There we have the problem in a nutshell. The footballers see the quality in what City are doing. The journalist thinks it isn't very exciting because the team with the most money is winning the league. One is interested in how you play football that good, the other is interested in selling papers.
That said, I do have some sympathy with her position because if you are someone who talks shit for a living and you are dropped in amongst people who actually know what they're on about it and know you're talking shit it can't be a pleasant experience (assuming she has the self awareness to know she is talking shit).