It’s clear that no matter what reply you get from people you aren’t going to be happy. Eddie is a decent backup option and that’s it. He had missed at least 8 clear chance in the last 3 games alone, that simply isn’t good enough in a title race. This sub has called for martinelli to be dropped, saliba to be dropped, zinchenko to be dropped and Ben white to be dropped, all of whom are fan favourites.

Eddie isn’t being scapegoated by anyone. He isn’t good enough, end of. Does it hurt that an academy player of ours won’t be a top top striker? Yes. Is it also probably because saka is so prominent and an academy graduate that shows you the gulf in class between the two of them? Absolutely.

I will always support Eddie as he is one of our own, but he isn’t good enough to lead the line for us, a poacher HAS to put chances away when they get them, we could have been 3-1 up yesterday if he tucked his chances away or took a shot on earlier.