Steve Bruce stated he pressured to offer Ross McCormack a ‘smack on the wrist’ after he ditched coaching following a vigorous evening out.
The ex-Aston Villa boss managed the membership from 2016 to 2018 as he unceremoniously sacked the day after a fan threw a cabbage on the Manchester United legend throughout Villa’s 3-3 draw with Preston North End.
The former Scotland worldwide was purchased for £12million by Roberto Di Matteo however the Italian was sacked after simply 4 months in cost earlier than Bruce, 63, was introduced in to interchange the 2012 Champions League winner.
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The Englishman reportedly had a turbulent relationship with McCormack as Bruce, who spoke to BoyleSports who provide the most recent Premier League betting, revealed one state of affairs the place the striker determined to ditch coaching after having fun with an evening out.
”I had an episode at Aston Villa with Ross McCormack where unfortunately he didn’t fancy coming into training because he’d been out the night before,” Bruce revealed. “It happens. It’s part of life and management.
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“We’re not all squeaky clean just because you’re a footballer, but you have to be in some ways because they are like pop stars now. Players are on the front pages now and it’s ridiculous.”
The former centre-back revealed the punishment he doled out to McCormack and it is truthful to say he acquired off evenly as Bruce added: “I told McCormack he was a naughty boy and smacked him across the wrist. I told him to accept his fine. We got on with it after that. He tried to respond well to it after that, but to be fair I believe there were issues with Ross at the time which I wasn’t aware of. He had a difficult time on the outside of football in his private life.”
Their relationship reached a breaking level simply months later after Bruce shipped McCormack off on mortgage to Nottingham Forest after “continually missing training”.
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At the time, Bruce stated his angle was lower than normal which led to his departure from Villa Park. “It is fair to say disciplinary measures have been made against him because of his attitude and continually missing training,” Bruce informed the BBC.
“Not in 20 years in management have I ever gone down this route but I feel I have to take a stance because I will not put up with it. There has been too much indiscipline at Villa.”