Paul Scholes questions coach’s appointment and ‘poisonous’ Manchester United situation
Paul Scholes has questioned Manchester United coach’s appointment and ‘poisonous’ club situation.
The former United midfielder admitted that he cannot understand Manchester United’s decision to appoint Ralf Rangnick.
United indicated that they will look to appoint a manager on a short-term basis after sacking Solskjaer following their 4-1 thrashing at the hands of Watford in November.
Scholes believes United had a chance to lure Paris Saint-Germain coach Mauricio Pochettino to Old Trafford mid-season, but instead appointment Rangnick on an interim basis.
Rangnick has lost just one of his first seven games but many fans and pundits have voiced frustration with his style of play, with United struggling for goals and attacking fluency.
Scholes has been perplexed by the decision to hire the German, which he has characterized as “astonishing.”
Scholes told the Webby and O’Neill YouTube channel: “We have gone to a man well regarded across Europe especially by managers who speak highly of him like [Jurgen] Klopp and [Thomas] Tuchel. But he’s not had much success as a coach.
“He won promotion in Germany and a bit with Schalke but he has been asked to come and manage the biggest club in the world, it is something I just cannot get my head around.
“They should have the best available out there as their manager and they haven’t got that and I find that astonishing.
“We should have one of the top five managers in the world. Now Tuchel, [Pep] Guardiola and Klopp are the top three but they are unavailable, there is no chance of getting them. But then you look at Antonio Conte.”
Paul Scholes has also hit out at the club’s current troubles as a whole, labeling it a “mess.”
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“The club just feels like it’s in a mess, player,, staff and manager-wise,” Scholes continued. “Who wants to come into this club? It feels like a right mess; it does feel poisonous.”
He also raised doubts about the state of the squad.
He added: “It has to come a point where you think, ‘are these players good enough?’
“We know [Cristiano] Ronaldo, [Paul] Pogba, [Raphael] Varane, [Nemanja] Matic have great experience and won trophies but the rest of the squad haven’t proven themselves to be good enough to win anything.
“Some of these players have had a lot of games now. Marcus Rashford, he’s had a lot of games – are we ever going to see these lads reach their potential?
“Are they ever going to be good enough to win trophies? [Harry] Maguire, is he good enough? [Victor] Lindelof, is he good enough?
“We keep saying how good they are but they are failing to produce what is required on the pitch.”
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