If our best spells were so long ago, how the feck did we end up 2nd in the league, in two semi finals and one final. We also scored 9 goals in a match, the first time since 1995.
I know some people don't like Ole for some reason, but you can't argue with the results. Ole hasn't sacked off a single competition and kept us competitive on all fronts by managing the squad. It might not always be attractive, but it's efficient.
9 goals in one match is irrelevant in the context of a full season. We also lost 6-1 to Spurs.
Nobody is arguing with the results, because the results have been poor relative to the demands and expectations. And side note - talk about not sacking off competitions... errr.... Champions League?
We didn't get to two semi finals. We got to a semi final, a quarter final and the EL final and lost them all. No improvement on the previous season, where we got to three semi finals and lost them all. We finished 8 points better off than last season but our results against the other big 6 were far, far worse, and we're only in second because every other big team other than City had implosions for one reason or another. In most other seasons 74 points would see us fighting for the top four in the final game, not comfortably second with 3 weeks to spare.
Compared with the financial outlay we've seen nowhere near enough of an improvement since Ole's period as interim manager. And all the improvement we have seen has come from the introduction of Bruno and his individual brilliance.