Have you ever wondered what kind of discussions happen on Twitter? What do the best and brightest minds on social media choose to talk about? Well, here is a taste.
After Michael Olise helped Bayern Munich crush Bodø/Glimt 5-0, football Twitter began a fresh meltdown. Not because of his goals or skills or anything related to his gameplay, but because of an interview.
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Yes, THAT interview, done after the Man of the Match presentation, where Olise calmly said that he doesn’t know how it feels to score such amazing goals. When asked how he does it, he simply replied: “I shoot and it goes in.”
This was not enough for most people, and it somehow triggered a wave of scorn and criticism that was vastly out of proportion to the actual content of the interview. People were outraged, people were angry, people stood up to defend Olise, and some began to speculate on things that should probably be left alone.
Behold, the weaponized toxicity of Football Twitter.
It began somewhat reasonably. Some people just weren’t very happy. It happens.
Maybe being nonchalant is not cool any more.
As videos surfaced, people started feeling bad for the interviewer.
They actually think Olise was being disrespectful.
Note the likes and number of views. This topic was going viral.
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This is the nature of the internet. Negativity compounds. People got nasty really quick. Here is an account with over 280k followers:
The replies were dripping with rage.
Another account with 600k followers:
Even when the posters aren’t actively baiting their audience, the fish bite without needing a hook.
Thankfully, the replies fit into one long screenshot (this stuff is a nightmare to organize).
Apparently we all need to grow up, no one is allowed to find this funny.
Imagine a Liverpool fan saying this. Olise is better than their entire squad combined. And their reasoning is bulletproof.
Of course, Twitter is fun because it’s a public platform. It has a search function you can use to find anything anyone has said. Guess what happens when you check this guy’s tweets?
That wasn’t even that long ago. Shows you how many of these accounts are either organically stupid, or run by professional clout-chasers.
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People recognize the questions weren’t great.
Olise actually DID give a proper response later, as this account points out.
Some of the big FC Bayern fan accounts went out to bat for their player. Here is @MusialaEra, with almost 50k followers, defending Olise.
He continues to fight the fight in the comments.
Others point out the hypocrisy in the criticism.
Some recognize that no matter what Olise does, he can’t win.
This type of comment was very common, to the point it seems like a consensus opinion on the website.
Others were much more reasonable.
He was like this even at Crystal Palace!
A sentence to strike fear into the heart of any footballer.
This isn’t the first time Olise has given curt answers in an interview. So why did it go viral this time? This Twitter user has a clear answer.
Don’t know who SGA is, but it’s clear that this new hatred of Olise spawned after that goal he scored in the second leg vs Real Madrid last season. That goal catapulted him into megastardom and put his actions under the microscope of jealous rival fans.
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Olise is hated because he’s so good. That’s how it is sometimes.
You could say this about most Twitter arguments.
Well, that’s all for now! Hope you enjoyed this slop-fest. Twitter is like McDonald’s, it’s not good for you but it is tasty (sometimes). Avoid the site if you can. If anything entertaining pops up, we’ll cover it like this.
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