It appears to me that he is trying to accommodate as many attacking players in the team as possible, to prove he is not a defensive manager. This is without any thought to tactics and how you setup against the opposition. Away from home against a team with a very physical midfield surely you have to have a bit of bite in the middle.
He appears utterly clueless because he can neither instill the fight in the team to win or set the team up to counter the opposition. Its frankly terrible.