The crowd's jeering had become obvious and the Manchester City manager felt it was time to relieve his error-prone goalkeeper from the limelight and let him get his composure back away from prying eyes. Over a number of matches, mistakes had become more and more obvious, his confidence ebbing away like the crowds in the stands on the final whistle. Enough was enough, the City coach decided. This high profile hell was destroying his goalkeeper's prospects and swift action had to be taken.
These words do not describe the recent actions of Pep Guardiola to protect goalkeeper Claudio Bravo.