Polarising runs of form under Ole

[Skills]

There seems to be a theme for us under Ole. We go on a title winning run of form for about 12-13 games a season, and that's usually surrounded by a long barren run of midtable form.

18/19 : 32/36 points in the 12 games after he joined, followed by 8/27 points to end the season.
19/20 : 35/75 points in the first 25 games, followed by 31/39 points in the last 13 games.
20/21 : 7/18 points to start the first 6 games, followed by 33/39 points in 13 games to follow. 10 out 21 points since the loss to Sheffield Utd.

The question is, have we had our usual run of form for this season? If so, we're heading for another 16 points from the last 11 games. Is that going to be enough to secure top 4?

 

[sewey89]

There seems to be a theme for us under Ole. We go on a title winning run of form for about 12-13 games a season, and that's usually surrounded by a long barren run of midtable form.

18/19 : 32/36 points in the 12 games after he joined, followed by 8/27 points to end the season.
19/20 : 35/75 points in the first 25 games, followed by 31/39 points in the last 13 games.
20/21 : 7/18 points to start the first 6 games, followed by 33/39 points in 13 games to follow. 10 out 21 points since the loss to Sheffield Utd.

The question is, have we had our usual run of form for this season? If so, we're heading for another 16 points from the last 11 games. Is that going to be enough to secure top 4?

Even in the games after the first lockdown, we were terrible from the Southampton game onwards.

It’s really strange and feels as though we go on runs when his job is on the line. We certainly can’t keep doing it and if we don’t turn it around soon, we won’t get top 4.

 

[Chairman Steve]

That level of inconsistency is worrying and not the kind of form that a successful manager will have, and this is someone who’s been manager for 10 years. The form going through the floor after PSG in 2019 was an early warning sign.