Manchester United’s sulking stars and a fictional American soccer coach — ESPN’s Insider Notebook has the latest from a turbulent time at Old Trafford.
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Man United stars unhappy with ‘old fashioned’ training
Manchester United players are becoming frustrated with Ralf Rangnick’s methods with a section of the squad believing his training sessions are “old fashioned,” sources told ESPN.
There has been some bemusement, too, that Rangnick has left the bulk of the coaching sessions to assistant Chris Armas. Sources told ESPN that some players on the training ground have jokingly likened Armas to fictional soccer coach Ted Lasso, the hapless American parachuted in to manage fictional side AFC Richmond in the hit Apple+ comedy show.
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