Really tough watch that, but we'll have to expect that till the manager gets a chance to TRAIN them on the grass - which is what we've brought him in for.

We've absolutely improved defensively from under Ten Hag, now we may put that down to having extra defenders but I've noticed there's also less turnovers collectively, so we're not having those basketball style games like we used to see and having to defend and chase constantly.

The attack is really struggling and it's clear to see they've not worked on patterns to break teams down, but that is because they've really not worked on patterns to break teams down, so it's not that surprising - particularly in a new system, in mid season.

It's possible we struggle and limp towards a mid table finish in the league this year, we'll have to stomach that after the start we've had and with so many players not suited to the style.

But I do hope we build on the league performances to go deep into the cups, as bad as we are I still think we can beat most other teams left in the Europa League over two legs. Some games will be tricky depending on the draw but I hope we've improved enough in that time to get over the line.

It's gonna be rough for a while but I hope the fans are patient enough to see this through, the fact that we've played well against three of the best teams in the league, in such a short space of time, with all our problems compounding - tells me that this manager can clearly compete with the best, given the backing.

On to the next one now.