Wreck! Wreck! Wreck

(As you can tell with my profile pic on facebook that I enjoying watching people wreck. Well if it is an even fight that is. I don't want to see a midget fight someone who is huge. That isn't fair.)

The last couple of weeks Manchester City players have been involved with bust-ups in training. Notably Boateng and Balotelli, most recently Kolo Toure putting Adebayor in a headlock, these occurrences have been happening too much in this side.

One reason could be due to their high pay-wages that they think they are above everyone. They feel it is a privilege for them to be at training. Egos run high during training sessions and one mistimed tackle that could be innocent turns into a problem. No one probably wants to get hurt because if they are injured for a certain amount of time then it is possible that they could lose their spot on the squad. So anything that looks bad the victim will confront the tackler and ask him why he did that. Then the wrecking commences (Yesss!!!!)



People want to say that there is much disharmony on this team especially, I want to be a devil's advocate and say that this is how squads, groups, teammates, or employees are. Think about it, I know there are a few people at your job or your school that you want to fight in occasions. It is a part of seeing each other everyday. People know each others habits and how they act around each other. Someone will more than likely take offense with it and you have a conflict. We get irritated and lash out even at our friends during those times.

It doesn't mean that they dislike each other personally. Maybe they just have different personalities that clashed at a time. There have been times where fights have been started on teams I've been on. In fact I've been on a team where brothers had a fist fight and they still lived in the same house for the time being. It doesn't necessarily mean that they absolutely hate each other, maybe they just had a disagreement that went to fisticuffs. And each of those times they've made up and got on with their business.



I tend to think that these fights had to deal with ego more than just being a part of a team but it is something to think about. It doesn't affect their title hopes as I was telling one of my friends that this team has huge amounts of talent and their egos will ignore what is going on behind closed doors or in the training pitch and just get on with their business. Their pride won't allow them to needlessly lose games when they feel as if they can see the title ahead. Now will they be perennial title contenders? I don't think so. It will eventually crumble because it has a pretty flimsy foundation.