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I agree that all were poor. Emerson is the new Aurier for scapegoatism.I agree with the Emerson thing, it's pretty lazy but he's got previous scapegoat status hanging around his neck so people will always return to that as a crutch.
As right as you are about Kane's performance last night, playing badly does not always = needs a rest. If you take notice of people in here, that makes at least six players who 'need a rest' and i'd also add that as bad as Kane was last night, he was no worse than pretty much all of them. It really is strange how people can look at that game and pick out individuals for more stick than the others. All of them were poor.
One more thing i'd like to add. Bringing in Spence for Emerson or whoever, Kulusevski for whoever and all of that, does not mean we'd get a different result. People post as if it does. We've played exactly like this with all of those players. The assumption or inference that these changes will mean a positive result is just a convenient stick to use. Especially when brought into a team with so many players who aren't good enough/need a rest/are off form
People in here have their opinions on individuals and tend to pick on those as they see the game.
I want Kulusevski to start but as you say there are no guarantees. We conceded twice after he came on.