He's improved them, to a point. But I think they are no better than any mid-table side right now, despite all the money spent.
The media have been telling everyone what a wonderful job he (Ten Bob) has been doing, how he has revolutionised the club since the paperboy was sacked. What an absolutely brilliant team they are now. Tactically he's as good as any manager in the league. If so, I haven't seen it.
Any half-decent manager would know that you cannot play out from the back with players like De Gea and Slabhead. It just cannot be done. Yet he still tries. Up against a decent team they would be destroyed, up against a half-decent team they would be destroyed, up against a poor Seville side they were roundly beaten. Either the man is stupid or he is incompetent, either way he is not up to the job,
I think he's doing it to say to the Glazers (or whoever takes over), with good players we'd be able to play out from the back, like God's Own from the Etihad. Basically, give me more money to spend.