{"id":290450,"date":"2023-09-12T06:34:48","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T06:34:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/?p=290450"},"modified":"2023-09-12T06:34:48","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T06:34:48","slug":"ex-man-united-boss-ralf-rangnick-gives-blunt-reply-on-germany-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/soccer\/ex-man-united-boss-ralf-rangnick-gives-blunt-reply-on-germany-job\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Man United boss Ralf Rangnick gives blunt reply on Germany job"},"content":{"rendered":"
Former Manchester United manager Ralf Rangnick gave a very blunt one-word reply when asked if he fancied the Germany job.<\/p>\n
Hansi Flick was fired as Germany’s coach on Sunday in the wake of a miserable 4-1 friendly defeat to Japan and a dreadful run of form by the Euro 2024 hosts.<\/p>\n
Attention has turned to Flick’s successor, with Rangnick – who is currently the coach of Austria – one of the prominent names in the frame.<\/p>\n
The 65-year-old took the Austria job after his unsuccessful interim tenure at Old Trafford in 2021-22, following Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s sacking and Erik ten Hag’s arrival.<\/p>\n
When asked by reporters if he would consider taking charge of Germany, Rangnick simply replied: ‘No’.<\/p>\n
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Ralf Rangnick ruled himself out of the running for the Germany job after Hansi Flick’s sacking<\/p>\n
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Flick was axed after Germany’s humiliating 4-1 defeat by Japan, just nine months before Euros<\/p>\n
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Julian Nagelsmann (left) and Matthias Sammer (right) are potential candidates to succeed Hansi Flick as manager of the national team<\/p>\n
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After being pressed for his reasons, he added: ‘I decided 14 months ago to work here as team boss and to prepare the team so that we qualify for the Euros and play a good role there.<\/p>\n
‘Everything else is not an issue for me.’<\/p>\n
Rangnick has so far won six, drawn three and lost four of his 13 matches as Austria coach.<\/p>\n
They are currently second behind Belgium in Euro qualifying group F and face a crucial encounter away to third-placed Sweden on Tuesday night having been held to a 1-1 home draw by Moldova last week.<\/p>\n
Reports on Monday said the German Football Association will speak to Julian Nagelsmann and Matthias Sammer about succeeding Flick.<\/p>\n
Nagelsmann, who parted ways with Bayern Munich back in March, is currently the favourite to get the job after Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp ruled himself out of the running.<\/p>\n
Germany legend Sammer has also worked at Bayern as sporting director and is currently working part-time as an adviser for Borussia Dortmund.<\/p>\n
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