Chris Wilder, like all of us, is at a loss to explain what has happened to his Sheffield United team.
The Blades were firing on all cylinders before the break, having won five and drawn one out of six games in all competitions at the time football in this country came to a halt.
However, they have returned to action looking a shadow of the team that walked off the pitch at full-time on March 7 having just beaten Norwich 1-0.
Last night's 3-0 defeat at Old Trafford meant United have picked up just one point since their return to action last week - although in fairness is should have been three at Villa.
Yet, despite the controversy surrounding that game at Villa Park, a point is all they have on the board.
The players have looked lethargic, devoid of confidence and have lost their competitive edge.
The alarm bells are starting to ring.
After the match at Old Trafford, the Blades boss again reiterated his desire to make sure United's season 'does not fall off a cliff' after an excellent campaign that had seen them placed seventh with two-thirds of the season gone.
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But at the minute he has one major problem.
He does not have much chance to address the issues surrounding the sudden drop in form.
Several players are carrying knocks and are not fully fit, and just about all of them are playing well below the performance level they had been hitting in the 28 games before the break.
But the way the fixture schedule has worked out - with Aston Villa being a rearranged game - it meant United have had to return to action with three games in a week after a three-month lay-off.
That was always going to impact on the players' fitness levels but also too on the timetable.
It's meant hardly any time on the training pitch since the Villa game and before yesterday's defeat.
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And with Arsenal up next on Sunday, Wilder is not only struggling to iron out the issues with the team's play, but also getting those players nursing knocks the recovery time they need.
"I can’t do much," admitted a clearly frustrated Wilder.
"We can’t get on the training ground for much before the next game.
"Normally you have a game on a Saturday and then all week on the training pitch before the next one, but there’s a quick turnaround.
"I tried to go back to basics for this game, but we’ve had no time on the training ground to right the wrongs.
"We looked pretty tired and we have to find an answer. I don’t want us to fall off a cliff.
"There will be a lot of thought from myself about picking the right team and sending the right messages and, more importantly, the players have to up their standards because they are nowhere near where they should be.
"I will be part of that as well and take that criticism, we need to come out the other side quickly."