I'd agree with most of this. I would say that for all the fact we'd been picking up points playing badly earlier in the season, I thought the performance where we drew against City got me hopeful, as I think that's possibly our best display since thrashing PSG a year ago. But there's been nothing since, in performance or points, which I'm finding worrying.
I think Howe has managed to shift tactics a little bit, but I can't see us building good moves down the right regularly starting without a signing. Almiron having a stunning 18months kinda masked over it for a bit, but that's now looking like an extended purple patch instead of anything sustainable.
Just because people could be more focus on their costum and parties on 31th. But Halloween has way less success in Belgium for the last few years so maybe Live Nation doesn't care. But it was an idea.