I don't have any particular dislike for Garner but I think, we need to look at the matter as objectively as possible. He is a decent player and I have no doubts, he can be a successfull PL footballer but I don't see him reach this level with us. Way too much pressure. And if the pressure gets to him in a match against Vallecano, then a PL game for us will be hell. Let him go on a season loan to a decent PL side or sell him with a fair buyback option, let him develope and see where it goes. But currently, it wouldn't be doing anything good to keep him with us, as he isn't ready.
And yeah, the midfield didn't work particularly well today but ETH kept it like that. So maybe it was closer to what he wants than expected.