But the fans who stand by the manager happily slag off all the players and throw them under the bus (calling them bad apples)? So it’s fine to stand by the manager but throw the players under the bus? Or maybe it’s good to hold both of them accountable and be able to criticize them wherever it seems reasonable.
I don't know, you tell me.
Mourinho has criticized the players attitudes, Ole did the same. Ragnick said we need open heart surgery and players were openly disobeying his instructions. We have high ranking jurnos saying that a lot of our players don't feel like following ETH's instructions. We have Sancho openly refuse to train, demanding to be played in only the position he wants and then publicly starting a feud with the manager.
But it's only the manager at fault, right?
The problem aren't just the players, but the culture. Specifically the lack of accountability or responsibility from the players. They only put in a shift when they feel like it, instead of it being a minimum requirement. You can thank Woodward for that. And now ETH is trying to bring some of that back.
However I don't see any criticism for the manager. What I see instead is a group of vultures planning his failures so they can gloat and tell everyone "I told you so".