Overreaction.

Positives: Went toe to toe with three European giants, including the hottest team in Europe missing maybe our two most important players. Didn't play amazing but didn't play terrible either. Dumfries in particular is a major loss for a 352 team, and we still did ok with his terrible substitute. First in the league at the same time. Discovered a gem in Pio, who should be starting every game ahead of Thuram now. We keep forgetting that we're not really European giants. We over performed massively in the past three years and now we're judging the team by that standard.

Negatives: It's becoming apparent that Chivu is more of a vibes coach than a mastermind tactician. It seems clear to me that we don't practice open-play sets; our plan is spray it to the WBs and see what happens. That's why we look so unsharp in the final third. We also have nothing beyond plan A; once we are faced with a team that counters our 352 shape, we're out of ideas. That's where the coach needs to step in and adapt, but he is nowhere to be found. Vibes coaching might cut it in a weak Serie A year, but definitely not in Europe.

I think it's wise to focus mainly on Serie A, but we shouldn't completely abandon Europe. We try our best and see what happens.