I respectfully disagree. I think Reed almost immediately set the tone for our decline and fall from grace.
Within weeks of taking over from Cortese he had sold Shaw, Lovren, Lallana, Lambert, Chambers, Cork and Pochettino - the full heartbeat and spine of our progressing side.
Momentum built by Cortese meant we were never going to simply drop like a stone, but sure enough momentum will only take you so far.
Les entered the complacency, greed and self promotion phase almost immediately. He is the reason we are where we are.
The self destruction and decline under Leslie is unforgivable.