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Ralf Rangnick warned Erik ten Hag about Man Utd players and culture

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Former Manchester United interim boss Ralf Rangnick sent a warning to Erik ten Hag about the need to change the attitude in the Old Trafford dressing room when he first agreed to join the club. Rangnick took temporary control of the team for the second half of the 2021/22 season and was involved in the decision to hire Ten Hag. The German had been expected to remain with United on a consultancy basis but ultimately ended his agreement with the club once Ten Hag arrived. In April 2022, after Ten Hag had agreed to join United, the outspoken Rangnick sent a clear warning to both the new boss and everyone involved with the club about the need for serious change among the playing staff. "He will hopefully have the chance to mould a new team together with the scouting department and together with the board, which is necessary," Rangnick said. "And for me, the most vital part is the club manages to get in the right and best possible players , change the attitude and also the en...

Embiid to play for USA: What other naturalized players have played for the national team?

Basketball is a popular sport that brings together players from all over the world . Sometimes, players may choose to represent a different nation than their country of birth or the one they originally played for. Once they have expressed their new nation at least once, they become eligible to be listed as a player for that country. However, there are some players whose citizenship status is not recognized by FIBA, the international governing body of basketball. These players are treated the same way as naturalized players, as per FIBA eligibility rules . Let’s see which of the most popular players born outside the U.S. had defended the Stars and Stripes international basketball supremacy throughout history. Ernest Grunfeld Ernest Grunfeld is an American-Romanian former basketball player and NBA general manager born on April 24, 1955. He is the all-time leading scorer at the University of Tennessee and won gold medals in the 1975 Pan American Games and the 1976 Summer Olympics while ...