Manchester United: English press dismantled Ralf Rangnick after defeat
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After the first defeat under coach Ralf Rangnick, the German coach of Manchester United faced heavy headwinds.
After the defeat by Wolverhampton Wanderers, the English press criticized Manchester United and their coach Ralf Rangnick with devastating criticism. There is also headwind from former Red Devils players.
For example, the two ex-United players Paul Scholes and Gary Neville complained about the appearance of Rangnicks team against the Wolves via social media. ManUnited legend Scholes called a “damn joke” in a – now deleted – tweet about the performance of his ex-team -Year-olds.
Rangnick received similar headwinds from the British press. the Sun speculated about a “divorce” after not even surviving the “honeymoon”, the Guardian analyzed the continuously weaker appearances under the direction of the 63-year-old coach: “Ralf Rangnick is facing a team that played against Crystal Palace, his first game as a coach, in a structured manner, but has since fallen back further.”
Ex-Liverpool pro Jamie Redknapp even went a step further and denounced the lack of tactical identity under Rangnick: “When you come here, you have to have the right players, it doesn’t matter which system you play. Then he went to a back three over, today he played a 4-4-2 and in the end I think he makes up systems. “
Rangnick: “Didn’t play well today”
Rangnick himself was also anything but satisfied with the performance of his team after the game. “We didn’t play well today, either individually or as a team,” he said.
With the first defeat in the fifth game under the direction of the German, Manchester United threatens to lose touch with the top positions. With 31 points after 19 games, the Red Devils are only in seventh place in the Premier League.
In fourth place in the Champions League, four points are already missing, leaders and city rivals Manchester City are already 22 points behind (with two more games).