That’s because KT is still an overwhelming fan favorite. He’s a good ol’ white proper British lad that wears shorts in winter, so most people like him and want him to play regardless of his fragility. It also doesn’t help that Partey’s rape allegations makes a lot of people want him out of the club, regardless of his value to the squad. I remember during the summer break, people literally wanted us to change our gameplam to fit in Tierney, because people were desperate for him to play, and it hurts to see such a fan favorite fizzle out.

It’s very similar to the Ramsdale/Raya discussion. Although they have very similar stats, people like Ramsdale because he’s English and he does funny shenanigans off the pitch, and people feel like he was unfairly benched, even though it really doesn’t matter who’s the keeper in the long run, since him and Raya have such similar stats. So it hurts people to see Ramsdale phased out and probably sold, even though statistically it doesn’t make much difference. Football fans are emotional like that.