They're not kids, they've had all preseason to learn a new system and follow it, and they've been doing that the last 2 games. The problem is the players are being outfought, outrun, and outsmarted by basic tactical changes from the opposition. They're making stupid decisions and then giving up when the team doesn't work together.
Bullshit stat.
Its a comparison of his current rival and his predecessor no one is saying it's the all time best. Its just to give perspective on were we are now in the team development. The next step is very important.
How long is Ten Hag going to be managing in the PL for? What's that got to do with their point return in the first 40 games?
It doesn't mean anything. Past performance is not an indication of future performance.
I can't stop you from being negative. Go on.
And why is that? Are we definitely going to get 90 points this year or does that stat mean absolutely nothing in regards to the season?
I'm not even being negative. You can't post a stat about the point tally over the first 40 games in charge like it means we'll absolutely get more this season.
Nothing is certain and the point wasn't to say he'll definitely go on to win the league. It just something for all the doom mongers to put into perspective were we are as a team at the moment. The way this place has been since wolves you'll think its game 36 and we're on the brink of relegation.
No one's unhappy because of the last 2 games of football. If you genuinely believe that's what has set people off then I'd suggest going back to the second half of last season and reading what people were talking about from that point up until now.
Not true this place was celebrating after we completed our third signing. The issue I don't like about pessimism is that it can only produce negative results, I'll rather the atmosphere be we've just started a new season and can get things right. Rather than assuming the worst because that's the mindset I'll rather the players and coaching crew carry. That's actual mental resilience in the face of difficulty.
Abrasive tone, you can read tone through text can you? Come on...And yet they all have this disclaimer:
We really do differ, I've seen this team not being able to avoid losing against a decent team away from home. I've seen a manager give faith and trust to players who have never really deserved it for way too long.
Do you genuinely believe we're in line to replicate the current PL managers that have won the league in the next season or so? Or is this just massive doses of copeium?
As I said previously, the stat doesn't mean anything. He could have 100 points from the first 40 games, narrowly lost the league to City, and he can still get fired for 4 or 5 heavy losses on the bounce, what then? We carry the points over to the next manager?
Come on, I get that people are hoping to find some kind of positive in the sea of negativity that hit us in the last week or so, which we have been carrying over from last season, but points totals over the first 40 games when there are too many variables to quantify the data is just pointless.
I disagree, the Mount thread was only positive when it looked like the deal had fell through. Onana is a great signing and will do well. Hojlund has the weight of the entire world on his shoulders now so people are hoping he can do something but no one's expecting anything crazy from him. From what I've seen, there has been optimism around potential signings and now disappointment around the fact we haven't actually improved the squad outside the GK.
Serious question, no intended 'tone': Have you seen anything from the end of last season (go back as far as you want), over the summer, to where we are now after the first two games to suggest we could challenge for the title this season?
