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Paul Scholes & Rio Ferdinand reveal key difference between Atletico Madrid and Man Utd as Red Devils crash out of Europe
RIO FERDINAND and Paul Scholes have slammed Ralf Rangnick after Manchester United crashed out of the Champions League at the hands of Atletico Madrid.
The Red Devils followed up their solid 1-1 draw from the first leg in Spain by losing 1-0 in front of an infuriated Old Trafford crowd.
GettyRio Ferdinand and Paul Scholes have slammed Ralf Rangnick following Man Utd’s Champions League exit[/caption]
PAFerdinand and Scholes claim United need to upgrade their coach after yet another Simeone masterclass[/caption]
Atletico Madrid played their typical game, slowing down the tempo and fighting for every last ball.
Diego Simeone has strangled teams in this way his whole career.
Ferdinand and Scholes have now claimed the huge discrepancy between the Argentine chief and Rangnick is the key reason Atletico have made it through to the Champions League quarter-finals.
Speaking after the game on BT Sport, Ferdinand said: “The difference between the two teams today?
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“The Atletico team had a group of reliable men who would do anything the manager has asked them.
“They understand the job at hand and they worked together as a team.
“Whereas, the other team – Man Utd – are looking at each other saying, ‘who’s going to pull a magic trick out of their hat?’
“[Cristiano] Ronaldo did it at the weekend.
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“They don’t think about how the team are going to get us through things… it’s always a moment of brilliance from an individual.
“It’s a very different way of working.”
Ferdinand’s co-pundit Scholes doubled-down on the criticism for Rangnick – saying United must hire a new coach to halt their horrendous slide towards mediocrity.
The raging ex-Red Devils midfielder added: “It comes from leadership. It comes from a coach that demands that and will get that out of you.
“I don’t want to keep having a go at this manager, but how he was chosen to be manager of this club – for six months, six weeks or six games – I don’t know.
“The coach is a massive part of it.
“Getting a proper coach for this team is huge.
“This is a terrible group of players, but give them structure and there’s some real talent in the squad.
“They’re not as talented as the teams above them, we know that…
“But the very first thing this club needs to do to get anywhere near winning the league is get a proper coach.
“Get a coach that suits them and give them two or three years to build a squad of players that will challenge.”
