Sid. I, too, often used to get confused about communication, thinking that what I intended to say was more important than what people actually took from what I said. It's easy to do.
There was previously little air cover between approximately 0300 and 0900, when it wasn't required. There was, however, adequate cover between 0900 and 0300, when it was more often required.
There is now (or soon will be), arguably, better cover between 0300 and 0900 when it's not needed and worse cover between 0900 and 0300, when it is most often required.
That is not a gain.