Manchester United abandoned the game and became Serie A thigh! McTominay 11 goals detonated Napoli, fans are crazy about it

Scott McTominay's influence in Naples has made him instantly a favorite for fans of the Italian city who are crazy about football.

The Scotland international has just been named the Serie A Player of April (the first Scotsman to win this honor), and scored five goals in a single month. "He is the assaulter, not the organizer," said Vincenzo Credendino, a local Naples journalist.

No wonder his former Manchester United coach Solskjaer recently admitted: "I can never understand why they sold McTominay."

But how did the 28-year-old midfielder quickly capture the imagination and love of Napoli fans and become the key gear of the championship team under Conte? Lancaster-born McTominay spent more than 20 years at Manchester United (who first attended the club football school at the age of five) until he left last summer. The £25.7 million transfer is a two-way choice: players are eager for a new environment, and the rules of Premier League profit and sustainability also make the deal financially meaningful to Manchester United.

On the day he joined Naples, Scottish teammate Billy Gilmore also transferred from Brighton for £12 million. But the deal almost died - at that time, Frosinone midfielder Marco Brescianini was undergoing a Naples medical examination and seemed to be about to join. However, the situation suddenly changed. The Italian international moved to Atlanta by renting first and then buying, and Naples immediately signed McTominay. There are many statements about this transfer game: some say Brescianini chose Atlanta, and some news said that McTominay's sudden operability caused Naples to change his mind, and some rumors that Frosinone tried to modify the terms of the transaction. In any case, the ending was perfect for Naples.

McTomine and Conte made a match

McTominei played for Napoli this season and scored 11 goals in 31 Serie A games, with another goal in the Italian Cup. Five of the 11 league goals were from April, helping him to lock in the best of the month. This also makes him tied with AC Milan's Pulisic as the midfielder with the most goals in Serie A this season. In comparison, he scored only 19 goals in 178 Premier League games at Manchester United.

' success stems from the more aggressive midfield positioning under the Conte system. During the period between Manchester United and Scotland, he often served as a defensive midfielder. Claydendino analyzed: "Conte adjusts the system to maximize his advantages. In Conte's tactical framework, he is not the organizer but the assaulter - this is the best choice when having a modern center like Lukaku ".

As of this weekend, McTominay was the only midfielder to touch the ball more than 100 times in the opponent's penalty area (the other is Pulisic), and is also at the forefront of the successful Serie A confrontation list. Claydendino added: "He can be compared with the great midfielder in Conte's coaching history. Marchisio and Vidal scored 9 goals and 10 goals respectively in the 2011-13 season. This is by no means a coincidence. McTominay and Conte can be regarded as a match made in heaven ". Why are fans crazy?

In Naples, a soccer holy place with "one city, one team" in football, hero worship goes deep into the bone marrow (Maradona is the best example). "Terminator Max", "Variety McGiven", "Bottle Opener", "Mac Brothers" - these are all nicknames created by fans for the Scots. McTominai admitted that his favorite "Mac Brothers" (approximately "myself brothers" in the Naples dialect), and some fanatical fans even tattooed this name with his No. 8 on their legs. The image of McTominay on the birthday cake, and even the Edinburgh restaurant hung the Scottish flag with the words "Naples, McTominay, Pizza, in this order" which means a lot to a pizza restaurant. The owner Siro Satorre (a Scottish-born Naples descendant) said: "His loyalty conquered the fans. He was loved by kissing the team logo, learning Italian and even the local dialect.

Recently, McTominay's temporary altar appeared in St. Nicholas' Church. Claydendino emphasized: "The fans love his symbolic spirit very much, and the struggle and sacrifice in every game are the core of the Naples spirit." What makes Italian fans even more favorable is that McTominay praised the local tomatoes in an interview: "Oh my God, the tomatoes here! In the UK, they are just red juice, and the tomatoes here really have a soul, and now I eat them as a snack ".