I don't really accept the period between October-November when we were doing relatively well as something that can be pointed to with any conviction that he should be retained.
He had a fairly nondescript start including a disappointing home LC exit, and the upturn in form was largely at home, against sides we shouldn't be receiving pats on the back for beating. The majority of those games were tight affairs in themselves.
Unless you have a truly horrific season and are a genuine relegation candidate, there will be some period of the season, by whatever explanation, during which you go on a "run" of some sort.
You could argue we raised our game against Arsenal, Chelsea, and the RS but still emerged with a single point only, for all our efforts. Of course it should have been two or more, most particularly due to Pickfords catastrophic error, and that's what it was, but it's alll ifs and buts. In cup ties, we have all seen inferior sides go away, raise their game, and draw or win. If they draw, they usually get walloped in the replay. I don't see much difference here.
If I got a sense that Silva had a grasp of the seriousness of the situation, and had or was getting to grips with it, I would be more inclined to support him, even with a procession of defeats. But I don't.
A few fairly routine wins amidst a growing unfolding horror show, thats about it.
I'd like to ask him why he thinks he should be retained, and based on what to date, and hear his reply.
