I'm a pragmatic fan, I expect Ole to put his money where his mouth is this season and lead us to a good title challenge and get us into the knock out stages in the CL. What I don't like is this insistence that he's shit, he's not shit at all. This is our first loss of the season in a pretty unusual fashion. Does that mean I need to throw my toys out of the pram and demand he's sacked? No.
He's assembled a great squad with plenty of quality and experience and contrary to what a lot of people are trying to say, generally has us playing good football. He's earned the right to see out this campaign as long as we're improving upon last season.
Where I disagree is that suggesting we need a better manager is 'throwing my toys out of the pram'. The thing is, these results aren't isolated. Even when we win, we far too often don't play well, simply put, that's not sustainable, as has been shown since his time here. Hell, go even further back to Jose's time here to identify that style being ineffective against managers like Klopp/Pep etc.
I agree this team is stacked but simply put, if you're not giving the fans hope with the football being played (surely no-one can watch the slow, predictable passing, lack of movement etc. and be hopeful of progressive football?) then you need to simply win. If you're not winning and also there is no identifiable signs of progressive football to place your faith in, what exactly are we waiting for? His footballing approach has been consistent since he's been here, are we suddenly going to start playing some ridiculous football 5,6,7 years into his reign out of nowhere? It's extremely unlikely.
So I agree with you, without a trophy this season, he needs to go, because simply, apart from results, we aren't getting much more from a footballing perspective at the moment. There is nothing further to wait for. He's had more time than any other manager post SAF, has also gone the longest amount of time post SAF without winning a trophy and has received more investment from the board for players too. He's been given everything. He now needs to deliver.
Credit where credit is due though, he's done incredibly well at the other aspects of management, has strengthened the squad, seemingly got everyone back on board etc.