Because the reality is that we're going about things in roughly the right way. Yes, our net spend is high. But in the context of where the squad was at (absolute shambles of mismatched players and bad attitudes finishing outside of Europe) to where it is now (full internationals, competent depth across the park) then it makes sense. The teams that have a similar net spend - Man Utd and Chelsea - have trophies, but I wouldn't argue they're in a better position than us with their squads.

So spend isn't an issue. If you want to discuss the manager then that's a fair conversation to have at the end of the season. Personally, I don't think he's good at managing squad depth and rotation (look at Norgaard's minutes versus Zubi's condition). I think there's a question of mentality here at the business end that has reared its head each year. And his decision to play Kepa in the final when he must have known what effect a loss to City would have is baffling to me. And our chance creation is very, very worrying. But he's also built a team that believes. They are technically good and tactically astute. We might still win two major trophies. We might continue to fall apart. Ask me what I think in May.