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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]He was not discrediting that any one individual had joined. He was essentially saying that if several DA players had joined, which was the original statement, why were the results so poor.   Now, he’s demonstrated the poor results in his follow up message.  The results are all facts, not dishonest in any way.  And it was a proper question to ask, based on the way the thread read [/quote]

No, he didn't say "Several", he said "tons". You know the difference between several eggs and tons of eggs? And it was that choice of word that he used as the basis for his point about their game results. If your point is to state that the Barca coaching is not in fact worth $3000 then you would suggest that "even with tons of VDA players on the roster Barca teams still cant win". When THAT is your ultimate point then the hyperbole is not just a throw away line. It was the foundation to prove the larger point when the truth of a couple players wasn't as supportive of the narrative.

Again, had RSD used the same terminology it wouldn't be an issue. He admitted to the usage as being "harmless hyperbole" in order to exaggerate his point that the coaching at barca can't be worth a subjective amount in his mind. So he resorts, like many people to GotSoccer and tournament results as a lazy argument and attack on a very young program that EVERYONE has agreed has a shallow talent pool.

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No, the de facto moderators of this thread have not agreed on your last point.  They were making the point that there was a good deal of talent and that more elite talent had joined.  That was the premise of the discussion that he involved himself in.[/quote]

And this is the damage that saying "TONS" has done. The PP's only claim was that talent was starting to migrate in. An example was that a couple of VDA players had joined the program. No claim that the club was overtaken by DA quality players. Even "A team players" moving to Barca was downplayed to the fact that EVERY club, whether they are good or bad, has a "A Team". And that this fact should not even be news worthy because kids move from one club to another all the time. That it happens at Barca is worthy of some kind of "prove it" inquisition is what is lunacy. Is there another club heavy thread that has had to defend the fact that kids moved to their club? Here is a fact:

Every. Single. Kid. At. Barca. Moved. There.[/quote]

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