That's the key to it for me. It wouldn't have been a massive achievement had he been here all season, started on a level playing field rather then 23rd or whatever it was, with a team devoid of confidence and one of the teams going unbeaten for half a season and still finishing 3rd. The fact that all that occured, plus injuries to Lallana and AOC at crucial parts of the season, make it a very good achievement in my opinion. Massive acheivement would have been 1st in those circumstances.