Manly famous person Tom Trbojevic has declared he’s “very happy” regardless of a tumultuous few months at his membership.
Trbojevic was sidelined from Round 11 after struggling a season-ending shoulder damage and needed to watch his beloved Sea Eagles disintegrate.
The crew didn’t win a sport after the notorious Pride jersey saga in Round 20 and in consequence Des Hasler was sacked as head coach.
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After Hasler was axed, Trbojevic’s supervisor stated in an interview that each he and his brother Jake have been “unhappy” and “concerned” that the membership was “imploding.”
However chatting withThe Sydney Morning Herald on Wednesday, Trbojevic reassured Manly followers.
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“I’m very happy,” he stated.
“A lot of things were being said in the media, etc. but I’m happy. I just want to play good footy for them.
“A lot of things were getting tossed out, but we just want to play good footy and win games. Unfortunately, we weren’t able to do that at the back end of last year, we need to turn that around.”
Hasler has been changed by Anthony Seibold, who lately returned from England to start his work at Narrabeen.
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Seibold is not any new face to Manly — he was an assistant to Trent Barrett in 2016.
“I’ve worked under Seibs before and I’m looking forward to working with him closely again,” Trbojevic stated.
“I’m looking forward to ripping in with him… I really enjoyed working under him. I look forward to doing it again a little more closely this time.”
Hasler’s sacking was a giant blow for the Trbojevic’s, who’re very shut with him. In reality, they reportedly tried to incorporate a get-out clause of their contracts after they re-signed in 2019 if Hasler departed, however the membership rejected these requests.
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Trbojevic stated he’s “very thankful for everything Des has done” and that he “loved being coached by him” however acknowledged the membership’s change.
“Obviously, they have gone in a different direction, and I’m looking forward to going in that direction and seeing where we go,” he stated.
But the 26-year-old backed Hasler to choose up one other head teaching gig if that’s one thing he wished.
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“If he wants to coach again, then definitely,” Trbojevic stated when requested if he hoped Hasler would coach on elsewhere.
“He’s such a good coach and any club would benefit from having him there.
“I’m not sure what he wants to do, that’s something he needs to work out for himself.
“I’m thankful for everything he has done for me and my family.”