This is a team of journeymen, loans and cast-offs, that are about 8 places higher in the table than they could reasonably have expected to be. How can they get a 'bounce'? You can't bounce UP if your momentum is already UP?
This is a bit of a QUEER situation though. Usually managers are sacked because the team is under-performing. New boss comes in bringing new optimism + players out to prove something = upsurge.
In this case a very popular manager who had his team OVER performing has been sacked. Could very...