Ralf Rangnick has failed to revive Manchester United. He took over the reins after the sacking of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, but the Red Devils’ performance has not improved. Now, heading into the final game of the season, the manager is trying to explain what has happened and why they have failed to qualify for the Champions League next season....CONTINUE READING THE FULL ARTICLE>>>
And it could be worse. Because United need to beat Crystal Palace this afternoon to secure sixth place and avoid dropping out of the Conference League.
“Even when he was young, Cristiano did not shout: ‘The other team has the ball, where can we win balls? – Rangnick”.
Rangnick has been self-critical and acknowledged that he has failed to instil his idea of the game in the players. “We never got close to the aggressive, proactive football I wanted to play.
It has to do with physicality if you want to play like that. I should have done better and developed this team in a more sustainable way,” said the coach.
“I’m not blaming Cristiano at all, Rangnick.”
Lack of balance
One of the problems he has spotted at United is intensity. “I’m not blaming Cristiano at all, he did very well in games, but he’s not a pressing monster. Even when he was young, he didn’t shout: ‘The other team has the ball, where can we win balls?'” he explains.
‘We never found the right balance between what we need with and without the ball.’ [Rangnick]
“It was the same with quite a few other players, so we had to make concessions at one point. We never found the right balance between what we needed with and without the ball,” he continued.
