Is 10 points from the first 10 games a good return for Fulham?

Fulham have found some sort of rhythm.

Of course, by rhythm, I do not mean that Fulham have been flying high in the Premier League; they still sit 15th, although a lot of that was down to their shocking start to the season.

But it appears that Fulham now know what they are about; they know they are going to need to put in a defensive shift, and it would appear that the players have bought into Alvaro Arbeloa’s tactical shifts over the past month or so.

That has seen a turnaround in results, with two wins and two draws in the past four matches, seeing Fulham move onto 10 points from their first 10 matches.

The question is, though, is that a good return?

Of course, it is objectively pretty difficult to answer that question honestly, as a good return for Fulham at this stage of the season is whatever it takes to keep them in the Premier League.

After six matches, they had two points, and so to have 10 points four matches later feels like a big positive for Arbeloa and his side.

Defensively, they have improved massively too, conceding seven times in the first three matches, and then just five times in the next seven.

And so, it seems that Fulham have just become harder to beat, which is of course a good thing when facing what seems an inevitable relegation battle.

On the flip side of that, though, Fulham have faced all of the sides in the bottom half of the table apart from Nottingham Forest and Tottenham.

And yet, despite that, they have mustered just two wins from those 10 matches.

That leaves Cottagers fans in a predicament regarding how they should feel.

On the one hand, they have found a style of play that seems as though it will lead to results, and so the fact they dropped points against so many sides around them may not be a problem now that they have done that.

But on the other hand, Fulham have yet to play Arsenal, Manchester City and Brighton in particular and have only 10 points to show for their efforts.

So how should Fulham fans feel?

Well, ahead of the last international break, they would, understandably, have felt horrific, frustrated and disappointed.

Now, having reached the next set of international matches away from the relegation zone, there is definitely enough to feel optimistic about.

Time will tell really in the five matches that follow, with Fulham facing bigger challenges, but as things stand, I would say there are three sides that are worse than Fulham in the Premier League.