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Ralf Rangnick makes Cristiano Ronaldo admission over Manchester United pressing
22.05.2022 - 01:01 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Ralf Rangnick abandoned his attempts to turn Manchester United into a pressing team after just his second Premier League game in charge of the club.
The German was renowned for his gegenpressing style prior to his appointment as United's interim manager and in his first press conference he said he wanted to turn his players into 'pressing monsters'.
But as early as United's fortuitous 1-0 win at Norwich City on December 11 Rangnick realised that wasn't going to be achievable.
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The 63-year-old blamed a lack of physical conditioning and a squad unsuited to carrying out those demands as the reasons for his change of heart, citing Cristiano Ronaldo's inability to press from the front as an issue.
Rangnick had been in charge for just over a week when United made the trip to Carrow Road and they had pressed aggressively in his first game against Crystal Palace, which came after just one training session.
The plans were soon shelved, however, although Rangnick admits he might have made too many compromises as a result.
"At one stage, even when we played away for example at Newcastle or Norwich, we just realised that it was difficult," he said. "We had no pre-season, we couldn’t really physically develop and raise the level of the team.
"But again, believe me, I am the one who is most disappointed about that and frustrated about that. At one stage we just had to find compromises - attacking a little bit deeper, how can we make sure that we get our offensive players into their positions? Cristiano scored a few goals but, again, Cristiano - and I’m not blaming him at all, he did great in those games - but he’s not a pressing monster.
"He’s not a player -
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