genuinely not sure that's possible
the guy is a winner, it's in his blood. mcleish on the other hand was happy just not to be too much of a loser. that alone should be enough to actually see even a slight improvement, managerial abilities aside
This.
Obviously, technically, he COULD be worse than McLeish, but...
I was just playing the part of the 'Ah...but' awkward cuss, but yeah, people are putting a fair bit of faith in hazy, nebulous things like gut feeling and hunch and vibe (plus Clive Tyldesley's voice from 1999 spooling through in their head shouting "AND SOLSKJAER HAS WON IT!!").