I dont think so. His methods behind the scenes are advanced from where we were. But, numbers and science doesn't win you football matches (obviously!). I thought (perhaps wrongly) that when Sam came, it would enable him to further his own methods. Take what he had done with bolton a few steps further. At the moment, I'm becoming more convinced that this "strategy" just will not fit with this club. Not only that, but I think he is perhaps trying to replicate what he had at bolton and not necessarily take it further. I dont really see him trying to do anything extra that maybe he didnt get at bolton. With no disrespect to Bolton, that club and those fans were perhaps satisfied with what he brought them and his mentality from that expected the same here.
I think that if the results were the same but the football was better then things wouldn't seem so bad. Or, if the results had been better but the football pretty much the same, again things wouldnt seem so bad. But, because the football is as bad as it is, the style as it is and the results as bad as they are (we may be 11th, same as this time last season but we're 7 points behind team for team on last season) then this being the worst combination as so we have the situation as it is.
What can you see improving? The style? No. This is his style. Results? Doubtful. Not at the moment at least. We have a much harder second half to the season so if anything, Id see us slipping further down the table as teams like Spurs and Reading leapfrog us.
I actually think Sam would do well at a smaller club with lower expectations. But long term for this club? I just cant see it.