Nearly all the under pressure players responded with contributions:
Konate 5/5 aerials and 10 clearances
Gakpo and Isak goals
Kerkez fantastic engine covering the whole left side

My guess as it continues would be the latter. Gradually eroding confidence in the plan they’re being given

Think the point he’s making is this does counter the “they’ve downed tools shouts” they look unorganised & fragile, I don’t see a lack of effort personally.

Two guys in front of me for the Forest match, slaughtering him from minute one. I had to call them out at one point, asking them what they actually wanted him to do (when he’d successfully defended a floated ball out for a GK)

I should follow that up by acknowledging he’s nowhere near his best.

I just think it’s scapegoating. When have we have seen Salah make or be asked to make cynical defensive fouls on the halfway line. The vacant midfield is far more worrying.

The fact a player was able to stroll through our empty midfield & given the time & space to pick a good pass was far worse than his part in the concession imo.

Irrespective of whether we start to question his guaranteed spot as a starter.