He's too German, or too Swabian I asked Horst to let me take him to carnival in Cologne to lighten him up!" "That was the problem he always wanted too much. "He was complaining that the pressing hadn't been coordinated enough in the 83rd minute!" Kemmer laughs. Kemmer recalls having a beer with Rangnick after a 5-2 thrashing of Inter Milan in the San Siro in 2011 - a historic triumph against the defending European champions which set up that semifinal against United. He hates losing and, even when he wins, he immediately moves on to the next game or the next training session." "I didn't associate his anger at losing matches with an illness, but rather as a sign of competitiveness.
"Ralf is so meticulous and obsessed with details, and I've often asked myself if I should have noticed the problem earlier," admits Heldt. In September 2011, Rangnick's second spell at Schalke was unexpectedly cut short when he stepped down after suffering from a mental burnout, a psychological condition which wasn't as appreciated then as it would be now. He's excellent at recognizing the strengths and weaknesses of a team and getting the most out of them."įormer Schalke sporting director Horst Heldt said 'United should listen closely' to Rangnick Rangnick's burnout: 'The body is drained' "Ralf will develop a system to suit the players at his disposal. United should be in that class, but I watched United in the derby against City and that was no derby performance it was horrific. "The top teams today - Bayern Munich, Liverpool, Man City, Chelsea - have such big squads that they should be able to play all sorts of styles. Can they afford to play more possession football, or do they need to break teams down? It makes a difference if Manchester United are playing against Norwich City or Manchester City, or whether a team is 2-0 up or 0-2 down. "Top coaches in elite football have to be able to do everything. "Modern football at the highest level is about being able to play in various different styles and being able to adapt quickly in-game," explains Heldt, who has also worked as a sporting director at Stuttgart, Hannover and Cologne. Particularly under Solskjaer, United's lack of tactical finesse was frequently exposed. United should listen closely to him he can change the image of the club in future." "He is polite, intelligent and hungry for knowledge, but he's also a strong, demanding character," Heldt tells DW. I don't think any other club has spent as much money as Manchester United in recent years, for so little gain." Rangnick 'can change the image' of UnitedĪfter failed experiments with David Moyes, Louis van Gaal, Jose Mourinho and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, United have turned to the 63-year-old Rangnick to help revitalize a sleeping giant. "That will be a key part of Ralf's work in Manchester. "If United had proper structures and a uniform system in place including youth, they could get back to where they belong," says Horst Heldt, the Schalke sporting director at the time who brought Rangnick to Gelsenkirchen. Neither club have come close to returning to that stage since. On May 4, 2011, he watched his Schalke team lose 4-1 to United in the Champions League semifinal.
But it wasn't the first time that Rangnick had stood on the touchline at Old Trafford. New Manchester United head coach Ralf Rangnick got off to a winning start on Sunday as his team beat Crystal Palace 1-0 in the Premier League.
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