Napoli fans have come up with a new nickname for Scott McTominay after a superb start to life in Serie A.
Though Erik ten Hag admitted he would have preferred to keep the Scotland international, Manchester United sold McTominay to Napoli for a fee of £25.4 million because of PSR rules and the need to offload a homegrown player.
But United's loss has been Napoli's gain and McTominay has been in fine form for his new employers. Antonio Conte's men are four points clear at the top of the Serie A after nine games, having won seven, drawn one and lost one.
McTominay has two goals and two assists in seven games and has been a huge hit with the Napoli supporters. Media in Italy started referring to him as Conte's 'Jolly' - meaning in the pack of cards he is effectively the variable with the ability to upgrade a losing hand into a winning one.
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But the fans have also created a moniker of their own which captures what McTominay is all about as a player. According to the BBC, he has been labelled 'McTotally’ - in a nod to his ability to be "totally present and committed to running everywhere".
The article goes on to state that Conte completely changed his tactics to accommodate McTominay. He typically plays 3-4-2-1 and it was that system which Napoli adopted to begin with.
However, Conte has shuffled his pack and Napoli now normally line up in 4-3-3 without the ball but often transition into a 4-2-4 which sees McTominay join Romelu Lukaku as a striker.
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It suits his skill-set perfectly, with McTominay deemed to be an extremely useful player when it comes to switching tactics and styles.
Having been impressed by his displays, former Italy star Paolo di Canio has said United's directors should be "arrested" for allowing McTominay to leave.
McTominay has fell in love with with Napoli right from the off and kissed his badge after his first goal and it appears as though the cub's fanbase share the same feeling.
Topics: Napoli, Scott Mctominay
Josh Lawless