His short, rollercoaster-like spell at Old Trafford tarnished Ralf Rangnick’s reputation in football globally. Or at least demonstrated that even those hot shots sometimes fail big time despite some significant hopes, plans and projects.Ralf Rangnick is fully out – the gradual and complete departure from Manchester UnitedStill, Rangnick didn’t have much time to look back and analyse his Man Utd tenure since he’s recently been appointed as Austrian national team head coach. It started brilliantly for him, as Austria managed to brush aside none other than the 2018 FIFA World Cup runners-up Croatia on their soil last week, 3-0.Rangnick and Manchester United – it just isn’t working out, four options to replace the German on the benchRangnick instantly received praise for such an outstanding result, but only a couple of days later, his side stumbled at home against Cristian Eriksen’s Denmark, 1-2.However, now it’s the time for the most challenging tie possible, as Austria are about to host the reigning world champions, France. ##EDITORS_CHOICE##On the other hand, if Les Bleus fail to triumph in Vienna, they will almost certainly miss the final tournament of the Nations League. Didier Deschamps’ team has got only one point from the first two rounds, so they are closer to being relegated to Division B than winning first place in the current group.More-than-a-player-less-than-a-CEO Mbappe is preparing his first PSG signing. ZZ!To make things even more difficult for the current world champions, several of their very important players will be missing. Due to minor injuries, Mbappe, Rabiot and Kante are expected to be benched, and it is well known how important they are in Deschamps’ lineup. UEFA NATIONS LEAGUELEAGUE A, ROUND 1TuesdayGermany – England 1-1 (0-0)/Hofmann 50 – Kane 88 pen/Italy – Hungary 2-1 (2-0)/Barella 30, Pellegrini 45 – Mancini 61 og/WednesdayBelgium – Poland 6-1 (1-1)/Witsel 42, De Bruyne 59, Trossard 73, 80, Dendoncker 83, Openda 90+3 – Lewandowski 28/Wales – Netherlands 1-2 (0-0)/Norrington-Davies 90+2 – Koopermeiners 50, Weghorst 90+4/ThursdayPortugal – Czech R. 2-0 (2-0)/Cancelo 33, Guedes 38/Switzerland – Spain 0-1 (0-1)/Sarabia 13/Friday21.45: (5.10) Austria (3.60) France (1.80)21.45: (2.00) Denmark (3.50) Croatia (4.10)Saturday21.45: (9.00) Hungary (4.90) Germany (1.40)21.45: (1.90) England (3.50) Italy (4.70)21.45: (4.40) Wales (3.50) Belgium (1.95)21.45: (1.48) Netherlands (4.50) Poland (7.75)Sunday21.45: (3.80) Switzerland (3.50) Portugal (2.10)21.45: (1.40) Spain (4.90) Czech R. (9.00)Monday21.45: (2.00) Denmark (3.50) Austria (4.10)21.45: (1.60) France (3.80) Croatia (7.25)Tuesday21.45: (1.32) England (5.40) Hungary (12.0)21.45: (1.85) Germany (3.70) Italy (4.60)***odds are subject to change
