Just would have expected a bit more uproar considering prev mentioned factors... Imagine a similar scenario with us and the carnage that would ensue on here if it was one of our 'darlings' nearing the exit door with those stats.
I think they saw him as their saviour, then Martinez got it in the neck when they declined from his earlier lofty results, then Koeman came in as their new messiah and blamed everything on Barkley, so they somehow see him as the bad guy. I think it's different to Stones/Rooney/Rodwell etc. who left in the 'messiah' role.