Amazing how so many posters on here know Kitto personally and how he ticks. They obviously know him much better than the coach that sees him every day, at training, before and after matches, in team bonding moments, etc. What if Verbeek has given Kitto specific instructions, like "make sure you close them down" or "don't give them room to shoot from the edge of the box" or similar? What if Verbeek's been trying to coach/motivate/encourage the players to cut out the individual mistakes week after week over this poor patch of results ... and the quiet behind the scenes encouraging hasn't produced a change? And maybe Kitto getting a roast will inspire the rest of our defenders to pick up their game or face similar?
I'd like to see how Kitto (and the rest of the players) play next time, rather than piling in on Verbeek.
That's a possible reality - but it's as much conjecture as anyone else's comments.
As for myself, I'm not "piling in on Verbeek", just suggesting that, as manager, he's at least as responsible for the run of form as anyone else and that - if he intends 'roasting' people - he might also acknowledge his own part in the process.
I continue to believe he's the right manager for us right now and I'll back him all the way. I don't have to like everything he does though. It's not a binary situation.
As for Kitto, I have no idea what he's like, but I have seen him play for years and I'm as clear as anyone else about his capacity and the game time he's getting. If Verbeek's comments are 'last chance' salvo then fine. But most humans don't respond well to that sort of thing unless they're very confident of their place in the scheme of things.