If any further proof was needed to show how broken West Ham have become, it was the sight of their captain, talisman and rare beacon of hope being dragged away by his team-mates after confronting an angry supporter following yet another defeat.
The man who scored the winning goal to secure a European trophy, the man who signed a seven-year contract extension in 2023 without a release clause, and the man who wanted to carry on leading the club beyond the summer, despite their dismal season, with no desire to go all Alexander Isak.
If Bowen can feel the brunt of it all after West Ham crashed out of the League Cup on Tuesday night, there is no one exempt from the fury.