Unless you’re so entrenched in your ways that logic outright defeats you, you’d agree that a good but goalless half against a poor Palace side who are wallowing at the bottom of the table is still miles off where we should be given the money spent and the amount of time Ten Hag has had, even if it is an improvement on the awful season we had last year.
The minor improvements we’ve seen in a few games against fairly limited opponents might be enough to convince you this season will be different. Seeing many of the same old inconsistencies, weaknesses and poor game management during a fairly gentle start to the season makes me think we’re going to continue to underperform significantly.
If you think that latter stance is hyperbole, I’d recommend looking up that word again, because I don’t think it means what you seem to think it means.