Greensby boss: Manchester United asks the coach where the locker room is? Hell, isn t it just the back seat of the car?

In the second round of the League Cup, English League Two team Greensby defeated Manchester United in a penalty shootout. Their boss Jason Stockwood was interviewed by The Athletic and talked about some interesting things about the game.

Stockwood said to the interviewer: "I'll tell you something interesting. When Manchester United came to our game, they almost seemed to send us a list of requirements for the coach's treatment. The list asked: Where is the head coach's locker room? I thought, hell (f***ing hell), head coach's locker room? For us, it's the back seat of the players' car. Manchester United's coach and a dedicated locker room? I think this is interesting. They obviously don't know where they are coming. When the players walked off the bus and stepped onto the court, I stood by and observed that the Manchester United players were not in shape, all of which were old-fashioned and perfunctory.

Manchester United have so many incredible talented players, and I myself am a super fan of the Premier League. The personal talent they showed on the night of the game was extraordinary. But the performance of Manchester United's team is obvious to everyone. Seeing how they came in, it seems they didn't want to come, and I'm very happy to see this! "

Stockwood is a local businessman who and Andrew Petit jointly acquired the Greensby Club in May 2021.

Speaking of the rain on the day of the game, Stockwood said: "I'm actually quite relaxed because this game is a 'let go' game for us, and no one expects us to win. In fact, when I was taking the train to the stadium, I heard some Manchester United fans chatting and said: Oh, this game is a piece of cake, we can definitely abuse them easily. I remembered this when I drove home, and thought it was really good. But my wife was particularly nervous when watching the game. It was raining at the time. She turned and asked me: If the game was cancelled because of the weather, would we win? I quickly said: No, it would be too bad if it was cancelled!

(Raining) That was the only one I had in the whole game. In a tense moment, the rain was like a disaster film, and the sky was still thundering. The scene was so dramatic. We spent a lot of money on the lawn of the court. We must praise our field staff here. The lawn has never been so good. When it rained, the lawn did not accumulate too much water, and the field could still play normally. Later, when the rain became smaller, I breathed a sigh of relief. Finally, when it came to the penalty shootout, my wife couldn't stand it anymore, so she went into the house. I think she should have sat and had a cup of tea! "

Finally, when talking about the small town where the team is located, Stockwood hoped to use the attention brought by this game to change people's inherent impression of Greensby, a fishing port town: "We collected it at the beginning There are two core goals for buying this club: First, we are fans of the team, and we are lucky that our professional experience gives us the resources to effectively improve the team's performance on the field. Second, we are really working to change the outside world's description of this town. Greensby is a post-industrial fishing port town. The glory of fishery in the past has become history, but we are proud of this history. Now, we are moving towards the green energy revolution and are already at the heart of this revolution. Therefore, this football club is an important part of our writing new stories and shaping a new image for the town.

Can stand on the world stage, be invited to participate in such a podcast program, and be on the American CBS The opportunity to be able to accept the British BBC interview this morning allows us to tell the outside world the more positive side of the town, which is exactly what Greensby is now. In addition, the outstanding performance we showed in the game is by no means a lucky victory, but a concentrated reflection of our efforts.

We have been trying to play more aggressive football, with excellent coaches and excellent CEOs around us, and we are constantly improving the level of the town and club. The game against Manchester United has made us the focus as we wish, which is a real opportunity. We will seize every opportunity and tell everyone to look at Greensby again and learn about it from a different perspective. This is a rising town."