šŸ—£ļø 'Really pisses me off': Heated Wagner blasts Union after playoff miss | OneFootball

šŸ—£ļø 'Really pisses me off': Heated Wagner blasts Union after playoff miss | OneFootball

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Andrew ThompsonĀ·20 October 2024

šŸ—£ļø 'Really pisses me off': Heated Wagner blasts Union after playoff miss

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Philadelphia Union star left-back Kai Wagner had plenty to say in the wake of the Unionā€™s 2-1 Decision Day loss against visiting FC Cincinnati.

Wagner, who completed the full 90 minutes at Subaru Park on Saturday, levied his full-throated opinion after the full-time whistle, providing insight into the mentality of the Union dressing room.


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ā€œI think everybody has to look in their own heads now and ask themselves, did I give everything the season?,ā€ he said.

ā€œThat reflects the whole season. Itā€™s the players, itā€™s the owners, itā€™s everybody around, itā€™s coaches. Everybody has to reflect (on) the season now.

And dccording to Wagner, the mentality of his team-mates was below par.

ā€œI love all our homegrown, but you donā€™t win games in this league just with homegrown. And I think we have to go back to get winning players who have the mentality to win every game.

ā€œI saw too many players today in the locker room who really like, probably donā€™t care that we get out of the playoffs.

ā€œThatā€™s something that really pisses me off, when you like players, who like, donā€™t care, and just go home now and think. ā€˜Okay, nice, I have vacation in front of me.

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ā€œIā€™m not a player like this. This will stay with me. The 2022 MLS Cup stayed a lot with me, a couple of weeks. So I think thatā€™s even worse today, probably, not to make the playoffs.ā€

The German-born defender has been ever-present for the Union since his arrival from WĆ¼zburger Kickers in 2019, making over 170 appearances for the Union and playing a vital role in the clubā€™s 2020 Supportersā€™ Shield-winning season as well as their run to an MLS Cup Final in 2022.

On a night when younger Quinn Sullivan bagged the only goal against Cincy, Wagnerā€™s words certainly come at an interesting moment in the clubā€™s trajectory.


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