Once again, those teams have far inferior players to us, so you are missing the point. I would hope we would have a better defensive record than a team who lost one of their most experienced defenders, whilst having a transfer ban and two teams who should be relegation tier having spent a world record on a CB and having one of, if not the best goalkeeper in World football. Not to add the fee we paid for AWB. The other teams mentioned didn't/don't have that freedom. Not to mention, Lampard starting the season with key players, mainly Kante being out.
Whether or not Lampard's style is as good as Sarri's is also missing the point. That was never the argument. The argument here is that, Lampard didn't need a whole squad of his own players and all that time to start changing the style.
We beat Chelsea 4-0 on the first matchday of the season, because they allowed us to counter attack. That alone is the issue. We look great when teams give us space, but absolutely clueless if a team doesn't give us space to operate and attack. That is where the intricate coaching comes into play. Something that we very evidently do not seem to grasp.
Also this has nothing to do with teams we should emulate. Of course we should emulate Liverpool and City, but they are a million miles away from us, both in regards to their managers and their squads. The point was simply made to prove that you don't need to spend a feck ton of money, get a manager a team of players he wants, whilst granting him a free pass for 50 seasons before you start seeing progress.
We play shit football and look clueless, because simply put; both the players AND Ole aren't good enough. The standard of football in England now is insane, relying on a manager who has failed everytime he has tried stepping up from the Norwegian league, regardless of the players you give him isn't going to be enough. Molde are doing better without him.
I love Ole, but simply put, he is getting a free pass given his history with us. Any other manager in his situation at the moment would be getting hounded out.