Lewis: "You don't speak for the locker room or myself. You got no place in the locker room if you are going to overgeneralize all players."
Manish: "The prevailing sentiment in Gang Green's locker room is clear: Players don't respect Gase, who has rubbed them the wrong way"
Seems pretty clear that Manish is speaking about the locker room, not for it, which is exactly his job. He also doesn't say "all the players", he says "prevailing sentiment". Also, Lewis doesn't say "that's not true, we all love playing for the coach". He's not actually refuting anything Manish has said, just told him to shut up. Can't imagine why a mediocre role player who just managed to get himself a new contract wouldn't want a new coach.