For one week at the start of 2017/18 - we were 18th after losing to Leicester in our second ever Prem match, then drew against Watford and haven't featured in the relegation places since.
Because losing to Man City and Leicester in our first two Prem ever matches meant we were 16th or below for 4 of those first 5 matches. I'd say many lessons were quickly learned in those 5 matches, and thereafter we can begin to be judged on whether we've grasped the ups and downs of the Prem...
I've got to admit, I don't like him using words like "desperate" and "performance gaps" - that's the talk of a manager ensconced in the relegation zone. I would argue that the bulk of our team HAVE adjusted to the Prem
The facts are that in the last 64 Prem matches we've only been lower than...