I’m immensely proud of the way that the coach of my club signalled his protection to Steven Bergwijn today, and cannot help but be reminded of Andre Villas Boas’ moment when he was referring to the blatant manipulation of his words by a pair of journalists that thankfully no longer show up in media rooms too often.
When Boas had his “we is us” flashpoint with Neil Ashton back in 2103, it was a snide attempt to debase the Portuguese. It failed, like most such miserable things in life do. Many fans embraced the “we is us” thing. It was a nice win.
Today, the clowns that that sought to hurt Steven Bergwijn online, also lost.
The club is us, and the responsibilities and the rewards are all shared equally amongst everyone, because that is how a team operates.
Anyone seeking to further comment on Bergwijn as a footballer may wish to up their analysis game; before opening their online cakehole. Or risk being left looking like ‘an Ashton’.