He makes it seems like joining United is stepping into World War III. Well guess what? we are probably the most generous & rich club in the world, handing out contracts and spending money like Santa during Xmas. Not holding anyone that were given those money accountable and never pressured anyone to become better. We just vibin. That is the modern ManUnited. Cant see your grandkids if you join United? I doubt it. Mike Phelan sees whoever he wants anytime he wants, Fletcher hangs out with the boys during training despite being a director because he wants to and has to (in his mind anyway), Lingard leaks info everywhere and talks shit about the club and yet the club will always respect him - he can take days off whenever he wants. Same goes for Rashford and Pogba.
Whats so scary about it?
Except Rutten's family probably lives in the Netherlands. Can't really pop over for an evening from Manchester the same way he could from Eindhoven.
And to me, it sounds more like Rutten thinks being at Man United would be too big and busy and hectic, and that he'd rather do something calmer now. So sounds like he made the best choice for both himself and United.
Also, for context: Rutten isn't
that old but really in the twilight of his career in football; he hasn't coached since 2019 and is now a kind of DoF at NEC. At PSV, he will be more like mentor to Van Nistelrooij, who's getting his first job as the big boss. I don't know what Ten Hag would have had him to do at United, but it's probably no big loss for the club.