Unpopular opinion warning: he has been a poor appointment. If Burnley win their game in hand on us we're 5 points above the relegation zone, with most of the on paper "easy" games wasted. This is unfathomable for a team that regularly has 3-4 £20m+ players sitting on the bench
Tactically he is stubborn, repeating the same tired lineups, formations and lacking any game management nouse. The 3 points thrown away to trash like Leeds from not being able to hold a two-goal lead was horrendous, the Newcastle game was the worst performance I've seen since we've been back in the PL.
Our defence was problematic before he joined but we look completely toothless going forward. With Ings, Watkins, Coutinho, Bailey, Buendia, Ramsey, McGinn etc, we barely created a chance against two of the worst teams in the league, one of which is definitely dropping this season.
Digne feels unnecessary (a slight improvement on Targett overall, better going forward, suspect defensively), but failed to recruit that defensive midfielder we obviously need. I've not been impressed with Chambers - is he meant to be a backup or a starter?
We will *probably* survive, but the fact we are looking over our shoulders, in the position the owners have put us in, is unacceptable. We'll likely lose to Brighton, if other results don't go our way it's time to be really concerned.