Whilst in placing foundations down for the long term future of the club, Levein has excelled, he has reduced the age of the side, reduced the budget considerably and on the whole signed players who are likely to have a sell on value.
However when studying the here and now and short term development, Levein has fallen way short, IMO he has yet to get the best out of a talented young squad, he has failed to identify his best XI and IMO is still searching for the right style of play and tactics to deliver results on a consistent level. We are incapable at present of sustaining any kind of unbeaten run let alone a run of victories.
Whilst CL has no doubt given the club an excellent foundation to build upon in terms of the playing staff, and the number of academy players now being given an opportunity, I know feel he needs to concentrate on developing a winning mentality, a settled side and pattern of play, in many ways he reminds me of Adams in terms of matchday decisions, he picks players out of position and sometimes out of form, he is prone to dubious substitutions, he is unsure of how to play, at least Adams was stubborn enough to stick by the hoof, Craig seems to be alternating between hoof and pass / move.
At present Craig has demonstrated he is an excellent Director of Football, he signs talented youngsters, has a long term plan, promotes young and hungry players from the academy. But on his performance so far he appears to fall short tactically, hence why we struggle to win games, he is ok when we are away from home to "bigger clubs", he is excellent at setting a team up to stifle and nick a win or a 0 - 0 draw, but when it comes to taking the bull by the horns and setting a team up to break down a team and win a match he is sadly lacking.
I wouldnt like to see Levein sacked as I think he has a lot of excellent ideas and he is an asset to the club, but I am beginning to question whether he is up to the job tactically and whether he maybe better suited to a Director of Football role, with somebody else coming in as head coach.