As Brighton's fortunes begin to turn, so the questions have started to shift, too. But still Graham Potter has no easy answer.
Throughout last season, he tried to explain why fine performances were not translating into points. This time round, the Brighton boss can offer no simple explanation for why they are.
'I've love to say it was me and a special thing,' he said following victory over Watford.
'But unfortunately it's football as well. We played a lot of games last year where we played well and we should have won.