I dont think the questioning comes from just the 2 games we`ve lost but the manner in how we`ve lost to a few teams this season. And why shouldn`t a mananger get questioned? It keeps them honest, in your working lives I guarantee your managers are getting questioned constantly, it keeps their performance high.
I agree with all of that mate.
There's a discussion to be had, and it's absolutely fair people make their views known about the manager. I suppose it goes both ways though, that if someone is critical- which I completely understand- that there's also a rebuttal. I'm not of the view there's any right or wrong answer here either, people have different views, expectations etc around the club and everyone is entitled to that.
The big take out of this season, is inevitably going to be "what if" on those home games. Even if form picks up, there will always be that 6-10 point extra we could have got. If we get 7th we could have got top 6. If we get top 6 we could have got top 4. If we get top 4, we might have finished above Liverpool etc (you get my drift). It's an area that needs to be looked at, and an area I think the manager will be looking to improve. From a glass half full perspective, with fans returning next season (likely to) it is an area I think we can make quite quick improvements as well.
As a final aside I have been quite critical of Ancelotti too. We had a system that worked, which was 4 cb's across the back 4. And he moved us on from it. To me thats cost us anywhere from 4-10 points over recent weeks and it's really frustrating.
What I would say though, is often some of the criticism of him seems to miss this out. There are a lot of undertones that he should be more like Hassanhuttl, Bielsa or whoever and his failure to play a specific way is the problem. We've got no idea that approach would work or not. To me, a farmore sensible criticism is, we had a way of playing that was working, and we abandoned it. It was not the most "hipster" way of playing, and you couldn't give it cool labels like "gegenpressing" or "passing lanes" or whatever else, but it was very effective. I'd much prefer we worked with what works for us, in the here and now, than get too bogged down in what might philosophically work in Germany when we have no idea how it translates over here.
Can you honestly imagine the fewm on here if we conceded 4 at Arsenal, or 6 at United, or got dumped out of the cup easily by Crawley? Or got hammered for 9 twice in consecutive seasons, or were on a 6 game losing run. They wouldn't last. Managing Southampton, or even Leeds is a world away from managing Everton.