Im not over playing it, I'm going against the people who need to add borderline insults and disparaging remarks against one of our players even when he has played well. I'm sure you're right, if there was a player rating thread he'd get 6-7, but it's not the bare fact that is the problem. It's a few people giving back handed or extremely minor compliments through gritted teeth and even when he has had a good game, finding a way to pick into his performance and talk about him in a frankly bit of a harsh way.
The great thing about our club is that for the most part, we're all in it together. Meaning team, fans, staff, board. But we've always had these players, like Jenas, like Sissoko, like Paulinho, where there is an absolute weird desire to join in with a groupthink about how funny it is to laugh at how poor they are. Flashy players we obviously love. Hard working strikers who can't buy a goal, we'll give them all the time in the world. But if you're a box to box midfielder that is a bit more physical than flashy, GHod help you.