No I'm really enjoying it10 wins - 4 draws - 11 losses since early November (After Chelsea) is pretty abysmal.. don't you think?
I've only been supporting the club for 50+ years so I haven't managed to hit the level where I want everyone sacked when things aren't Real Madrid standard every week.
A lot of those defeats happened during periods where we were missing key players, some of whom haven't come back at the same level of contribution as they were offering prior to the injury.
Our team - across all positions is not to the same standard as City, the goons, Liverpool or in reality even the chavs. The losses to Fulham and Brighton type teams are the ones that really concern me, as they were winnable games, as we proved with Villa (away.)
The biggest issue is the loss of Kane, we can't kid ourselves, he's left a massive gulf in the quality of the team and the potency of our attack - to the point whereby we are now committed to virtually walking the ball into the goal. That commitment leaves gaps and we are now pushing teams like Liverpool into playing on the defensive and scoring loads of goals through breakaways.
We have a new manager learning the ropes in a higher standard of league to his experience to date, but still on par and exceeding trophy magnets like Conte and Mourinho, but most importantly - playing football that we can be reasonably proud of, instead of emulating Stoke or West Brom style teams of dogged defence and two banks of 5.
Until ENIC stop trying to balance the books (that stadium ain't free) and pay their investors - and prioritise the team over the company, this is the future we have, so we need to unearth another Kane, or get a few more Van De Vens in midfield and attack.
We need to be REALISTIC, we are not a top 3 - possibly not even a top 4 team. Not until we improve the first X1 and retain enough quality in the replacements.