The media campaigned for Kenny to get the job so that’s why their goodwill persisted for so long despite the evidence staring them in the face. Hence the strange framing of different failures as being the fault of others & repeated focus on bad luck, injuries & what not & spurious claims about Kenny’s other achievements in the job making up for lack of results (playing style, bringing though new players etc).
a 4-3-3 where it becomes a 4-5-1 out of possession against better teams. You double up on cover for full backs and can quite easily keep it compact. You can easily make it very tight by playing the midfield with 2 sitters. It’s very hard to break down. Mourinho loved it