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McCarthy: Wonderful Finish By Celina But Result Tough on Burton
Saturday, 28th Oct 2017 18:24

Town boss Mick McCarthy hailed sub Bersant Celina’s “wonderful finish” 89th minute freekick winner during the 2-1 victory at Burton but admitted the result was tough on the Brewers, who had deservedly led 1-0.

Asked whether the script written was when Celina stepped up to take the freekick, the Town fans having spent much of the half calling for the on-loan Manchester City winger’s introduction, he said: “I don’t know but I’m glad it turned out that way.”

Moving on to the terrace calls for Celina to be brought on, he added: “I don’t give a s––e about that, by the way. They don’t go on because of that, let me clear that up.

“In fact there’s more chance of him not going on when they start telling me what to do. And yes, I am a belligerent f–, let’s just clear that up.

“He’d every chance of going on when the game gets stretched. I don’t think it’s a game for him, when we’re having to head balls out and fight and scrap but with 10 minutes to play it is, strangely enough.

“I though Wardy did well and Kevin Bru did well and Bersant, it was a wonderful finish and he's celebrated with the fans and thrown his shirt in and they all love him. He’s maybe given the bird to me with the jump but I don’t mind that, that’s what he’s paid for. He goes on, scores the goal, he’s the hero, fabulous.

“Tell you what, there were some other heroes there today that kept a clean sheet to half-time and kept it to the score it was. They enabled him to do that, good luck to him, he was brilliant.”

McCarthy admitted that the Blues needed a result going into the match - “For sure, absolutely” - and conceded that much of the afternoon was tough for his team: “At half-time I was tempted to change it then. Not to put Bersant on, just in case you’re thinking that, but Kevin Bru I’d considered.

“I spoke to TC and he made the point that it was the toughest 45 minutes we’d had, certainly with the conditions, [so we decided] let’s see how we get on, enough time to give them a fair crack of the whip.

“I thought Tristan had a tough time today but he’s been brilliant, he’s 17, and it was hard. We played great last week and we got f– all. We’ve not played well today and won. I’ll give all credit to my players for scrapping it out because we’ve had to.”


He agreed that Burton can feel hard done by: “Absolutely, but it’s not breaking my heart, I have to be honest.”

Quizzed on Celina’s somewhat ambiguous tweet - “Two months until new year. Can’t wait” - which some have taken to mean he’s itching for his spell with Town to end early in January, McCarthy said: “He’s factually correct, isn’t he? He’s a f–-ing brighter lad than I thought he was!

“He’s our player and he might play at Cardiff and he’ll be happy then, won't he? Good luck to him.”

McCarthy confirmed that his loan is for the season - “For 12 months” - and the deal is likely to be along the lines of Tom Lawrence's spell last season which could have been cut short in January but only if agreed by all three parties, the two clubs and the player.

When questioned whether the Kosovo international is frustrated, the Town boss responded: “Ask him.”

Has he said he is to McCarthy, having said he felt his time had come earlier in the season?

“He is [a confident young man], and I’ve also got 18, 19, 20 others that I have to take care of as well.”

The Town boss says he fully understands why fans have taken to him: “I do and I like him when he does that. He’s done great today, hasn’t he? I’m really delighted with him.”

Regarding the derogatory chants aimed in his own direction by the Town support, something which he hoped wouldn’t resurface this season, McCarthy added: “Listen, unless somebody decides otherwise, you’ve got me, boring old big nose, f–-ing fart with 's–-e football' until May. Unless somebody decides different.”

Does it bother him? “It hurts me for the players because it can affect them. It doesn’t affect me, I have to be honest.

“I’d prefer it the other way when we changed the hit parade for six games, but it’s back. I can tolerate it.”

Kevin Bru made his first appearance of the season from the bench and impressed his manager: “He was great, wasn’t he? I said to everybody, in front of all the players, I was delighted with him.

“His attitude has been great. Mind, he hasn’t been ostracised, he’s not been asked to train with the kids, he’s not been pushed out, he’s been training with us and been away and done his international stuff. Really thrilled with him, he deserves a lot of credit for the way he’s played today.”

Does the performance put the Mauritius international, who was told he could move on in the summer, back in his thoughts? “Quite clearly he’s never been out of my thoughts as he’s played today.

“Circumstances dictate certain things. Emyr Huws is injured, Tom Adeyemi’s injured, Teddy Bishop’s injured, Luke Hyam’s injured.

“I’ve got two teenagers [Tristan Nydam and Flynn Downes] who have been doing great but it gets tough for them in the Championship and I thought it was a day to have him on the bench and contribute if necessary, which he’s done. I thought he was good.”

Martyn Waghorn took his total to seven for the season since joining from Rangers with the equaliser.

“Let’s hope that continues, he’s been excellent, everybody’s pleased with him,” McCarthy said.

“He did great with the goal because he was unhappy with their goal because we had a throw-in and it ended up as a corner. And between him and the thrower we lost it and it ends up as a corner and it ends up in our net.

“He wasn’t best pleased, so he made up for that. Good luck to Bersant, he gets the headlines today, it’s wonderful.”

Burton boss Nigel Clough admitted it hurt to lose the game: “That’s going to sting for a while, an awful long while. It was very, very harsh to lose that game today on the balance of the play and balance of the effort that went in, chances created and everything else.

“We scored a goal, we haven’t done that in five and a half games, so that was a bonus, but we should have scored more than one today.

“It wasn’t just chances, it was situations leading to chances. We had great situations in the first half today and didn’t make chances out of them.

“But then we got the goal and there is an element of it not dropping for us in the penalty area without a doubt. And you look at their first goal, the cross has gone in, it’s been half-cleared and it’s just dropped straight in Waghorn’s path. We’d like one to drop for us like that.”


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WirralBlue added 19:06 - Oct 28
This is a disgraceful interview. The fans pay your wages. Adios Mick
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Chicago_Blue added 19:07 - Oct 28
Why the constant swearing in interviews?! Disgraceful. Could you imagine Sir Bobby saying things like that? Really can't stand MM. The club is bigger than him and will still be around when he's long gone.
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Dissboyitfc added 19:07 - Oct 28
Get out of our club, could never imagine the legend Sir Bobby talking this way. He is a disgrace!!!
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cromwellblue added 19:09 - Oct 28
My heart sank reading this.

The breakdown in the relationship is now clearly terminal.

A disappointing reaction from MM, whatever he feels about his treatment he needs to rise above it.

I think we all know this will end in May. In the meantime I fear many disputes before the divorce
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warktheline added 19:11 - Oct 28
Inexcusable...shut the door on your way out!
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MickMillsTash added 19:11 - Oct 28
No need for the language used - blanked out on not , McCarthy is paid to represent the club and speak to and appeal to all of its fans- my mum, my son, me.
Moronic
No need
Someone should have a word
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carlo88 added 19:12 - Oct 28
Despite all his protestations to the contrary, MM has a really thin skin doesn't he. People who constantly say 'I couldn't give a s***, tend to be quite the opposite.
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SpiritOfJohn added 19:13 - Oct 28
Grounds for instant dismissal? Would ME let any of his other employees talk to the press like this?
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WaltonBlueNaze added 19:16 - Oct 28
The arrogance of MM has reached a new low, his comments are nothing short of disrespectful to all the supporters who pay their hard earned money following the team and having to watch utter rubbish. Evans please grow a pair and do the decent thing - let's find a new, young manager and start to rebuild this once great club.
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carsey added 19:18 - Oct 28
Clear off McCarthy
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madmouse1959 added 19:19 - Oct 28
Another example of McCarthys strained relationship with the supporters. The sooner McCarthy and Conner get out of this club the better !!!
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Jewels added 19:26 - Oct 28
It's absolutely disgraceful the way MM speaks and swears post match. Dont take your frustrations out on the fans and players you're not doing yourself any favours. He is obviously gutted Bersant scored the goal! Good on ya Bersant and brilliant celebration to drum home to MM that you should start games and not come on for the last few minutes!!

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itfchorry added 19:28 - Oct 28
So enjoyed that right hand button geminmimustang
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JimmyP45 added 19:28 - Oct 28
Very clear Mick doesn't like Celina. Say what you want Mick but the fans are calling for Celina because even Stevie Wonder could see that he is the key to us getting results.

Mick is the most clueless and deluded manager we have ever had!
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bohslegend added 19:34 - Oct 28
Love it.
I've tried to stay away from this absolute whinge fest for a long time. The same people who have used similar “agricultural” language here about MM so many times before now getting all sensitive. Do me a favour and take your whinging to someone who gives a sh1t.
MM will either go or be removed soon and then you lot will move on to the next victim. Blueboy - wow! Very rare comment when we win.
Well said MM.
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VulpineBlue added 19:37 - Oct 28
Whatever one thinks of MM there is absolutely no need for this tirade of foul language. He is the public face of ITFC. Shameful. Posters are rightly requested not to post bad language on this site as children might read it. Shame that MM doesn't realise this.
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wherescounago added 19:40 - Oct 28
Our club is a family club, it was the envy of the whole league and many others around the World. We were famed for our football, fairness and appreciated by all supporters. We were managed by gentlemen and true legends of the game. I am sure there were many times when Sir Alf and Sir Bobby had a swear about things but this would have been done in private. They would NEVER behave like this in a press conference. We were managed for a time by a foul mouthed Roy Keane but he, as far as I am aware, did not act like this in front of the media. Whilst I am not in the MM in or out camps, I do believe that someone at the Club (ME for example) should be taking him to task over these repeated foul mouthed rants. They are not clever, funny nor endearing. Stop this belligerent attitude and win back the support you are rapidly losing or should I say lost!!!
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nthstd added 19:40 - Oct 28
Really pleased we won. Really disappointed by MM turn of phrase. He is so impolite when it isn't called for. Disappointed deeply by that. Bersant Celina has clearly got some level of skill and is worthy of a contract at no lesser a club than Man City. MM needs to play to his strengths for the good of the club and not MM personal secret plan.
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RobTheMonk added 19:41 - Oct 28
His Bru commets seem bittersweet. Not even offered a squad number at the start of the season and was told he could move on. The “Quite clearly he's never been out of my thoughts as he's played today", sounds like a hell of a lot off bullcrap to me.
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BanksterDebtSlave added 19:43 - Oct 28
My goodness It's a veritable blizzard on here tonight ! Any of you singing about sh1t football need to remember that It's the players that are playing it....you inspirational bunch ! Good on him for calling you out.
I'm sure some of you posting on here are just in an uppie league or something !
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algarvefan added 19:45 - Oct 28
I have consistently supported Mick through the tough times and he has done fairly well with very limited resources. I don't always like the style of football but needs must etc etc.

However Mick should be ashamed at his tirade today, the fans pay his and the players wages and he shows them no respect at all, can you imaging Sir Bobby Robson coming out with a mouthful like that. What respect I had for him has now gone. I at least hope he apologises for such an unnecessary outburst....it's the least he can do.
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Lord_Mac added 19:47 - Oct 28
Two points on the way back from the game.

This season we have only beaten teams in the bottom half. To beat the top teams we are going to have to look to score an average of two goals per game.

So I don't want to hear any more of "Celina can't last 90 minutes". You can always take him off later after we have taken the game to a side for an hour. If we don't do that we are going to lose anyway.

Second point: playing into the wind. In rugby you keep the ball and run with it when playing into the wind. You save the kicking game for when you have the wind behind you. McCarthy should have set up to play the ball in the deck in the first half. Even with the wind behind it's difficult to play hoofball in the wind because the ball runs away. It's not a territorial game like rugby. We only became effective when we brought on Ward, Bru and Celina and started to pass the damn thing!

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prebbs007 added 19:49 - Oct 28
So Marcus.

I have a question for you !

Are you happy for a member of your staff to go on a public interview and talk in this manner about the club, certain players, and the fans. In any other of your businesses this would be a written warning at the least and possibly gross misconduct and dismissal.

To say the more we call for Celina the less likely it is he will play is truly amazing. The man is an utter disgrace and you should remove him from his duties tonight. He is taking us nowhere and NO ONE wants him here. Give a new manager time to assess the squad before the window and give the supporters hope where there currently is none.

COYB
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Granthamblue62 added 19:53 - Oct 28
Lets be clear. This was a 'paper over the cracks win. I fully expect 'normal service' to be resumed come Tuesday. MM has once again highlighted his arrogance by doing what he wants, when he wants. His post-match language is a disgrace to the once-good reputation of our club. He clearly doesnt care what anyone thinks. I'm not a religious man, but I shall turn my eyes to the heavens and state "thank God" when he is given the boot. He has lost the plot, completely.
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Pilgrimblue added 20:02 - Oct 28
Agree with so many posts except Gemin....

His response to fans is outrageous and in any other business he'd be censured or sacked. He's not going to sorry or accept he's wrong but needs to go now. He's just hanging in for the money NOT because he wants to be here.

Celina is a class above but could be the inspiration the teams needs when it gets tough. Even Blunkett could see his quality but MM's comments may force him to return to City early. I've said it before that no other Club in Championship would have kept MM this long esp after Lincoln games. He's now going to new depths so why is he still here, he can't be enjoying it.
Yes he has plus points but this can't go on. Wolves and Sunderland knew when! There's plenty out there who could offer so much more.
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