My doubts have been coming to the fore since basically after the Leeds game. Last night's game done absolutely nothing to alleviate them. I have no idea how anyone thinks there's any positives to take, bar a last gasp winner, which was obviously thoroughly enjoyable. If anything, last night was further evidence that we may be in for another average season.
However, the 3 points were absolutely huge, and hopefully it'll have everyone buzzing going into the game against Everton. Going into the international break off the back of two wins, will hopefully restore some much needed positivity. We badly needed those points last night and we should be aiming for 4 points minimum in our double header against Atalanta. With 7 points and 2 games left - one of which is YB at home - we're looking good to qualify.
But celebrating last night as if it was some miracle is borderline insane. It was Villarreal at home ffs, we shouldn't have made it so difficult, and the performance was very worrying. I went to bed last night buzzing, but only because the manner of how we won. On honest reflection this morning, it wasn't a night for many positives. Unless things drastically improve, I'm confident Ole will be gone come next season. Am I confident we can massively improve under his tutelage? Not anymore, no. I still have a slight glimmer of hope, but that's about it. The most worrying thing is, we've generally looked poor this season and are yet to face a top team. Some can keep burying their heads in the sand, but some of the ridiculous praise for last night just smacks of wummy behaviour. Even at half time, the fans in the stadium seemed very quiet and resigned.