If you read that sentence on its own like you've put it, yeah, makes one wonder. But when you read in context of the entire quote, and the entire article, I think you are reading into it way too much. I read it more like he was telling Souhan that there are no 'shoulds' here and that Meyer needs to work for it like anyone else, that this is a competition, and it is. And to me that's not implying that Meyer isn't working for it less than anyone else, it's just not a forgone conclusion that Meyer should win the job like Souhan (and many) wants it to be.