As I wrote previously in this thread, rivals will always strengthen and sign players. If we are successful or not depends mainly on what we do, not what they do. Liverpool signing Kerkez/Frimpong/Wirtz/Ekitike/Isak is not whats keeping us from being successful, Its us not sorting out our own squads major issues.
With that said, it's mind-boggling how anyone at our club can look at how Liverpool played last season, look at what they are doing in the summer window, and then compare to how we played last season and what we have done in the summer window, and possibly come to the conclusion that we are going to compete to win the league this season.
If Viana or anyone else at the club think what we are doing is enough it's borderline delusion or incompetence. If they realise we are well behind, it's an acceptance of failure. Neither option bodes well for the future.