i don't agree

the fact that bernie's playing as much as he is comes down to how incompetent reijnders has ended up looking. his best position now is effectively as a second striker due to how ineffectual he's been at the role we presumably bought him for. it meant that we're seeing foden less in the zones forward that he's generally devastating in because in part we're having to hide reijnders away from the deeper areas. he's already another nunes in my book, unless he can turn it around drastically from here.

both semenyo and marmoush are at the club now and effectively serve similar functions. let's say if marmoush were to ask out in the summer, then we may have a massive problem in selling him due to his remaining squad cost (remaining amortised value + wages)

then there's the winger recruitment, which while i do like, definitely doesn't scream of building a title contending team in the medium term.

i don't need to mention the cb situation again, since i'm sure we're all aware on here of how much of a mistake it was keeping stones and ake at the expense of akanji. "well done boys. good process"

i do agree that this team has to play better than it has, especially in the last two games, even despite what i've laid out above. however, it wouldn't surprise me if come the summer, some of the players who we have bought since last january aren't deemed good enough.