McTominay says Man Utd suffered from ‘poisonous’ dressing rooms – however not proper now
Scott McTominay admitted Manchester United’s dressing room has been a poisonous place previously.
United have been outclassed by Bournemouth on Saturday as they suffered a humiliating 3-0 defeat at residence. They are additionally on the verge of a Champions League exit, with Erik ten Hag’s males needing a win towards Bayern Munich on Tuesday evening if they’re to have any hope of staying within the competitors.
It got here simply days after Sky Sports reported the Dutchman had ‘misplaced’ 50% of the gamers in his dressing room, a declare disputed by the membership, leading to a run of dismal outcomes. But Red Devils midfielder McTominay has come to the defence of his supervisor by presenting a united entrance.
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The Scotsman revealed there has, the truth is, been a toxic ambiance amongst gamers and employees previously, whereas praising the “big characters” in United’s dressing room.
McTominay stated: “It is the gamers’ duty, firstly, the gamers know that as properly. We have had many wonderful gamers and proper now we’re on the stage the place we’ve got huge characters within the dressing room.
“It’s not only a case like a few of the different managers, the place it has been a little bit bit poisonous at occasions. The boys are firmly behind the supervisor. I’ve stated that in lots of different interviews and that’s the manner it would keep.
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“We’ve got an amazing coaching staff as well, so it can get lost in translation, with what the players think and what is said behind closed doors. But we just want to do well for the football club.”
Ten Hag has attracted criticism this season for his enjoying model and the therapy of Jadon Sancho, who has not performed a recreation since August. But McTominay, United’s prime scorer within the Premier League this season with 5 targets, insists it’s the gamers’ duty to show their fortunes round.
“Obviously we know the inconsistencies we’ve had, we are not naive to that,” he added. “We have spoken about it as a bunch.
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“The boys are doing their best to come together. As you can see in the Premier League, every team is super athletic, every team in the Champions League can run.
“We need to match that and more when you play for this club. The manager can’t do too much from the sidelines, it needs to come from the players. Sometimes the way we play has been amazing. When we play like we did against Chelsea, we can do amazing things.
“That’s the faith of the manager and you want to repay that as much as you can when you get on the pitch. You’re going to have ups and downs as a football player, it’s not always sunshine and rainbows.”