I didn’t say you did, I was pointing out that the money has been used to transform the side. When he took over they were in free fall and all over the place with an aging unbalanced squad with a bunch of players on big contracts. It was always going to cost a lot of money to get to this point. He challenged for the title last season so I don’t see how that’s not delivering.
And that’s one way to look at it, another way to look at it is that very few people expected them to challenge. So it’s fair to point out that they bottled the league at the end, while also acknowledging that overall it was a good season where they challenged for the title in a season no one thought they would.
Right, and it's fair to expect them to challenge for the league again, while also doing more in the same cup competitions they got bombed out of last year in order to bottle the league. Just don't get the need to give the bloke a pat on the head and a well done for trying, which seems to be the general sentiment around him.
Again, he gets an easy ride in comparison to others. Probably has a lot to do with the fact that Arenal have been under the radar for the most part of the last two decades or so, so I guess it's the default attitude towards them (and by extension, him). But they're with the big boys now when it comes to spending. And they should be treated as such.
I agree that the money has been used to transform the side, that's why I'm making the point that more should now be expected of him than simply finishing in 4th. I just took issue with the comparison to Chelsea because they are in no way comparable.