Marc Skinner shuts down public feud over player conduct before Man United’s FA Cup clash with Sunderland
Marc Skinner spoke to the press in the prelude to the Red Devils’ game against Sunderland.
Marc Skinner said that he “won’t be having a conversation” about aspects of the fallout from Geyse’s social media post ahead of his team’s tie with Sunderland in the FA Cup quarter-final.
The manager made clear how he handles player relations in a heated arena. The opposition, qualities of his fellow coach, and updates on the squad were other topics in his latest meeting with the media.
Man United will want to focus on the task at hand at Leigh Sports Village. But the team also find themselves in the middle of a controversy over the wellbeing of one of their more recent signings.
Geyse has been going through a tough time after the death of her brother. She missed four matches at the start of the year and has posted a provocative message to reveal an “agonising and lonely feeling.”
These are strong words with which Skinner empathised, but he also attempted to offer more context.
“If a player feels that [and] they write that then you feel a kind of sadness and appreciation. We also appreciate Geyse is in a difficult position in her personal life right now and I think when we have this conversation, we have to understand there is a human at the heart of what we are talking about.”
“From my perspective it’s really clear that Geyse is a fantastic footballer. If she feels like that, then she is expressing her opinion. However, what I can stress is that the club have offered her a fantastic amount of support and will continue to do so. She’s at the centre of it from a wellbeing perspective.”
