So basically he was a glorified PA. Its no surprising since we had a manager who didn't do training and who fecked off for a holiday in the middle of a crisis. Meanwhile our players could recover in Dubai if they want to
Rangnick presser v Norwich (A) 12:30 GMT | goes in-depth on Phelan's role
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So basically he was a glorified PA. Its no surprising since we had a manager who didn't do training and who fecked off for a holiday in the middle of a crisis. Meanwhile our players could recover in Dubai if they want to
Each to their own. I don’t know about his football credentials and he could just flop hard, but his interviews are smooth as butter to me. I could listen to him forever talk about vertical passing and control. But ultimately he will be judged only on the type of football we play and consequently the trophies we win (or not win).
Is that true? Pretty gross to be honest.
It’s true but it’s only gross for her. Makes me like RR more. ‘One of us! One of us!’
He is on 250k per week wage, and last season he has 7 goals in 36 games. I doubt any clubs willing to pay 50m for him.
From gegenpress last week to phelanpress this week. I wonder what is going to be the next one.
Come again??? Has he really got a 25 year old GF? Anyway good press conference from Ralf again.
I think that's his ex wife.
25 going on 60.
He didn't get that memo cause it never existed. There was only this argument that match-going fans were signing Ole songs when it was clear he was ruining us - that's it.
That woman isn't 25.
25 going on 60.
His ex wife. He's got a black-haired banger now.
25 going on 60.
His new partner doesn’t look 25 either.
I never understood why this was allowed to begin with but if it is was, if I was pogba, and had any intention of staying here, the second ole is fired and Ralf is announced, I'm flying home to be here and to be around the building, around the manager and let him know I'm here to play and do well.
She's a smoker
I think it's really wierd and childish for fans to demand phelan to leave. Was fergies assistant, is a very experienced assistant. Won three titles then. According to Ralf has had and will have little to do with the coaching. We speak about other clubs keeping ex players around enviously. Phelan is our most successful of these.
Worked with de gea. Ole was good at getting the extensions done tbf
The Arse needs a striker too -- Lacca's leaving. So hopefully there's a bidding war. But only the Barcodes can afford his salary though I am not sure what happens to them if they still get relegated ala Fulham or was it QPR?
Maybe Phelan was the BOM or Fergie's eyes & ears on Ole? To make sure he was on the right path?
I thought De Gea's extension was done before Ole started his job?
warm weather training.
I don’t really blame them wanting to get out of the rain, cold and snow of manchester do you?
if it’s a long term injury I don’t really see it as a big issue - but at the same time I think Rangnick is a bit suspicious that they’re taking longer than they need to.
Not difficult when you're offering players more money than any other club would ever dream of paying them.
I personally think Pogba needs to play at a very high level over the remainder of the season to convince his future employers of his worth. He will want to be back and try to get back into the team playing if he has any sense.
De Gea was in bad form and was prone to costly mistakes when he was given a costly contract. He was still capable of great saves. However, United needed to get rid especially when we had a young keeper in Henderson waiting to take over. I hardly think any other club would have offered anywhere near the salary would have been virtually impossible due to the impact of the pandemic. Had Henderson not worked out they could have easily gone on to sign another keeper.
Going forward I'm not sure De Gea due to his insistence of remaining on his line or Maguire due to his lack of pace are the right players if RR decides to play a high line in the long term. Even Ronaldo could end up moving at the end of the season.
I dont want the club to be associated with any Raiola clients anymore. This sh**bag is a poison.
He probably also wants all hands on deck, as it were - given the situation: new regime, big job ahead, even if players can't play or even train, they can still benefit from being around. Rangnick has apparently spent a fair amount of time using video examples in order to educate the team - which is something you can participate in regardless of your injury status.
He has done a Brendan Rodgers and traded for a younger model.
Without losing the excess weight and getting the teeth whitened part
You don't earn your worth based on the talent you have, you get it based on what you do with it.
She looks older than 25. If she is she's been around the block a bit.
25 you say...mmmh.
Perhaps he will leave, perhaps he should leave.
But the people who want him out because he's "stealing a living" have very little knowledge about what his job actually entails - and in general no clue about how to run a huge football club.
We're at a stage where idiotic fans interpret every word out of Ralf's mouth as evidence that he "agrees" with them regarding individual players or staff members.
Looks late 30s/early 40s tbf
25 you say...mmmh.
Love this, it's not aggressive or confrontational, he's basically saying if you don't see playing for United as an honour then he's not going to convince you of something you should know, and you can leave, no more soft soaping this lot, there's a difference between this and the toxic laden sarcasm and disrespect Mourinho uses, the ones with the right mentality will respond to this imo.
I'd go around her block if you know what I mean
He wasn’t ruining us and yes it did exist. People moaning and telling match going fans from their sofa what to do instead of taking action themselves.
Of course you cannot automatically assume that he does nothing. However, the most natural response to the specific question posed to Ralf would have been "Mike actually does A, B, C and the new guy will do X, Y, Z so their roles are complementary (or Mike does D, E, F but we need 2 people to do that) etc etc " - and that would have shut the issue down. Instead we got a series of statements "he doesn't do A, but he is a part of training team, but he does not do B either". For me it is one of 3 possibilities:
A. Phelan does nothing.
B. Phelan does something, but Ralf is not sure what it is.
C. Phelan does something, Ralf knows what it is, but he would not name his duties in public - most likely for the reason that they do not correspond to his job title.
I personally think that C is probably the likeliest, but in this case the question is whether Phelan is receiving the compensation which is commensurate with his duties. Hence "stealing the living" comments, although I would not word it like that without evidence. I would still say that Ralf's comments definitely raise questions about Phelan (and I think Ralf knows it) - as said before, he could have easily shut them down. Combining it with his comments about Pogba - I am inclined to suggest that he is trying to influence the players/staff/board this way and trigger responses/changes. Like Jose did, but not Jose in a toxic way. And I think it is perfectly fine.
Tbf doubt ole negotiated money. Just seemed to be able to convince a player to stay if he wanted them. Didn't always work out obviously