In the early days of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's coaching, Manchester United assistant coach Mike Ferran had a very high appearance rate and was an important role in both the game and training. However, with the transformation of the commander, the important position of the former fu jue's assistant seems to be declining day by day. He was no longer the main character in the game, solskjaer was often surrounded by Carrick or Kieran McKenna, and Ferran was often missing.
The Manchester Evening News revealed that in Carrington's daily training, Ferran rarely participated (rarely on the training pitch). In contrast, Darren Fletcher, whose title is Manchester United's "technical director", has appeared more on the training ground.
The newspaper said Ole Gunnar Solskjaer delegated the task of daily training to Carrick and McKenna, and Ferran was not involved. This is incomprehensible, because it is well known that Furjue himself did not direct training at that time, and it was Phelan who was responsible for the daily practice of Manchester United at that time. From 2008 to 2013, he was the number one assistant coach of The Großle and was also a Manchester United player, so he knows the club very well.
But now, Ferran feels a little vague in the Manchester United coaching staff. What is even more strange is that Fletcher, who was appointed as the club's technical director at the end of last season, often attends training courses and even takes photos with the team that "won the championship" in training matches.
Goalkeeper coaches Richard Hattis and Craig Mawson, fitness coach Martin Pylt, and free-kick and personal training coach Eric Ramsey, among others, are also assistants hired by the manager since he took office, and they all play important roles in training. In contrast, Phelan seems to have become dispensable.
The Manchester Evening News reported that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer refused to elaborate on why Ferran rarely appeared on the training ground, insisting only that he "could not have asked for a better coaching staff".
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said: "Every team goes through a period of instability and the team is in poor shape at the moment and we know that. We put our hands up and know we need to improve, every team goes through a year like this, we've been through it all and will be stronger as a result. As I've said to you guys and everyone many times, my coaches are absolutely amazing, their attention to detail, the training they've done, and our preparations, I don't think I could have asked for a better coaching staff."
"They're good people, great Manchester United people, they have the same idea, that is, to improve the team, to help the players and to promote the growth of the whole team. We've had a difficult time together, and like Marcus (Rashford) said, we, as a team and a team, discussed what we needed to do and hopefully our reaction would come tomorrow [Champions League vs. Atalanta]."
After Solskjaer took office, United's coaching staff has changed a number of times, including De Gea's mentor, Spain goalkeeper coach Emilio Alvarez, who left the team, and the head of youth training, Nikki Bart, resigned and said goodbye, involving some internal struggles. For example, The 92 class celebrity Bart, who wanted to be the club's director of football or technical director, was not recognized, and the top management chose John Mutav and Fletcher without informing him.
Intriguingly, according to the previous rumors of the British media "Daily Mirror", Ferran also intended to play the role of director of Manchester United, but also failed to do so.