IMHO Citroen is not so much clear failure as Skoda and Seat were in their days, Citroen has shown us glimpses of speed. But obviously their driver lineup is weakest at the moment. Lets see if Loeb can show us something and if he can post top times again, then this may convince Ogier to give it a try, as currently it doesnt seem that Ford is just quick enough for him to enable to Ogier fight back Tänak and Neuville.
Edit: due to lack of sleep or sheer stupidity i thought for a moment that Mikkelsen is driving Citroen. Deleted that foolishness...