Fred has expressed issues about Manchester United’s long-term planning, admitting “it’s a bit unusual” to be beneath an interim supervisor for the remainder of the season.
Ralf Rangnick was handed the reins for the rest of the 2021/22 marketing campaign following the sacking of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, with the German transferring right into a two-year consultancy function with the membership on the finish of the season.
“It’s a bit unusual,” the midfielder instructed TNT Sports activities Brazil. “I do know in soccer it is essential to get good outcomes as quickly as attainable, but it surely’s additionally essential to have a long-term plan.
“I believe it is somewhat bit dangerous for us to not have one, in the intervening time it is all in regards to the short-term targets. We do not understand how it’ll be after the tip of this season.”
Fred’s feedback come as United resist the prospect of one other trophyless season until they upset the percentages and go all the way in which within the Champions League.
United are within the Spanish capital for the primary leg of their Champions League last-16 tie towards reigning La Liga champions Atletico Madrid on the Wanda Metropolitano on Wednesday.
Requested whether it is loopy to image United successful this Champions League this 12 months, Fred mentioned: “I do not suppose so.
“I do know we’re not enjoying our greatest soccer, however we’ve got a number of high quality names in our squad. I see many different groups enjoying far off from their finest as effectively.
“[To win it] would not be loopy, it may occur, however we’ve got to work our socks off as a result of we’re distant from being one of many favourites on this competitors.”
He added: “Each participant that involves this membership desires to win titles. We would like trophies but it surely’s been a protracted drought.
“With all due respect to Villarreal, it was our job to win that Europa League closing and we failed. It is about having higher soccer planning on the membership.
“Should you do not need to win titles you do not should play for Manchester United. We’re nonetheless within the Champions League however let’s have a look at if we arrive higher on subsequent season to seek out our peak soccer.”
Simeone: Man Utd one in every of world’s finest
Diego Simeone believes Manchester United are top-of-the-line groups on the planet proper now, with the Atletico Madrid supervisor saying it’s troublesome to seek out weaknesses in Rangnick’s facet.
Atletico are lengthy since out of the home title race like guests United, however Simeone has been impressed by their latest kind.
“We’re dealing with top-of-the-line groups on the planet within the final 14 video games, if I am not mistaken,” Simeone mentioned. “They’ve simply misplaced one. With the brand new supervisor, Ralf Rangnick, it is given the crew solidity, teamwork, dedication.
“We are able to see what Manchester United was all the time like. They’ve developed because the new supervisor arrived, they’re already fourth within the league.
“It is an intense, dynamic crew, very courageous, with superb forwards, superb footballers total and who attempt to make an enormous effort to try to unite the large skills they’ve in 11 gamers.
“It will be a really troublesome recreation, as each Champions League recreation is. However we’ve got a number of anticipation to play in our stadium in entrance of our followers and we’re fortunate to play the final 16 at residence as a result of we could not play that, we could not do this final 12 months.”
Atletico Madrid supervisor Diego Simeone thinks Manchester United are top-of-the-line groups on the planet proper now
Atletico have been hit on the eve of the sport by information captain Koke will miss the primary leg towards a facet that Simeone talked up throughout the pre-match press convention.
“The crew is way more compact, it is stronger,” the Argentinian mentioned. “They’ve a solidity on the again, they seem to be a very bodily crew with the central defenders and the midfield they have.
“They’re actually sturdy and it is actually, actually troublesome to seek out vulnerabilities there.
“I all the time assess the virtues of our rival, however after all we’ll attempt to discover a option to try to damage them, try to discover our option to the aim, in the event you like.”
Bruno: Extra determine beneath Rangnick | Unrest tales nonsense
Bruno Fernandes believes Manchester United have “extra id” beneath interim boss Rangnick and insists tales of dressing-room unrest are nonsense.
Rangnick has overseen a restoration within the Premier League, with solely Manchester Metropolis choosing up greater than the 25 factors United have gained from 12 video games beneath the German.
“We’ve got to comply with what the supervisor and employees suppose is one of the best ways for us. Right here at this membership I’ve by no means heard anybody complain in regards to the ways and I hope nobody would do,” Fernandes mentioned.
“That does not respect the coach’s concepts as a result of I believe we’ve got been doing so effectively since he arrived. We’ve got extra id as a crew.”
He added: “I do not know what folks imply by [these stories] truthfully. I used to be doing an interview and so they requested me about Jadon (Sancho) doing my celebration. I do not suppose that’s one thing that’s going in several methods.
“I noticed the aim of [Maguire] and I am seeing Paul (Pogba) working behind him sliding on his knees. Everybody was joyful for him. I used to be slapping [Maguire’s] head and saying ‘lastly you rating with that large head’.
“So, I believe truthfully it is simply folks attempting to complain and make up tales about this membership, as a result of we all know when somebody talks about us they go world wide with their voice and that is one thing they need.
“For us, it means nothing. We follow the plan and we stick collectively. That is the primary factor – sticking collectively and successful collectively.”
Spherical of 16
First-leg fixtures
Tuesday February 15
Wednesday February 16
Tuesday February 22
Wednesday February 23
Second-leg fixtures
Tuesday March 8
Wednesday March 9
Tuesday March 15
Wednesday March 16
Quarter-finals
Draw scheduled to happen on Friday March 18.
First legs scheduled to be performed on Tuesday April 5 and Wednesday April 6; Second legs on Tuesday April 12 and Wednesday April 13.
Semi-finals
Draw scheduled to happen on Friday March 18.
First legs scheduled to be performed on Tuesday April 26 and Wednesday April 27; Second legs on Tuesday Might 3 and Wednesday Might 4.
Last
Scheduled to be performed on Saturday Might 28 at Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg.
