How could I? Sam Allardyce scrunched up his face as he posed the question, having just been asked why Cenk Tosun had remained on the bench.
Surely the circumstances were right - 80 minutes gone, a three-goal lead over Crystal Palace and, for once, a game in relatively safe-keeping - but rather than giving last month’s £27million signing a chance to stretch his legs and boost his confidence, Everton’s manager sent on Morgan Schneiderlin.
The level of booing that greeted Allardyce’s decision was remarkable and even he had admitted to being surprised. Schneiderlin’s insipid efforts this season mean he is anything but a crowd favourite and the hope at Goodison Park was that they would be given a glimpse of Tosun.