Man Utd stars ‘bemused’ that Rangnick leaves assistant Armas to take training and compare coach to comedy character
MANCHESTER UNITED interim boss Ralf Rangnick hasn't won everybody over in the Old Trafford dressing room with his coaching team.
A mixed bag of results leaves Manchester United in sixth place in the Premier League table, with Cristiano Ronaldo also firing blanks in front of goal.
Since being appointed as temporary boss in December Rangnick is said to have left many of his coaching sessions to assistant Chris Armas.
And Armas' methods have led to grumbles among players, with claiming some of the squad believe his and Rangnick's ways are 'old fashioned'.
And the ribbing doesn't stop there.
It's also reported some players have jokingly likened Armas to TV comedy character Ted Lasso.
Lasso is a hapless football coach from America, played by Jason Sudeikis, appointed at fictional team AFC Richmond in the self titled show on Apple TV+.
Armas himself is American and played 66 times for the USA national team.
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But his pedigree as a coach isn't exactly of the highest degree.
The 49-year-old had a spell managing MLS outfit Toronto FC last year - but was sacked after just two wins in 15 games.
There are claimed to be further complaints too.
The United squad are not thought to be fans of Rangnick's 11 vs 11 training drills catered towards improving organisation and shape.
Stars at the club reportedly prefer dynamic drills that are better for honing their skills as opposed to replicating a match scenario.
They won't have to put up with it for much longer though, with Rangnick set to move into a consultancy role at the end of the season.
Former Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino and ex-Barcelona manager Luis Enrique are both in the running to take up the Old Trafford hot-seat.
Although neither of them are the favourite to take over the reigns from Rangnick.
That honour instead falls to Ajax boss Erik ten Hag, who is also interim gaffer Rangnick’s first choice for the role.
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