On June 26, it was reported that in the early morning of June 26, Beijing time, in the third round of Group D of the European Cup group stage, Austria defeated the Netherlands 3-2, beating France and the Netherlands to qualify as the leader of Group D! The Netherlands are third with four points and have already qualified over Hungary and Croatia, who finished third in the other groups. In this game, Austrian coach Rangnick raised his eyebrows, and he was ridiculed by Ronaldo when he was in charge of Manchester United, "He is not a coach"!
In the 6th minute, Austria attacked on the left, crossed with a low flat ball on the left side of the penalty area, and the Dutch striker Malen who returned to the defense "shoveled" to break through his own door! The Netherlands are 1-0 behind Austria.
In the 47th minute, the Netherlands backfield counter-steals the ball! Harvey Simmons gets the ball to the top of the arc! Distributed to the left side of the penalty area, Gakpo equalized with a right-footed shot! Netherlands 1-1 Austria.
In the 59th minute, Plath went straight! Grealich goes down to the bottom and crosses the triangle! Schmid headers in front of goal! De Vrij didn't make it out! Austria is leading again! Netherlands 1-2 Austria.
In the 76th minute, the Dutch team played a high ball, substitute Weghorst headed the ball, and Depay stopped the ball and volleyed! But the referee immediately thought there was a handball! But after reviewing VAR, the penalty goal was valid! The Netherlands equalised Austria 2-2 for the second time.
In the 81st minute, Baumgartner went straight to the goal, and Sabitzer on the left side of the small penalty area followed up and scored a goal! Austria 3-2 Netherlands!
After the game, the 65-year-old Austrian head coach and German Rangnick raised his arms on the sidelines and celebrated passionately.
Statistically, this is Austria's first consecutive win at a major tournament in 42 years, beating the Netherlands for the first time in 34 years, ending a seven-game losing streak against the Netherlands in all competitions. This is only the second time in Austria's history that Austria have qualified for the knockout stages of the European Championship! It was also the first time in Austria's history that they were able to qualify for the knockout stage of the European Championship as group winners.
It is worth mentioning that Rangnick used to be the coach of Manchester United, which was also his low point. On 29 November 2021, Manchester United announced that Rangnick was appointed interim manager and will remain with the club as an advisor for two years after the season. On May 23, 2022, Manchester United lost 0-1 to Crystal Palace in the final game of the Premier League, and Rangnick officially became the manager with the lowest Premier League winning percentage in Manchester United history with 10 wins, 7 draws and 7 losses in 24 games (41.6% winning rate).
Cristiano Ronaldo once said on the show, "If you are not even a manager, how can you become the owner of Manchester United? I've never heard of him. ”
Rangnick now leads Austria to top of the European Championship group, which includes France and the Netherlands.
In this regard, netizens have said, "He is not even a head coach"
"Who the hell is disrespecting a coach"
"This guy isn't even a coach, and it's not just a surprise to me that a club as big as Manchester United would hire a sporting director as a coach, it's shocking the world. When you sack Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, you should have hired a top coach right away, not a sporting director."
"I never expected Austria to be a dark horse, Rangnick was really cheated by Manchester United"
"Does this count as a boomerang?"
"Rangnick is a proper godfather in German..."
"Don't say it, after watching three Austrian games, Rangnick brought a really good one, which is completely different from the Austrian rookie who entered the main match before"
"A guy who hasn't been in the head coach position for many years has been in the capacity of director of football, and no club would dare to do that to have a director go as a head coach. Ronaldo is a bit aggressive, but it's reasonable to question it, Rangnick hasn't been in a managerial position for more than a decade."