Come to think of it, we all have heard the criticism towards Yuzuru and his team's decision this season. That he shouldn't have skated at CoC, at NHK thus he shouldn't be at GPF, he should have checked his stomach pain and had the surgery before Nationals. To be fair now and then I also think like that. BUT...
We all have heard about what is happening towards Adelina when she's injured and stays out most of this season. They say Adelina is a coward, a fluke, that she has faked her injury... Poor girl, it's not like she didn't want to, she couldn't. Obviously the same might have happened to Yuzuru if he took this season off I am afraid.
They call him an idiot to continue despite injuries, but for sure they will call him coward if he sit out like Adelina. If he didn't show up at Nationals, still got selected to Worlds, they will say it's unfair for skaters who skated at Nationals, they will cry out that he is enjoying the benefit of being favoured. And as far as I know, Mao and Dai never skipped Nationals even those they're their biggest stars.
Those that say they hate Yuzuru's decision to compete despite injuries, I'd say they should put themselves in his shoes. For sure no one likes being called a coward and being favoured even when they don't show up. Yuzuru might have heard of all those criticism as well, like "that golden boy doesn't have to show up at Nationals, they will save him a spot at Worlds no matter what." Or "that golden boy doesn't have to do anything this season, he is a lock at Worlds already, he's a fixed, hah". Thus he showed up and skated injuries, they call him idiot.
But in the end they are still saying that despite him showing up and trying his best under bad condition.
