?!
But that's the Spanish way that's in fashion just now, isn't it. And it explains why Real Madrid and Barca have won about sixty league titles between them