Big Apple Soccer Article on Players Meeting
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Like I said, rumors may not be 100% true but all rumors are based on smoke. Something took place. This isn't pure fiction - very few outlets would ever print pure fiction while putting their credibility up for debate, and BAS isn't in the realm of British tabloids.
BAS or Empire of soccer for you in terms of credibility?
Yeah, BAS and EoS are different in my eyes. Michael Lewis cut his teeth as a journalist/columnist at actual newspapers long before he started BAS.
Honestly, this was my first thought when we saw the lineup. Not the revolt, but the Pirlo "injury" was some sort of excuse to cover for our negative tactics. Sort of like what Jose does. He's the worst (best?) about building in ready made excuses.
So a different writer saying they're both false is believable without any sort of evidence? If he said he was with Villa when the meeting supposedly took place, then he's in the know, or he has a picture of Pirlo limping (or something else concrete), but a two-word rebuttal is vapid at best.
If any of the rumors were/is true, the team is most definitely in full-on spin-mode now with players walking the walk and talking the talk.
Now if Michael Lewis walked back the article, then I'd believe it......
You have a much higher opinion of journalistic ethics and integrity than I do, especially when it comes to sports journalism.
Crooks is a club mouthpiece, IMO. I don't mean that as a criticism (well, just a small one), but he is always buying right into whatever line he's fed.
ayyy media shots fired
His post was:
That could be interpreted a lot of ways, including seeing the "fight" in guys being pissed and blowing up afterwards in heated "discussions." I'm not saying that's what happened, but that scenario would definitely show a lot of fight because they were amped up to play the way they've played all year. And if the majority took that stance, then there'd be solidarity - i.e. Family.
Twitter sucks for many reasons, but especially when not all facts are known.
Yeah, I have so much time on my hands that I type stuff out twice verbatim......your views are so meaningful to you that you posted it twice
I hit Post Reply twice before it actually posted because the server seemed to be spinning endlessly and was stuck.
edit- just deleted the second post, but my point is no less meaningful
I hate to disparage forum people. So take this as a blast at your comments not at you. But these could be the two most naive comments I've ever read on this forum.
ETA: From two forum members I don't think I have ever thought of as naive in the past.
Anyone following any part of what passes for reporting over the last 10 years knows that speculations are regularly reported as truth. No evidence required.
I take no offense in your comment, but your comment is honestly 10x more naive. There was definitely smoke. To deny that is as you call it naive.
I would hope that they had some type of meeting. I'm sure it wasn't a revolt, but they weren't singing kumbaya either. They were probably pissed cause TFC was beatable and they were shackled. I'm sure Villa was pissed that he came out. I'm sure Frank was pissed he wasn't starting, especially with Pirlo out. Maybe Pirlo wanted to play and PV said no. Maybe they wanted Saunders for some crazy reason. Who knows...but there's enough crap to be pissed about, so I'm sure they had to have some type of player meeting. It would be expected IMO.
i do think there was disappointment and a talk in the locker room and tempers flared a bit, but no way that it was to the extent that the locker room was divided. or all call mutiny on PV as it made it seem.
as for footylovin's idea i do see the point, i dislike all sports media in this day an age ( there are still a few good ones here and there but rare to me at least or they really dont have exposure). since many have sports agenda. i mean this coming from someone who has read spanish league news as well. where literally one sports news paper is pro real madrid and other pro barcelona so they just speculate or come up with rumors about each other all the time im sure some of them are unfounded completely.
so im always iffy when I read sports "rumors"
That game caused so much smoke, you'd think they'd have to have a meeting, regardless of rumors or reporters.
