I was horrified to hear of "racist chants" from Enzo, but then I watched the video.
Will someone please explain to me how this is "racist" rather than just a dis on France's f**ked up colonial history? (same with the UK, Netherlands etc.). Do people not know how Europeans behaved in the 18th, 19th and 20th century? Look up fucking Leopold II. Or a bit closer to today, the Falkland wars. Why Argentinians look at the brits as "pirates".
Most of Frances players have African roots, that is just a fact. What exactly is wrong with having roots in the former French colonies of Algeria/Cameroon/Morocco/Tunisia/Benin/Burkina Faso (the list goes on and on and on...)? France should truly be shamed for their history in Africa, as should the rest of colonial Europe.
But please, explain to me why it's "racist" like I'm a 5 year old. Because as it stands, I think it's the complete opposite.
"Halfway through last season, I distanced myself from the values I had grown up with," Torres told El País. Catharsis and confession come together in a remarkable interview with the paper's reporter Lu Martín, which reveals the Spaniard's self-awareness and hints at the emotional journey that Torres has undertaken. "I had team-mates who didn't care if the team won or lost because they were not playing," Torres said. "I never wanted to be like that. [but] one day I discovered that I was like them, that it didn't matter it we won or lost if I was not playing. I wasn't part of the group. I discovered that I was not happy because I had stopped being what I had always wanted to be. In the dressing room, you can never lose that group concept." "But I learned to look at myself and to realise that the only person that can change is you. The only person who can say: 'You're making mistakes, you've got to do something' is you." More nuanced than you're giving him credit for. The guy had a career-changing injury. Not everyone bounces back from that without having their character tested, but obviously you're made of sterner stuff so can judge him. I can't. I'm not perfect.
