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Originally Posted by diane_phaneuf
favorite part about Rafa is his hate for Arsenal, it makes no real sense because he has only been at the club for 7 months but it makes him an instant legend |
Why should "hatred" for an opposing club be celebrated or revered? All this tells me is that he is a bit thick. Association Football has a major problem globally with local, regional and sectarian violence and when players get involved in the "hype" or "hatred" aspect it is largely unhelpful. I can understand (sort of) why supporters feel this way, especially if they are from the area and it is a generation thing. But players are largely mercenaries, flitting from one team to the next, sometimes from rival to rival and most are at a club for very short periods of time.
Most times "hatred" like this springs out of one of two things; jealousy or stupidity. My sense is that he fits nicely into one or both of the categories.