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This is a team that lost to Bayern 2-7 and Brighton 3-0 this season, and that was with attacking options.
I’d love for us to play with a high tempo and look like a cohesive attacking unit, but considering that we’ve had a change of manager, have a squad who have had to recover from the loss of a Champions League final, had players who wanted out as well as dealing with those in decline, and have lost key players to injuries at pivotal times (Lloris, Sissoko, Kane, Son), I think Mourinho has done pretty well to even have us back in contention for the top four.
Agree, it's not easy on the eye at the moment but I feel like each game under Mourinho, good or bad result, we were always 'in' it, in that we could or should have nicked a winner or in fact did (i.e. Villa, Soton in the cup and City). The exceptions to that may have been Chelsea, where we lost Son, and Southampton which I gather (I didn't see it) we were very poor in- though again it was only losing by the odd goal.
The games you highlighted were the two examples of games where we completely lost our way under Poch, in the second half with respect to Bayern.
If we lose heavily to Chelsea now, you can blame me!