Wenger's intentions are clear, his desire stated to maintain momentum throughout the group stage where in previous seasons, most notably last year, late squad rotation and a drop off in results has condemned his team to the runners-up slot.
Whether Costa's tactics were worthy of condemnation or not, his opponent's reaction was immature and Gabriel's departure condemned his team.
But it was not Barnes who condemned his team to this thrashing.
Neil Lennon, the Celtic manager, condemned his team after their 2-0 defeat at Motherwell led to their lead at the top of the table being reduced to five points after Rangers' 4-0 home victory over St Johnstone.
In the same spirit, the authors charge, the president of Duke, Richard Brodhead, fired the lacrosse coach, canceled the season and condemned the team members for more than eight months.
Just about every manager in every city is constantly condemned by team followers for decisions made and not made, all somehow convinced the next guy will magically get it right.
After the match Smith refused to condemn his team, citing the red cards for Whittaker and Bougherra as harsh.
Things took a turn for the worst in last weekend's climatic end to the Bundesliga, when the Rhein Energie Stadion descended into anarchy upon the defeat of Cologne by Bayern Munich, condemning the team to relegation from the top flight of German soccer.
Almost docile in his approach the past few days -- evidently because of Camby's situation -- Van Gundy was back to his old self today, condemning his team for its faults in Game 2, demanding excellence in Game 3 and refusing to accept any potential excuses for defeat.
Scioscia acknowledged that all the mistakes were costly, but he refused to condemn his team for its play, even though the mistakes were atypical of what the Angels did in the regular season and during their division series sweep of Boston.
