I’ve never known such an inconsistent start to a season, frustrating because it feels like we’re adjusting our expectations on a game by game basis.
It does seem we’re more open, but we also seem to be creating more chances and I don’t think it’s a coincidence. From what I can see the biggest difference between this and last year is that MP takes more of a gamble – he knows we’ll be more open but trusts defenders to do their job and that we’ll take a few of our chances.
This is very simplistic but he seems to trust the players whereas Mancini trusted the system.