True. As uninspiring as that midfield was vs Westham, Manure and Leeds, they were quite assertive vs Everton.
It is not just the missing players, it is the collective confidence that has suffered as a consequence of our deteriorating play once Kante and Chilwell are out. Kind of knockon effect. We dont win the ball as early, we don't get behind the defence as often and the team starts to get more nervous, we start conceding goals again and everything breaks away. Add to that the covid chaos, fatigue, the hectic schedule. Every game begins with a huge mental burden already. Those players are still just humans, albeit for the money they get they should be superhuman but just never will be. Esp team athletes are often a lot more empathetic, dependent and sensitive to group vibes than individual athletes who can rely on just themselves and more often can produe the mental resilience to turn things around. This shows the importance of real leaders in a team.