I think that people are so desperate for him to do well (see Ronnie Moore) that they over compensate by complimenting even the mundane.
There is a degree of truth in encouraging players, especially when they are in the middle of a rough patch, but this one is lasting a long time.
In fact I have actually gone beyond thinking that Madine is useless to applauding everything that he does, (that isn’t obviously rubbish) wildly. 🙈