It's not often I find myself agreeing with you wholeheartedly but you will no doubt be thrilled to learn that I do here!
There is a difference in our play though between the start of the season, when we were scoring most of our goals in the last 20 minutes of games (and the most late goals of any team in the league).
We don't seem to be firing those quick balls to feet around the final third - we used to miss a player out and break the lines a little more often, a little quicker I think.
Enzo was making subs around 60 minutes back then, and he's stopped doing that so much too.
I think it comes down to two things. The first is teams adapting as the season has worn on. The second is our midfield.
Previously teams would be knackered from chasing the ball, and then we'd have basically a second Championship-winning standard midfield waiting on the bench.
Ndidi would start, and usually we'd change up and bring on two out of Casadei, Fatawu, McAteer, Akgun. As the season has passed we've lost options. Bringing McAteer and Fatawu on to tear apart a tired defence with youthful energy and pace was the source of so many goals and we simply don't have that in the locker right now.