Exactly this - the period when Pep settled on the same starting lineup the one that had us with just the single playmaker was when we played some very attractive football and got us back to make the title race a thing. Look at how far ahead the top two are to see that.
The only blot on this year for me was our rotation for the CL and we didn't really run Real Madrid that close. Also the way Pep changed us back into a less attacking unit for the game last night. You could argue that by bringing in his older payers in midfield to make us more solid didn't work. However, when we won all those games around Feb we saw a glimpse of what is to come because compared to last season we were fun to watch. He got most of it right as always and has overseen the major part of the rebuild.
We are a young team and with one of two additions the future is very bright. Of course we shall see who leaves and there has to be some questions about the likes of Rico, Phil, Savinho and Tijjani but we have to trust that next year whomever is in charge will build a team to get the very best out of our two best attacking threats - Haaland and Cherki.
In other words Pep has done good to get us so close with a newish squad.
So why go when the that isn't finished? He's going to be head of coaching at CFG.