Originally Posted by
freemuzzy
I watched the full interview with Turner on Pies Player two weeks ago (well worth a watch btw, he came across brilliantly), which is where these quotes are recycled from.
His point was actually the exact opposite of the way it’s been interpreted here; he was glowing about the squad unity/strength, highlighting that there’s players not in the squad who are pushing hard and well respected despite not being involved and that everyone is very much on the same page.
To that end, a bit of a petty move by Ardley to only name 6 subs on Saturday and the oldest trick in the book by a manager to try and force new signings (Guardiola even did it two seasons ago) as the perception is that they ‘can’t’ name a full squad. He clearly feels differently to Turner and is making a very unnecessary distinction between ‘his’ players and those he inherited, which is a shame and feels needless when so much progress is being made.
Worse case scenario, he could’ve at least brought along someone from the youth team for experience. But hey ho.