I expected them to finish mid-table (they still might, but I doubt it) but they have been terrible, even given the factors you mention. What won them the title last season (besides 'better' teams simply going missing) wasn't so much a system that could be worked out but individual talents and a real never-say-die attitude, both of which seem to have disappeared.
To have sacked Raniera after the 1st leg of a CL tie they could still conceivably win makes me think something's been going on behind the scenes. Most likely some kind of player rebellion.
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