Villa Players on International Duty - Covid impacts

[Demitri_C]

Matt Law has tweeted that Martinez has said that Villa did not know the quarantine rules for Brazil.....

I mean martinez is making the club look like fools if he said that

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Matt Law has tweeted that Martinez has said that Villa did not know the quarantine rules for Brazil.....

I mean martinez is making the club look like fools if he said that

Why?

Why do we need to know the rules about Brazil?

[Steve67]

Do any of us know the rules?  Stay at home but it's ok go out to work, wear a mask but not in a work place.  We have only 50% allowed to come into work but they can all go out to a nightclub together.  It's all so very made up.

[Ian.]

Matt Law has tweeted that Martinez has said that Villa did not know the quarantine rules for Brazil.....

I mean martinez is making the club look like fools if he said that

I’d say everyone involved this has looked like fools, except Villa. Smith advised them not to go but they went.

[BC Villain]

Matt Law has tweeted that Martinez has said that Villa did not know the quarantine rules for Brazil.....

I mean martinez is making the club look like fools if he said that

He's making the AFA and FIFA look fools.  Surely it's up to them to make players aware of the rules.  You'd hope the player himself would make the effort to check as well.

[CT]

Matt Law has tweeted that Martinez has said that Villa did not know the quarantine rules for Brazil.....

I mean martinez is making the club look like fools if he said that

He's making the AFA and FIFA look fools.  Surely it's up to them to make players aware of the rules.  You'd hope the player himself would make the effort to check as well.

In most cases, I’d agree. But how many ex players struggle because everything gets done for them during their playing days. All they do is bring some hand luggage, the rest is taken care of for them. They barely have to think.

[Lsvilla]

Matt Law has tweeted that Martinez has said that Villa did not know the quarantine rules for Brazil.....

I mean martinez is making the club look like fools if he said that

Why?

Why do we need to know the rules about Brazil?

Especially as he was there not that long ago playing in Copa America.

[Brazilian Villain]

Seems like the club statement from 8 days ago was spot on despite the naysayers.

[Ian.]

Yep I think so too BV.

[Matt C]

This is all a bit of a fiasco but the club played it pretty well, all things considered.

[brontebilly]

If both players are vaccinated then I'm struggling to see what the issue is with them returning to play for us

You not been following the news for the last 18 months ?

Vaccines aren't out 18 months...

[andyh]

If Martinez is trying to deflect by saying villla didn’t know about the rules for Brazil, then frankly he is being a twat.

HE wanted to go, against club wishes.
HE has the ability to think for himself and understand all the implications of travel (hmmmm, maybe that’s taking it a little far, expecting a professional footballer to be able to think for themselves).
HE ‘lied’ to the authorities about his origins of travel.

He needs to take some fucking personal responsibility because it looks to me like he’s becoming a bit of an ‘entitled’ prick.

[cdbearsfan]

What a load a hysterical shite. He wanted to play for his country in the biggest derby in international football, and assumed, as anyone in his position would, that the people who are paid to know the rules regarding travel and Covid and so on wouldn't be amateurish idiots.

[Toronto Villa]

What a load a hysterical shite. He wanted to play for his country in the biggest derby in international football, and assumed, as anyone in his position would, that the people who are paid to know the rules regarding travel and Covid and so on wouldn't be amateurish idiots.

Completely agree. Brazil made a fucking pigs ear of this also which happened to be against their fiercest rivals. I don’t see why the four players are being singled out like they went out of their way to con the system. It’s not like they took a secret covert flight out there. It was all quite public

[Steve67]

Are the two Emi's definitely still out of the Chelsea clash even if they come back from a green country?  If so, what's the point of going to Croatia?