MANCHESTER – Ralf Rangnick officially announced as coach Manchester United, Monday (11/29/2021). The German tactician will certainly change the Red Devils’ style of play.
Rangnick, nicknamed The Professor, is the originator of gegenpressing or counter pressing. The system focuses on the system to grab the ball as quickly as possible and immediately make an attack.
Rangnick’s tactics were later adopted by Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp. While his protege, Thomas Tuchel also implemented a similar scheme at Chelsea.
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However, Rangnick’s tight pressing is considered inappropriate for Man United’s style of play. Moreover, Rangnick is known as a person who always wants to control all decisions that will be taken by the club that houses him.
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However, Carrick denied this assumption. He believes that Man United will remain in its identity even though it is handled by coaches with different playing styles.
