Everything you just posted there reinforces my point. Because he lost Kane, inherited a 'poor' squad, had no pre-season, there is no pressure on the guy. He is literally playing one game a week, so his players are always fresh and injury free. The one time you lost some players it was back to back losses.
He even got away with playing a highline with 9 men and getting thumped. Let's see how that works when he has expectation on his shoulders next season.