Özim wrote:The record you mention isn’t relevant because form across two seasons is unrelated, as someone said the players are different, the teams different.
It also ignores important defeats in other competitions and of course the fact that we had nothing to play for come the end of the season whereas the other big clubs did.
Many of them also had the CL latter stages which often results in less focus and poorer results in league games.
Aside from that it fails to take into considerations performances which are a key factor in showing a team has progressed, as many have said they weren’t good in many games.
In the end league position and performances are the determining factor regarding progress, as people said Emery went on a long unbeaten run, but performances were sketchy at times and it wasn’t sustainable to keep getting results playing like this, we didn’t in the end.
It's entirely relevant to the point being made.
Since our 2 month slump we have improved dramatically to the point where over a sustained period of 31 PL games we have won the 4th most points.
It destroys any notion that we are not progressing.
There is no point being made that we have finished high in the league - or done well over a single season.
The only point - and where this run of form was first mentioned - is that we are most certainly progressing (and progressing well).
It's undeniable fact.