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Rangnick gegenpress conference vs Palace (H)
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Sounds like you were snooping in on the call lad
How common do you think that is? Seriously like
Exactly
Really?
We haven't won the league since 2013.
I think lots of us have learned to manage our expectations since nearly a decade ago.
Agreed.
Insightful stuff!
I think if Woodward goes and Richard Arnold leaves footballing decisions to Murtagh + Ralf we will be in good shape. I don't blame the owners as much as I blame Ed in all this mess.
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Just admit it, it’s part of your everyday vocabulary.
When I refer to ‘the cult of Ole’, that’s not me saying everyone showing him support was a ‘cultist’. We all wanted him to succeed.
I won’t dissect further, we’ve veered further than necessary from the Ralf presser which was again good viewing.
Ole wanted us to play from the back. Ralf wants us to keep the ball away from our goal. Yes Ralf, help us to keep the ball away from Maguire before he dribbles through his own teamates again.
And you still havn't edited it.
Watched the whole thing. Wow. I'm thoroughly impressed even he if just spoke on very general terms.
What are we going with? Wreck it (to the opposition) Ralp? The Professor?
What are we going with? Wreck it (to the opposition) Ralp? The Professor?
Didn't he meet the players today at 3pm?
I thought they'd have some footage on the United YouTube by now of him showing them gegenpressing on the 70" monitor!!
We've got one day to learn heavy fecking metal football before Sunday, ffs.
I thought they'd have some footage on the United YouTube by now of him showing them gegenpressing on the 70" monitor!!
We've got one day to learn heavy fecking metal football before Sunday, ffs.
He has spent the last week talking with directors, Ole and our coaches. I'd be surprised if he didn't mention it.
I am just a fan, dude. Don't care about newbie/member status.
Youre actually right. You’re coming at it fully optimistic and I get it. I just been burned too many times recently. This could be the one if they really let him at it, that’s true. He’s got the steez. The fresh sound bites are always encouraging but while it’s hard to trust the process you still have to don’t you? I’ll still be here next year whatever they decide to do. We are slowly modernising and I’m happy about that. We should already be class though, we just can’t seem to put a team together no matter what we spend and we are often our own worst enemy when it comes to planning and most other football things. Recruitment mainly.
if we sold a few players and signed 2 or 3of the really top 21-26 year olds every two years to really shakeup the squad and promoted a few youth. we’d take off if one really gets going. That’s also where the next cash should go. Players like Haaland Chiesa vlahovic or Szoboszlai. Special ones who aren’t already at Madrid or Barca. then we need to find freaks for work rate and intensity to back them up but those players can be got cheap if we can spot and coach the right ones. We definitely do look to be slowly improving off the pitch. I hope we find some new leaders on it. Who are the next big U.K./Ireland players about to break through to senior at smaller clubs. Get one every year. Keep going like that. You can never go wrong with talent. If you can afford to keep turning it over you’ll hit gold eventually.
Nice post! I love hearing about this stuff.Surely not. Ulm, Hannover, Stuttgart, Schalke are all real clubs. Ulm a quite small one that had unique success due to him, but still those clubs were all absolutely traditional clubs, nothing wrong with them. He got the nickname "professor" in 1998 when he explained how his pressing/zonal marking in Ulm worked on TV and some belittled him for that antics as I said, but I think there was generally respect for his success at the time. Later on he moved to Hoffenheim, had an intermezzo at Schalke and then moved on to Leipzig. To put it poetically, the unloved genius went to the dark side in those years, and that's why many fans really turned on him.
And btw, real clubs don't exist in the Premier League, as none of the teams is really owned by a club consisting of members
It sounds like it’s in another lifetime but I know it’s not. We’ve needed someone dogged like this to modernise us. I just hope we give him enough juice. He’s a good hire for a rudderless club like us. I have to say Red bull seem to headhunt very well in every field they get involved in but I stand to be corrected. Maybe it’s just the image they give off.
Yeah he clearly doesn't want us involved in too many games like yesterday which should be music to our ears
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Yeah owning the journos in his first presser definitely gets a massive thumbs up from me
Yeah he clearly wants us to have control of the majority of games, obviously I wouldn't expect to see it against City, scousers or Chelsea but against others would be progress.
Having said that I feel we COULD have a proper go at Anfield for the first time in years IF we can significantly improve our buildup play in next few months.
After watching the press conference it is clear that he exudes confidence and has certain calmness about him. He exactly knows which areas need improvement and how he needs to improve.
On side not why would you torture yourself and watch man Utd vs Liverpool and City matches. I can only what would be going through his head after watching Man Utd games.
This thread is about RR press conference and not who had the worst press conferences. Seriously guys start a new topic on who had worst press conference from Ole, Mou or LVG and who belongs to which cult.
On side not why would you torture yourself and watch man Utd vs Liverpool and City matches. I can only what would be going through his head after watching Man Utd games.
This thread is about RR press conference and not who had the worst press conferences. Seriously guys start a new topic on who had worst press conference from Ole, Mou or LVG and who belongs to which cult.
Preventing Maguire from playing at the back should help.
Beating the Press
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Was impressed by how he brought the press closer to his desk and answered all questions within 8 seconds of the reporter starting to speak.
I want to fall in love but my heart has been broken too many times before.
Are you as impactful now as when you were 35 years old?
Are people expecting us to play a high pressing game on Sunday?
I bet the team part was short. "They're all
really nice lads, even Donnie. But no more than 5 mins for him, he can't handle more than that. So you were saying you prefer Green Tea?".
Nah every player in this team has been poorly coached for over 5 years and he only has one real training session would be wrong to expect miracles, not to mention fitness concerns over the winter period. Pressing isn't just about running around like headless chickens chasing the ball it has to be very well organised not only to conserve stamina but to ultimately be effective. The most important players in a pressing system aren't those that are actually pressing too its the ones behind the press, they have to cover up passing lanes and should already be moving towards a position where they can pounce if the ball isn't recovered.
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Nope. For all the collective wanking over his press conference and interview, he did mention that he’ll have had almost no time with the players until the next game, and even after that we’re pretty much playing every 3 days.
The fact he mentioned trying to win games first and then slowly adapt to his style of play makes me believe that he’ll be pragmatic for the first few weeks if not months.
I think we’ll have quite a few disappointed fans expecting us to play heavy metal aggressive pressing football from the onset. The first few games I wouldn’t expect to be that much different from the recent ones. I just hope the fans are patient and don’t dismiss him prematurely because we aren’t playing like Liverpool from day 1.
I honestly don't expect anything other than some tweaks in defensive transitions. You can't change jackshit in December. A game every 3 days. All Rangnick can do it make good calls on tactics, choose players that can adapt quickly to it and coach as the games go on. He will have to coach in real games.
I do to a a certain degree, I expect a higher press, we already showed it a bit against Chelsea and Arsenal, so I don't see him letting Palace take the initiative, our players aren't slugs you know, they are capable of overwhelming Palace and controlling the game
No, we'll have one training session today, probably light given the game tomorrow.
It's the same for the next 4 games, Match - Rest day - Training - Match day. There won't be much change in how we play.
I don't expect to see us playing with any sort of meaningful press untill February at least.
Agree with this. This is why the decision not to fire Ole during the International break was the wrong one. Instead we allowed Ole to go bike riding and fishing in Norway. Those 2 weeks could have been invaluable. As it is, lots of games now, not much time for recovery, training. I dont think we will see any major changes until February in our playing style.
If he makes the right team selections and subs that would already be progress.
For that nonsense line, nope is more than enough.
Red Bull, especially Leipzig seem to be on the decline in that regard currently. Their coaching team Marsch/Beierlorzer is maybe the worst they had since the club was founded.
But that shouldn't worry you for now, it just shows what happens when Rangnick leaves and therefore proves how valuable his influence was for them.