I was saying the squad is lacking in both depth and quality and has been since Sir Alex left.
That's obviously true.
But we can't ignore the fact that ETH has - now - contributed significantly to carrying on this unfortunate trend.
And - which is the point - he has done this willingly, as it were: by all accounts he craved a degree of control over recruitment. He's not a "head coach" who was burdened (at least partly) with a DOF's job, he's someone who actually fancied himself in a more influential "manager" role.
And he's been pretty dreadful in that role.
ETA I mean, the basic point is this: should we, as fans, say something like this:
"Yeah, he's a shite DOF (of sorts), but he could still be a brilliant coach under an actual DOF (who isn't shite)"?
I don't know about that, mate.
a) He wanted the DOF (of sorts) part himself: it wasn't forced on him. Is he not accountable for what looks like (to be diplomatic) subpar recruitment at all?
b) He hasn't actually demonstrated that he's a brilliant coach (at United, which is...well, what we're interested in here).
Conclusion (so far): he has done very little to convince anyone that he's worth keeping (in any capacity).