Ah, I had read somewhere he was first choice last season but had been displaced. Maybe he had a falling out or something, just seems a weird signing - the third choice Nice GK.
Given all of the intense monitoring we do of players we will have a pretty good idea of when a player is in decline - probably why we didn't want to offer a longer deal - so £9m would be a result.
Specifically last week yes - the previous results you referenced, the 0-0 we were very very lucky to get the draw. The other games you referenced we deserved our wins but we had a far stronger and better managed team then.
Or it showed that Liverpool had a bad day. I admire your positivity but honestly it's been dire in the majority of games this season - the squad isn't as bad as some make out but Puel is underachieving with who he has at his disposal.