What was known since last week, today became official: Ralf Rangnick has officially became Manchester United’s interim manager until June 2022. The German tactician will stay with the club for further two years in a consultancy role, which was his biggest condition during the negotiations with the club’s executives.Meet the guy who will make Ronaldo and Pogba play ‘gegenpressing’So, the famous football influencer and ‘father’ of gegenpressing has come to the Premier League and to a top European club, and it will be a massive task for the German, who managed (and with mixed results) the likes of Stuttgart, Leipzig and Hoffenheim.“I am excited to be joining Manchester United and focused on making this a successful season for the club. The squad is full of talent and has a great balance of youth and experience. All my efforts for the next six months will be on helping these players fulfil their potential, both individually and, most importantly, as a team. Beyond that, I look forward to supporting the club’s longer-term goals on a consultancy basis” said the German for the club’s website.Ralf Rangnick pic.twitter.com/OMC4vQdlS7— Eric Laurie (@EricLaurie) November 25, 2021 Sky Sports pundit and former United great Garry Neville was one of the first to wish him well after the appointment, and he was also one of those who suggested that Rangnick picked the team which played against Chelsea. Darren Fletcher was pictured wearing earphones in the dugout during Sunday’s match, while Cristiano Ronaldo was a surprise omission from the starting line-up, which prompted many to think it was German’s decision.(2.10) Manchester United (3.50) Arsenal (3.80) The first problem which Rangnick will have is to implement his system with the players, but as his loyal supporter Jurgen Klopp said, he will soon realize he doesn’t have time to do it, due to overloaded schedule, not to mention that he is appointed only until the end of the season. By the time players start to play gegenpressing, it will be May already. There will be also a problem with possible signings. January is usually the worst period for signing new players, and everybody knows he is only here for 6 months, so who will risk coming to United, knowing that the coach in place probably won’t be here? Out of the current United squad, there are probably 5 or 6 players who won’t fit into his system.Welcome to the Greatest Football Club in the World Ralf Rangnick. A contract for 6 months to coach the team A contract for 2 years to coach the club ❤️— Gary Neville (@GNev2) November 29, 2021 Since Rangnick has been officially confirmed, the German’s UK visa won’t be a problem, but it’s an ongoing process and will take a few days to be sorted out, so the club announced that Michael Carrick will remain in charge of the first team until Ralf’s work visa is finalized. In the club, they hope it will be before Thursday, when Red Devils are playing United.
