Always amusing to see this.
I love/hate certain Italian players. It's not about love or hate, it's about rating a player highly or thinking he's not good enough.
I actually rate pretty high players like Buffon, Chiellini, Barzagli, De Rossi (4 years ago and this season), Pirlo, Rossi. I don't think they have a good generation at the moment considering the players in the middle and attack. I used to rate Del Piero, Totti, Zambrotta, Nesta, Cannavaro, Cassano, Camo, Inzaghi and many, many other players. People say I hate Italian players because I point out how (I think) Ranocchia, Bonucci, Montolivo, Nocerino, Criscito, Abate, Gila, Borriello and others are not good enough, not for Juve. They are just a bunch of mediocre players IMO. This new group of youth players (in Italian NT) seems very promising, though.
But if you or anyone else think that's hate towards players, be my guest and stick with that opinion.
As for philosophical posts I don't see the relation in this case at all. I used to think the same about those players even years back when you were not around, so reading some books certainly didn't change my opinion of football players.