I agree. Yet people were recently saying that it didn't matter how players trained only how they played during games. People crucify Sherwood for giving guys who train well a chance. I think AVB handled the Lloris situation right by making him earn it in training, all players especially signings shouldn't just expect to walk into the side.
Definitely, and it was handled better by the manager at the time in the fact of the media
"We have made Hugo aware that whenever Brad has a bad game we won't drop him," Villas-Boas said.
"These things have to be taken very carefully,"
"We don't doubt Hugo's dimension and talent but at the moment we are paying respect to a player who is performing very well.
"At the right time we will think about it and Hugo is an extremely good professional.
"He wants to come back into the team but he is competing for the jersey and he will get his chance very soon."
Not any mention of 'not good enough at the moment' or anything, positive encouragement goes far in football.