Let's be honest, García's performances overall this season have been alright. Nowhere near the level he can be. Great against Swansea, decent against United, comfortable against Huddersfield and below average against Middlesbrough. He needs to be doing more if the club want to justify dropping senior players, that's just how it is.
García hasn't done enough when he has been given gametime to show that he's worth a regular place over two highly paid, experienced professionals. Comparing Fernando to García is like saying we should play Maffeo over Kolarov just because both come under the category 'defenders' anyway. Both do different jobs.
Fernando is an excellent defender, and our defensive record with him on the pitch speaks for itself. You talk as if he's holding a gun to Pep's head saying "play me" and refusing to improve his passing. It's a case of square peg into round hole, no matter how hard the peg is trying to become round. It just won't fit.
However, every team has one of these players who are expected to defend, usually off the bench. Even Pep has recognised the need for one in the squad. Fernando is better than Fellaini or Elneny.
As a sidenote, one of the worst players since the takeover? He doesn't even make the top thirty.
