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Why would they wanna sign Pogba to a new deal? All this talk of Rangnick is quite entertaining though, if the guy is such a good manager and so visionary why didn't he ever win anything of much note?
 
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Cant understand the whole thing with pogba? Possibly 2 good performances a season floats around doing nothing much of note but his social media presence keeps him in the limelight. Pretty much whats wrong with modern day football
 
Doesn't matter who's in charge of them, they're doing nothing of note until they sort out that midfield of there's. McTominay is a decent prospect and has some tools to work with. Even if it would cost a silly amount of money, they should be all over Declan Rice in the summer. Give West Ham van de Beek and Lingard, plus cash.
 
I like Keane as a pundit but he got undone by Carragher big time there.

Completely down a rabbit hole and showed his Ronaldo obsessiveness.

Messi and Ronaldo in top teams, where everything else is working and where they have been with their team mates for years - no problem, because they would have earned, in the eyes of their team mates the right to do less running.

Ronaldo is not a team player but is still brilliant, but ask United players or Solskjaer if they would have preferred him not to have returned and the answer would be yes. His ego is too big and the story too much about him, too much of the time.

Keane got spanked there and crucially Carrick showed his managerial capability for the future.
If a Ronaldo has gone there to win cups - not the league - then what's the big deal about not starting a league game?
 

MAN UTD'S new boss Ralf Rangnick was a disciplinarian at previous club RB Leipzig, where he had a wheel of fortune containing forfeits for disobeying stars.

The German manager, 63, was finally confirmed as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's successor this week, and will join the club as interim manager before staying on as a consultant for a further two years.

And it could mean that Red Devils stars Harry Maguire and Cristiano Ronaldo might face punishments like training in a ballerina's tutu or working in the club shop, if they step out of line.

Rangnick came up the idea after scrapping fines believing a professional footballer's time is more valuable than money.

He said in 2018: “Fines rarely bring anything. It hurts the players more when they have less time."

And his assistant Jesse Marsch mentioned the idea of a wheel with he had picked up from America.


The concept is simple; spin the wheel and await your forfeit. There are 12 outcomes - 11 bad, and one 'Get out of jail free' card.

Here's the 12 outcomes on Ralf's dreaded wheel.

1. Pump up the balls, get them on the pitch, clean them​

For 30 minutes per day for a week, this task will see a player having to make sure balls are pumped up and ready to use.

Better still, they've got to be spotless.

2. Train an academy team​

An essential part of United's success has been through their kids.

If a player lands on this, they will have to train one of the academy teams for four hours when they have a free day.

3. Stadium tour guide​

It would be your lucky day, if you were a supporter and Ronaldo was showing you around Old Trafford.

But, should a star misbehave they will have to act as a tour guide for the Theatre of Dreams for one hour.

4. Get Lucky​

View it as a get out of jail free card.

Should a player spin and fall on this, they will face absolutely no punishment and will be counting their lucky stars.

5. Mow and take care of training pitch​

As you can expect, the pitches at Carrington are perfectly manicured.

This task would see a player assisting the groundsman in mowing the grass and tending to the training areas for four to six hours within a training week.

6. Wear a tutu​

Possibly the worst on the list and most embarrassing.

Play up in front of Rangnick, and you'll be forced to wear a pink ballerina's tutu for 90 minutes at training.

7. Fill water bottles​

Rehydration is crucial to athletes when it comes to training.

This forfeit would mean the naughty player will have to mix drinks ahead of training and fill water bottles for 20 minutes per day for the whole week.

8. Club shop assistant​

Here's a punishment you wouldn't want to face during the festive period.

This would see a player having to work as an assistant at the Manchester United's Megastore for three hours.

9. Serve food in team cafe and clean tables​

For 30 minutes per day, a star would have to serve his team mates their dinner cooked by the chef.

Worse still, he would be expected to clean up after them when they've finished.

10. Work as a kit assistant​

Again, not a glam job for a well-paid United star.

This task would see someone have to take care of dirty shirts, and make sure boots are clean for 30 minutes per day.

11. Load the team bus​

Man Utd have an amazing team bus, worth £400,000. So, you can imagine you can get a lot of stuff in it.

And that would be expected of you, if you mess Ralf about.


For an hour and a half on an away day, you'd have to load the bus with bags.

12. Buy gifts for staff​

With the salaries United players are on, this won't dent their wages too much.

But, land on this one and you'll have to buy small gifts for up to 60 members of staff.

So, will Rangnick enforce his wheel of forfeits on United's stars?


Time will tell if you see Paul Pogba training in a tutu.
 

MAN UTD'S new boss Ralf Rangnick was a disciplinarian at previous club RB Leipzig, where he had a wheel of fortune containing forfeits for disobeying stars.

The German manager, 63, was finally confirmed as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's successor this week, and will join the club as interim manager before staying on as a consultant for a further two years.

And it could mean that Red Devils stars Harry Maguire and Cristiano Ronaldo might face punishments like training in a ballerina's tutu or working in the club shop, if they step out of line.

Rangnick came up the idea after scrapping fines believing a professional footballer's time is more valuable than money.

He said in 2018: “Fines rarely bring anything. It hurts the players more when they have less time."

And his assistant Jesse Marsch mentioned the idea of a wheel with he had picked up from America.


The concept is simple; spin the wheel and await your forfeit. There are 12 outcomes - 11 bad, and one 'Get out of jail free' card.

Here's the 12 outcomes on Ralf's dreaded wheel.

1. Pump up the balls, get them on the pitch, clean them​

For 30 minutes per day for a week, this task will see a player having to make sure balls are pumped up and ready to use.

Better still, they've got to be spotless.

2. Train an academy team​

An essential part of United's success has been through their kids.

If a player lands on this, they will have to train one of the academy teams for four hours when they have a free day.

3. Stadium tour guide​

It would be your lucky day, if you were a supporter and Ronaldo was showing you around Old Trafford.

But, should a star misbehave they will have to act as a tour guide for the Theatre of Dreams for one hour.

4. Get Lucky​

View it as a get out of jail free card.

Should a player spin and fall on this, they will face absolutely no punishment and will be counting their lucky stars.

5. Mow and take care of training pitch​

As you can expect, the pitches at Carrington are perfectly manicured.

This task would see a player assisting the groundsman in mowing the grass and tending to the training areas for four to six hours within a training week.

6. Wear a tutu​

Possibly the worst on the list and most embarrassing.

Play up in front of Rangnick, and you'll be forced to wear a pink ballerina's tutu for 90 minutes at training.

7. Fill water bottles​

Rehydration is crucial to athletes when it comes to training.

This forfeit would mean the naughty player will have to mix drinks ahead of training and fill water bottles for 20 minutes per day for the whole week.

8. Club shop assistant​

Here's a punishment you wouldn't want to face during the festive period.

This would see a player having to work as an assistant at the Manchester United's Megastore for three hours.

9. Serve food in team cafe and clean tables​

For 30 minutes per day, a star would have to serve his team mates their dinner cooked by the chef.

Worse still, he would be expected to clean up after them when they've finished.

10. Work as a kit assistant​

Again, not a glam job for a well-paid United star.

This task would see someone have to take care of dirty shirts, and make sure boots are clean for 30 minutes per day.

11. Load the team bus​

Man Utd have an amazing team bus, worth £400,000. So, you can imagine you can get a lot of stuff in it.

And that would be expected of you, if you mess Ralf about.


For an hour and a half on an away day, you'd have to load the bus with bags.

12. Buy gifts for staff​

With the salaries United players are on, this won't dent their wages too much.

But, land on this one and you'll have to buy small gifts for up to 60 members of staff.

So, will Rangnick enforce his wheel of forfeits on United's stars?


Time will tell if you see Paul Pogba training in a tutu.

Would love to see ‘Slabhead’ in a tutu!!
 
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