I think that's because life is becoming harder and harder in Western countries and, as far as I can tell, in the UK in particular. When everything else in your life is going well, you have money flowing in and not a care in the world, it's easy to accept some ridiculous performances. Back in the 90s, Gardner's performances drew less heat than Moura's. But when the going gets tough, you look to football as a form of entertainment, something that should make your life brighter. It's the same everywhere in the world.
It's easy to vilify fans in Turkey, Eastern Europe or Africa but I'm not sure things would be that different if the majority of Western fans were in a similar situation, ie living a miserable existence. I'm not saying they're right to target Moura or Dier or anyone else for that matter, just that there's a much bigger picture.
We're living in difficult times but if I had to change my life someone else's, I'd still choose Moura's over his critics'.
On a side note, I dropped the conversation about Howe the other day - sorry about that, I got busy and, as you noticed, it was becoming obvious that we were talking about different sides of the same fence and, thus, we had little chance of getting anywhere. I don't know much about 'electronic etiquette' but I apologise anyway!
