I often think managers unfairly get praise and blame based on professional player’s performances, so think asking for a manager to be sacked is the easy solution for fans. However in this case I think it’s due. The “list” of referring decisions, throwing Carter under the bus for injuries, the whitewashing poor performances with “advanced statistics” and now singling out a player for the same mistakes when you keep selecting said player is not the type of leadership that a side fighting relegation needs. These are all excuses to give the appearance things are not as bad as they are. Public comments should be about the side working to improve, areas of improvement, etc. feels more like a captain of a sinking ship passing blame so he can get another boat to captain.