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The rouble with you is, you're so desperate for these young players to get a chance that, when they do come in, you go way over the top with your defence of them. KWP has not been "thrown under the bus" at all. That's ridiculous.
I've defended Trippier under similar circumstances (such as ManC away) many times, and even in this thread defended Wanyama - who was heavily criticised too - too. They are not academy players. I was heavily critical of players like Townsend and Livermore and they were.
KWP performance was not the worst out there Saturday, and first half he was one of the few players to show a willingness to get on the ball and take a bit of game to Newport. Players like Dier, Kane, Llorente, Sissoko, Dembele were at least equally inept and IMO Pochettino's selections and application was the biggest factor in all of that.
And how many times are we going to listen to his "players weren't motivated" bullshit ? That was nothing to do with motivation, it was to do with piss poor selections and tactical set up, but even if it was motivation, that's his job too.
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