Hull City’s Mason Burstow Details Difficulties with Former Manager Tim Walter

Hull City forward Mason Burstow has acknowledged that his working relationship with former manager Tim Walter became so difficult that he considered “giving up.” Burstow achieved his first goal for the club during the Tigers’ 3-1 loss to Middlesbrough on Saturday, a match that took place directly after Walter’s departure. The player, on loan from Chelsea, stated he attempted to discuss his limited playing time with Walter early in the season but did not receive an explanation for his frequent exclusion from the team. “I tried to speak to him a couple of times about playing time and what I can work on to get in the side because I felt like I trained well every day,” Burstow informed BBC Radio Humberside. He continued, “It was one of those things where I wasn’t really getting anything back so you almost had the feeling of giving up – it was difficult.” The 21-year-old player made only two starts in Championship fixtures while Walter was manager, prior to the German’s dismissal last week after a 2-0 home loss to Sheffield Wednesday. “Its tough because I felt like it was unnatural,” he further commented. “Coming through youth academies you always felt like you could speak to a staff member, you felt like you could get your points across – it was probably the first time I felt like I couldn’t.” The England Under-20 international also noted that his rapport with the new interim manager, Andy Dawson, is considerably more favorable. Burstow stated, “Since they’ve come in, him and Erb [goalkeeping coach Erbil Bozkurt] have been two people we feel like we can speak to.”