Cristiano Ronaldo says he would always call Ralf Rangnick ‘boss’, but never viewed the German that way during his time at Manchester United.
Rangnick had managed 12 different teams over a 38-year managerial career prior to being appointed Man United’s interim boss following the sacking of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer last season.
In the explosive interview Ronaldo said he didn’t understand the appointment of Rangnick, and even claimed he hadn’t heard of him.
And more comments from Ronaldo show he doesn’t rate Rangnick.
Ronaldo said: “Of course, I respect we have to call him boss because he assumed the job regardless – all the coaches that I had in my career, I call them boss because if they assume the job we have to call them in that way.
“But deep inside me, I never saw him as the boss because I saw some points that I never agreed with and he’s stopping the time as well because if you’re not being a coach, then the next five years you’re going to lose the identity of, to be a coach, so it surprised me a lot.
“But in the same way it doesn’t surprise me a lot because if you see the structures, they keep them the same. So the coaches didn’t surprise me but, it was a tough moment, not only for me, but for the rest of the players.”
Ronaldo added: “I don’t know what’s going on, but since Sir Alex Ferguson left I saw no evolution in the club, the progress was zero.
“For example we have an interesting point that, how the club as Manchester United after sack Ole, they bring in sports director Rangnick, which is something that nobody understands.
“This guy is not even a coach. A bigger club like Manchester United bringing in a sports director – it surprised not only me but all the world, you know.
“Of course, in my opinion. We have to be honest, if you’re not even a coach, how are you going to be the boss of Manchester United? It’s something that I should say that Manchester is not followed.
“Not the right way to reach success – like other teams for example, Liverpool, Manchester City, Chelsea, they are one step behind or two because of these kind of mistakes that.
“In my opinion they should improve and change probably the staff or all the people, the directors or presidents, I don’t know who is the problem there, but, since that…”
More on Cristiano Ronaldo:
Watch part two of Cristiano Ronaldo’s interview on TalkTV on Thursday at 8pm. Find TalkTV on Sky 526, Virgin Media 606, Freeview 237, Freesat 217 and Sky Glass 508, live and on demand on the TalkTV app, streaming services and at Talk.TV.
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