I think that ^ is a bit of a twisting of words. Some of the direct quotes coming from the room were:
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Johnson said the team meeting "got a lot off our chests & the coaches got a lot off their chests." Said "open dialogue" helped a ton.
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Frings: "Everyone needed to fight for everybody." ... And on Winter: "We have no problem with the coach."
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Frings: "I told the guys before the game, 'we've spoken too much. We need to show it on the pitch today.'"
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If I am reading between the lines, I'd say that Winter over the last few games was coaching to not lose. Perhaps as direct result from the meeting with Ansemli where he was reportedly given 4 games to turn it around. Ultimately, I think that the players/coaches meeting that happened after those "defensive efforts" was a bit of a gut check time for all involved.
The coach decided that if he is going to go out, he'll do it on his terms. The players decided that there really are no excuses. At some point they have to win their battles and decide to play for each other... and for their own development.