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Rescue “MJ” from the relegation zone called a new head coach

The new helmsman of the English football club “Manchester United” appointed 54-year-old Argentine mentor Mauricio Pochettino.

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Rescue “MJ” from the relegation zone called a new head coach

The new helmsman of the English football club “Manchester United” appointed 54-year-old Argentine mentor Mauricio Pochettino. In this position, he replaced Michael Carrick, who lost his position due to the team’s failed start in the current championship draw.

According to The Guardian, the contract with the new coach is designed for two and a half years and will be valid until the summer of 2029. To poach a specialist who now leads the US national team, the Mankunians will have to pay the American side a penalty for early termination of the contract in the amount of about $ 10 million.

To fulfill his new duties in England, Pochettino will not immediately begin - first he will hold two fights with the US national team against the Haitian team in the framework of the CONCACAF Nations League. It is expected that the Argentine will hold his first match on the coaching bridge of the Red Devils on November 22 in a fundamental confrontation with Liverpool.

The task before the new coach is not easy: he takes the team in a deep crisis, located in the relegation zone of the English Premier League. In 11 starting rounds of the national championship, Manchester United managed to achieve only one victory.

For Pochettino, the work in the Premier League is well known - he has previously headed London Tottenham and Chelsea, as well as Southampton. In addition, his track record includes the Spanish “Espanyol” and the French PSG. Together with Spurs, the Argentine reached the decisive match of the Champions League, and at the head of the Parisian grandee won the gold of the French championship.

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Source: Московский комсомолец ↗

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