I don't believe they're not playing for him. You don't come back as many times as we have if the players aren't playing for him.
It's simply a bad fit at this point. Kulusevski and Bentancur injected energy into us last season and Kane had one of his best halves of a season ever last season to take us to top four. We rode a wave, had momentum and used it well.
Whereas right now, we have no momentum. Its stop start. We may win a game. Then we'll go and lose one. We'll go 1-0 down and then might come back to win, but then the following week, we go 1-0 down and then 2-0 down and lose. Zero consistency.
It's stale. It lacks energy. The players play with fear because they don't want to fuck up. You see it with Emerson, who isn't the best player but the confidence has been sapped out of him so much that he's missing easy passes. Sessegnon today, ball rolling under his foot. And countless others. Bissouma being coached out of his true potential. Son being played consistently despite being out of form. The injuries. Kane having to do it all himself. Lack of depth. Having insufficient full backs for the job needed.
There's a whole lot that needs addressing. However, we have a manager in charge who's a ruthless winner under a certain regime. Not a manager who's going to get the best out of a team and raise them up.
He and Levy should honestly part ways at this point. For his career and for us tbh. Something fresh MAY actually save our season. Hey, it might not, but surely its better than the current mismatch.