Santiago Rodriguez [Midfielder]

[mgarbowski]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1890482365002105306

I never really noticed or paid attention to the flag Santi held at the Cup celebration.
I’m not scandalized or even a little angry, but it’s weird, isn’t it? Like why do that? Is it a custom I’m unaware of?
Apparently it’s the flag of Nacional in Uruguay, a club he previously played for.
Imagine winning a cup and every player holds up a symbol of another club they used to play for. If he wins the league with Botafogo will he hold up an NYCFC flag?
Because that would be weird too.

 

[gbservis]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1890482365002105306

I never really noticed or paid attention to the flag Santi held at the Cup celebration.
I’m not scandalized or even a little angry, but it’s weird, isn’t it? Like why do that? Is it a custom I’m unaware of?
Apparently it’s the flag of Nacional in Uruguay, a club he previously played for.
Imagine winning a cup and every player holds up a symbol of another club they used to play for. If he wins the league with Botafogo will he hold up an NYCFC flag?
Because that would be weird, too.

I never noticed this. I remembered some of the players having flags from their nations (Callens has a Peru flag) which makes sense but a flag from another club is just odd. Now that we are looking at it, what does Taty have around his shoulders? Looks like it could be a flag as well and it's certainly not an Argentina flag.

 

[moogoo]

I never noticed this. I remembered some of the players having flags from their nations (Callens has a Peru flag) which makes sense but a flag from another club is just odd. Now that we are looking at it, what does Taty have around his shoulders? Looks like it could be a flag as well and it's certainly not an Argentina flag.

that's his golden boot fanmade banner, i think?

i always noticed santi holding the nacional flag. i always thought it was weird. it is his boyhood club so maybe it's just something he wanted to share with his boyhood club .. his first championship?

 

[gbservis]

that's his golden boot fanmade banner, i think?

i always noticed santi holding the nacional flag. i always thought it was weird. it is his boyhood club so maybe it's just something he wanted to share with his boyhood club .. his first championship?

In defense of Santi, fans often pass these guys flags from the stands it could have been complete spontaneity.

Thinking more about this is it really that different than American professional sports like the NBA and NFL that constantly reference where a guy went to college? They get announced with their College in most games and I'm fairly certain I've seen players with references to their colleges during championship celebrations in both basketball and football.

Santi was relatively young at the time of our cup win so he wasn't far removed from the time he spent with his boyhood club that he likely joined at a young age and spent many years with. The more I think about it I think that reference may be less odd than some QB that's been in the NFL for 16 years getting introduced on MNF with a reference to where they went to college for 4 years over a decade and a half ago.

 

[moogoo]

In defense of Santi, fans often pass these guys flags from the stands it could have been complete spontaneity.

Thinking more about this is it really that different than American professional sports like the NBA and NFL that constantly reference where a guy went to college? They get announced with their College in most games and I'm fairly certain I've seen players with references to their colleges during championship celebrations in both basketball and football.

Santi was relatively young at the time of our cup win so he wasn't far removed from the time he spent with his boyhood club that he likely joined at a young age and spent many years with. The more I think about it I think that reference may be less odd than some QB that's been in the NFL for 16 years getting introduced on MNF with a reference to where they went to college for 4 years over a decade and a half ago.

yea good points. i don't have a problem with what santi did. it's not like he held up a red bulls flag or another team within the league. it's his boy hood club. caught me as weird at the time, but didn't think much of it after and after your comparison to colleges, it makes more sense.

 

[Fantazma]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1890482365002105306

I never really noticed or paid attention to the flag Santi held at the Cup celebration.
I’m not scandalized or even a little angry, but it’s weird, isn’t it? Like why do that? Is it a custom I’m unaware of?
Apparently it’s the flag of Nacional in Uruguay, a club he previously played for.
Imagine winning a cup and every player holds up a symbol of another club they used to play for. If he wins the league with Botafogo will he hold up an NYCFC flag?
Because that would be weird too.

It’s his boyhood club, and he came up in their academy. I think he literally used 42 to represent the score of a derby victory he was part of vs peñarol (4-2).
If he wins in botafogo he probably will pull up the same nacional flag. Not the nycfc one.

This type of stuff runs deep for some South American players we just won’t ever understand.

 

[moogoo]

santi went from being our talisman to a squad player who barely gets playing time. i wonder if he regrets going. we sure could have used his talent and influence this season.

 

[gbservis]

santi went from being our talisman to a squad player who barely gets playing time. i wonder if he regrets going. we sure could have used his talent and influence this season.

It's a shame he left; he took a major leap in maturity last season and was starting to grow as a leader. It would have been nice to see him continue that growth with NYCFC. His high work rate would have worked well in Pascal's system.

 

[Fantazma]

santi went from being our talisman to a squad player who barely gets playing time. i wonder if he regrets going. we sure could have used his talent and influence this season.

he was injured for like 2 months

 

[mgarbowski]

Even apart from injury issues, I expect Santi would want to hang around a bit until he gets a chance to prove himself. If he just manages a middling career there he might be content. Jack Harrison has had a decidedly meh career in the Premier League, and probably could have been a star had he stayed in MLS. I bet he's quite happy, and not just because he's home.

Generally, it seems players consistently prefer to be at a higher level even if hey don't do as well and get limited playing time. I would expect preferences on this to be more mixed, but it very much seems to lean one way.

 

[ZYanksRule]

Even apart from injury issues, I expect Santi would want to hang around a bit until he gets a chance to prove himself. If he just manages a middling career there he might be content. Jack Harrison has had a decidedly meh career in the Premier League, and probably could have been a star had he stayed in MLS. I bet he's quite happy, and not just because he's home.

Generally, it seems players consistently prefer to be at a higher level even if hey don't do as well and get limited playing time. I would expect preferences on this to be more mixed, but it very much seems to lean one way.

Considering the salaries in the premier league, I think Jack is quite happy with his decision. Jack is making over $6 million/year. No chance he would have made that here.

I don't know what salaries are like in Brazil, but I would think Santi got a raise for going over. These guys have 10-15 years to make their money, they need to take care of their families.

 

[LionNYC]

Considering the salaries in the premier league, I think Jack is quite happy with his decision. Jack is making over $6 million/year. No chance he would have made that here.

I don't know what salaries are like in Brazil, but I would think Santi got a raise for going over. These guys have 10-15 years to make their money, they need to take care of their families.

Hence why Gabriel Pereira went to Qatar. He's not lighting up the league but he's playing.