Ralf Rangnick admits he doesn’t tell the players too much in the dressing room
Ralf Rangnick has opened up on his halftime conversations with his players, following the 1-1 draw against Southampton on Saturday.
United threw away a 1-0 lead, just minutes into the second half, and were put under enormous pressure by the visiting side.
After the match, Che Adams, who scored the equaliser for the Saints claimed he and his teammates already knew what to expect from United in the second half, and that helped motivate them to go for it in the second period.
When asked what his half-time team talk was like, Rangnick told reporters that he doesn’t tell his players much at half time: “I can assure you we are not talking too much.
“Our half-time conversation with the team lasts as long as all the other teams.
“[Team-talks] are four or five minutes, bullet points. [We discuss] the most important things.
“We show them two or three videos of footage of situations of what we have to be aware of and wary of.
“It is not a problem about the half-time conversation we are having.”
Rangnick also suggested his team don’t take his instructions, further casting doubt on the ability of the players to understand his tactics.