McTominay Has Always Been An Impactful Player – Conte

Napoli manager Antonio Conte has come out to say that he didn’t understand how Manchester United couldn’t get the best out of Scott McTominay. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.

According to him, he has always known McTominay to be an impactful player in the EPL, and that made it very surprising when Manchester United eventually sanctioned his sale to Napoli.

Conte added that he never truly believed the Scotland midfielder would arrive, so it was such a pleasant surprise when it happened.

His words, “Scott is a player I knew very well. When he played he was always impactful, but at the same time I saw that he was not used in a decisive way or as a key player in his team. Maybe he never started the season as a starter. I spoke to Manna about it and he told me that it could be done, if certain situations came together. Often, when directors talk to you, they tell you lots of stories, sometimes even to keep you happy.

If you asked me if I ever truly believed 100% that McTominay could arrive, I would say no. We had to have a season without cups, so he would have had to leave a club like United to get back in the game with us. In the end, however, he arrived, and I was very happy because Manna was good. I didn’t think it could really happen.”

WOW.

Manchester United Football Club, commonly referred to as Man United or simply United, is a professional football club based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top division in the English football league system.

Nicknamed the Red Devils, they were founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, but changed their name to Manchester United in 1902. After a spell playing in Clayton, Manchester, the club moved to their current stadium, Old Trafford, in 1910.

Alex Ferguson and his assistant Archie Knox arrived from Aberdeen on the day of Atkinson’s dismissal, and guided the club to an 11th-place finish in the league. Despite a second-place finish in 1987–88, the club was back in 11th place the following season. Reportedly on the verge of being dismissed, Ferguson’s job was saved by victory over Crystal Palace in the 1990 FA Cup final.

The following season, Manchester United claimed their first UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup title. That triumph allowed the club to compete in the European Super Cup for the first time, where United beat European Cup holders Red Star Belgrade 1–0 at Old Trafford. The club appeared in two consecutive League Cup finals in 1991 and 1992 the left and the right, but he’s not got any sense of danger yet, and empties the midfield area too readily.