It is all about progress and Deano has absolutely transformed this club considering where we have been for the last decade.
Does his predictability with tactics become frustrating - yes. Is it hard to fathom the regression since pre New Year - yes. Are we often devoid of any creativity - yes. However, when you really look at it:
- most premier league points after 29 games since 2009-10
- some memorable victories
- third best defence in the league
- 1 clean sheet of premier league club record
- 7 points off 4th with a game in hand
- Managed by one of us
And all of this having rebuilt an entire squad (yes some players have question marks over them and we have spent a lot of £) and having stayed up by a point on the last day of the season having looked dead certs for the drop with 4 games to go. It is fair to question him, but Deano deserves our respect and gratitude.