Overall, it’s been bang average and that’s probably on the generous side but I think there’s reasons to be optimistic.
Go back to the summer - it was an awful start from which we never recovered. Losing you know who of course and what his exit represented, but the hopelessly disjointed pre-season, the weird coaching staff movements… for the first time in this ownership, things just didn’t seem right. Also for the first time under this ownership, felt we panicked in the transfer market. Transfers are easy in hindsight of course but in reflection, none of the three main signings really fitted the way we were playing or replaced Joe. It now looks like a rushed decision to try and placate rather than well thought through recruitment.
And then, I look at the league table and the fine margins and it wouldn’t take that much to be considerably better placed. Just eradicate one of of our two horrendous five game losing streaks (one point from ten?) and we’re already top half.
Reasons to be optimistic. I feel like I can see how Gerrard wants to play. A style and a system is emerging. I can see what they’re trying to do and I don’t think we’re that far away from an average side being a good one if we get the recruitment right. Add to that I think we’re shopping in a whole new level of the transfer market now - we’ve moved up a considerable notch and if we add a couple more at the same levels as, by and large, our signings since January then it should - should - be pretty transformational.
