What makes our squad better than Burnley's or Huddersfield's? I'd say the main reason is having better players.
"Premier league pedigree'? Not sure exactly how you are quantifying this but:
Martinez, Digne, Buendia, Coutinho, Ings at the minimum are "proven" in the league in other teams than ours (And could each arguably be Burnley and Huddersfield best ever players...)