Not sure what to believe, but there has undoubtedly been a clear improvement in the last 5, 6 games or so. The introduction of Fagioli in particular has really lifted our midfield. Both Rabiot and Locatelli seem to perform way better next to Fagioli than with any other midfielder in our squad. Fagioli does add that bit of quality needed for them to play more of their natural game. Players like Di Maria, Paredes, Bonucci and Vlahovic have seen less game time, but the people who have come in have turned us into a more well-assorted team: Gatti, Miretti, Kean, Milik. None of these players are "world class" or "goat material" by any stretch of the imagination, but they work well together. We are finally playing like a team again, and I have to give credit to Max for having figured this out. If this was the solution - and it certainly does seem to be - then it wasn't an easy one to find.
I'll have a bite of humble pie, certainly. Just a bite, though, not a whole piece, because I do believe that the jury is still out. But this is very promising. Great game tonight.