The mistake was thinking that one man can come in mid season and wave a wand, with a floundering side with no particular framework, low confidence and a bunch of disgruntled players that are tenuously placed within the club at this moment.
Sure, it's his job to make them improve, and ultimately at the end of the season his interim spell will be judged upon reaching minimum expectations. He's judged against normal standards as a manager - reaching goals.
It's not even about building Rome at the moment. It's about getting results. It's a fantasy to think that in 6 months this man can reinvigorate all areas and lay this "foundation." The "process" is for the next manager and the hierarchy to think about, they should be doing that right now. RR has his hands full simply getting the results necessary. He can consider the rest later in a different capacity.
You have to be realistic about RR and what his remit is. In a 6 month spell where the results are terrible that IS the task. Not pressing football, not free flowing attacking, it's whatever is required to get us through this season with some measure of success. That is the only thing I care about with respect to Ralf, that he gets the job done and then we have a massive summer ahead. If he doesn't get top 4 he has failed in this role, if he does then he's a success, I'm not arsed how he does it or how we currently look. His spell is short enough that the ends will justify the means no matter what we say about his decisions so far.