Im not convinced style of play has a lot to do with winning in the end. I think that playing the way you need to in order to beat the opponents in front of you is all that matter. Some of the greatest teams ever assembled had the ability to play the pretty stuff but also do the ugly stuff when it was needed. Think Liverpool in the 70's and 80's, Utd in the 90's and 00's and in the last 10 years Barca. In my opinion, rose tinted specs are often employed when recalling the exploits of those teams, Barca in particular. They had an extraordinarily high workrate and roughed it up when needed.

For me, our issues stem from low confidence leading to a higher percentage of mistakes than we would like to see and a lack of a natural goal scorer.

At this level, I believe more than ever that the game is about who makes the fewest mistakes and right now, that isnt us

What DM has brought though is football that is more enjoyable to watch and hopefully more enjoyable to play. With that comes confidence and with confidence comes fewer mistakes. Hopefully anyway!

I agree with most what you said Camden but he’s hardly gonna walk in and say “I don’t rate x player, or z player” and then have to play him is he? He barely had a week to bring players in when he doesn’t know what he’s working with already. Kinda has to rely on the players he has so has to praise them.

How can people say there is genuine improvement?

The results are what matters and no wins (or draws) in 4 games is poor!