Ramsay's parting shot to Ten Hag speaks volumes after staff stunned by request
Eric Ramsay has called time on his coaching career at Manchester United to take the reins as main man at Major League Soccer outfit Minnesota United.
The Welshman has been at Old Trafford since the summer of 2021 and in that time, worked alongside all three of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Ralf Rangnick and current Red Devils manager Erik ten Hag. Amid his appointment Stateside, Ramsey made a particularly pointed comment about his new club's “strong football culture”.
The 32-year-old, who became the youngest British coach to earn his UEFA Pro licence in 2019, will leave United after Sunday's Manchester derby. His final words as a member of Ten Hag's staff suggest Ramsay is keen to exit and harbours concerns over how the Red Devils operate internally.
"I'm incredibly excited to be joining a club with such a strong football culture, a fanatic fan base and a brilliant infrastructure," claimed Ramsay. "I've spoken to a lot of the club’s staff throughout the process and you can’t help but feel everyone’s passion for moving the club forward.
"There is a really exciting pathway for the future of the club and I’m looking forward to playing my role in realising that vision. I thank the club for putting its faith in me and I hope it’s the start of another successful period for everyone connected with Minnesota United."
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His comments take on new meaning after it emerged that the United dressing room complained to coaches over the fact that they couldn't have the day off after Saturday's dismal home defeat by Fulham. Sundays are often spent at the club's Carrington training complex for warm-downs and video analysis.
Therefore, the request from players to cancel it came as quite the shock to coaches. Ten Hag and his team of stunned staff did not budge and made the squad come in as normal, which could risk harmony within the ranks.
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Eric Ramsay has left Manchester United for a new job at Minnesota United (Matthew Ashton/Getty Images)It may also be exactly the kind of thing Ramsay is keen to avoid and is hardly indicative of the kind of "strong football culture" the young coach publicly admires. He's not the only one who seems to have strong feelings on United's culture.
New investor Sir Jim Ratcliffe openly blasted how United have operated off the pitch last week while speaking to Belgian newspaper De Tijd. He explained: "We have to look at the organisation of the club because it is not good at the moment.
"Take the head coach [Erik ten Hag] for example he must report directly to the CEO. That is no longer possible in a modern football organisation. We then have to ensure that the right people end up in the right positions.
"Every person in management must be world-class. And then it is important to create a positive, supportive, friendly and high-quality environment. That culture was missing before. Only in such an environment can you get the best out of sportsmen. If successful, the results will follow automatically. That’s the plan and I believe in it."
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