Harsh to blame Bobby - Souness made him captain and called him the next Vieira, that probably did it.
Probably did what, man? I'm talking about the expectations the fans had of Jenas brought on by Bobby saying he'd be England's main CM for 10 years. Not Souness making him captain for a few games in Shearer's absence by which time he'd lost a hell of a lot of popularity because of poor performances in the 5th place season.
Nobody's fault, as such.