They seem to be in the tiny minority fortunately, but honestly - it's uncanny how many of our fans are making the exact same justifications for our current shite results that they were in the early days of Ten Hag. eg. he needs time, this squad is a mess (it's all Ole's fault!!), too many bad apples in the dressing room who he needs to boot out, and the Caf's favourite 'this is really similar to Klopp's early days at Liverpool'
At the same time Ruben (disclaimer - I have faith in the guy and think he will come good... although I said that about ETH too...
) is saying very similar to what Ten Hag said and was constantly given shit for eg, he needs more time, stick the philosophy, saying performances were good after terrible defeats etc.
I agree that there's much clearer progress evident in the style of play but results need to start improving fast. Getting beaten at home comfortably by Forest and Bournemouth is unacceptable and it's not helpful to pretend otherwise.
He's also getting praised for persevering with his set-up in the face of rubbish results and with a team who clearly don't fit into the shape - this is exactly what got Ten Hag sacked, with the mounting bad results piling enormous pressure on the players which they clearly can't handle. The only difference is Ruben's style is more controlled so the performances and underlying stats aren't as bad. He's also much better at rotation which will help him keep the dressing room onside, which is a refreshing change from every manager we've had since Fergie.
There are a lot more similarities between the two than most are willing to admit, with the main one being that they're both trying to impose a style which our squad is not set-up for. The main difference is Ruben has the charm and can manipulate the media much more effectively but it can't sustain indefinitely.
