Manchester United appoint former Chelsea coach, Eric Ramsay, to resolve a crisis


Manchester United appoint former Chelsea coach, Eric Ramsay, to resolve a crisis

According to the recent announcement from Manchester United, they have appointed former Chelsea coach, Eric Ramsay. Previously, he was the assistant coach of Shrewsbury Town alongside being the head of the Shrewsbury youth setup. Eric Ramsay had started his career with Shrewsbury in 2017.

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After a great time with Shrewsbury, he joined Chelsea U-23s. As he was looking for a new challenge in England, Manchester United were able to convince him to sign from a direct rival.

What Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has to say about Eric Ramsay?

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The Manchester United gaffer, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was delighted to announce the new coaching staff. Ole was elated and told to the media how Manchester United convinced Eric Ramsay to sign for the best club in the world and country. He said:

We've been fortunate enough to convince Eric Ramsay to come and join the best club in the world and in the country.

“He’s a very highly rated coach who is going to be working with individuals and in charge of set-plays as well.
“We’re excited. He’s young, fresh and with new ideas, an innovative coach we know from before. Kieran [McKenna] knows him really well from Loughborough, so we’re very pleased with that

The 29-year-old is the youngest British international to get the UEFA Pro License badge and will look to help Manchester United to resolve one of the major crises that the club went through in the previous term. They were unable to stop goals from set pieces and corners that cost them the points. In several games, the equalizers of the opposition came from a set-piece. Also, the club failed to score from the set piece.

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Manchester United scored only seven goals from set-piece situations whereas they conceded 14 goals from the set-piece. This was the second-highest in terms of goals conceded by a Premier League outfit in the 2020/21 season. Leeds United had conceded more goals amongst the 20 teams from set-piece situations.

Eric Ramsay is rumoured to train players one-on-one with respect to set-pieces. Also, the links with McKenna is set to help him to adjust to new environment at Old Trafford.

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