While I accept that to a degree, footballers are simple creatures by their very nature – if I keep getting selected, I must be doing something right and/or if there is a problem with the team, the problem isn’t me.
That was very much the prevailing psychology in Harry Maguires interview pre Liverpool, before he shit the bed again.
Some of our worst performers of late are Telles, Bruno and Elanga – they’ve been repeatedly very poor. What message is it sending if they keep getting selected game after game? Its wrong on any number of levels. Allowing the offending players think its ok, not dropping them sends a message to others that standards are low here and sub standard is tolerated, disrespecting teammates by not promoting players for their chance/opportunity, disrespecting fans paying hard earned cash………