Comments on: Shut Up, Rolando Bianchi!

By: Michael

Michael — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 02:05:36 +0000

Ivan, I’m fully capable of reading this interview and figuring out what he said without you decoding it for me, thanks.

The reason he didn’t have any reason to say these things is because it was completely unnecessary. No party involved had anything to gain from Bianchi talking to the media and he made his current club and manager look bad. The only thing Bianchi did was bring unnecessary controversy to his team and what’s worse is the fact that he doesn’t enough on the field to back his ambitions.

I have no problem with a player, any player, thinking these things. But there was no reason for him to voice them publicly to the media; as I said, it just made Bianchi look like a whiner, City look like a team full of alcoholics, and referees look incompetent.

By: Ivan

Ivan — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 21:00:23 +0000

I hope someone is reading this:
Firstly, if you read the interview word for word you would probably understand it properly. The english happen to have a way of saying he said he didn’t imply. 1. His stated his ambition to play for atletico madrid, this is no different to drogba, cronaldo (incidentally has said he wanted to play for real madrid) or many players before them. 2. He doesnt drink, he said his finding it harder for him to feel part of the team because he hasn’t existed in a culture which includes drinking. 3. He said that referees allow more than they do in italy, that is true. 4. And he said he doesn’t like the food, which is fair enough.

He was talking to italian media in an interview he was asked questions and that is what he said… why people are pissed at him i have no idea.

By: Michael

Michael — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 19:10:35 +0000

Tracey,

Actually, yes, I would rather him lie. As I said, I don’t have a problem wih him having ambition and wanting to be successful wherever he goes; I would expect that much out of a professional athlete.

What I do have a problem with is Bianchi voicing this in public the way he did. When you’re a part of a team, you stick to the team-before-self, team-first mantra. Whether you don’t really want to be there or not, you don’t become a distraction for the team by saying you’d like to move on. If you want to leave, keep that desire within the organization and don’t let the media get hold of it.

As you said, most players are arrogant and self-serving. That’s no excuse for being immature, especially when you’re 24 years old. What can anyone gain out of him saying he doesn’t like England? It makes Manchester City look bad because he says the players drink, it makes Sven look bad for bringing in a player who doesn’t really want to be there, and it makes Bianchi look incredibly selfish.

You’re English, so you may not understand this comparison. The prototypical way to avoid controversy in the media and in interviews is to go about the way the New England Patriots and their coach, Bill Belichick, do. There’s no real reason to ever give anything away to the media; so be as brief and succinct as possible and everything will be OK.

You mentioned Didier Drogba, and you’re right. He’ll be leaving Chelsea in the summer.

By: The Gaffer

The Gaffer — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 14:14:05 +0000

Tracey,

I made the fix so all of the articles are now signed by the author who wrote them (immediately underneath the headline).

Cheers,
The Gaffer

By: tracey

tracey — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 12:14:25 +0000

Mercenary reveals he’s a mercenary shock!
Grow up, he didn’t say anything that terrible , and would you rather he lied? Most players are self-serving, and a few naive or arrogant ones admit it in interviews like this. Drogba’s comments were far worse, but he’s been a rock for Chelsea this season, so your suggestions to put him on a plane are idiotic.

Ps. Can you please sign your articles so we know who’s writing.

PPS. English food is rubbish! (I’m English and live in England).