Ratcliffe calls Manchester United “mediocre” and criticizes transfer policy

In a fan magazine interview Manchester United ‘We Stand’, the co-owner of the Premier League club Jim Ratcliffewho have many detractors at Old Trafford, described the Red Devil team as “mediocre” and warned that more “difficult and unpopular decisions” were needed to improve things, in a clear affront to fans who were who loves him. was criticized.

Ratcliffe, the 72-year-old CEO of INEOS who became a minority owner of United almost a year ago, also defended the club’s decision to fix the price of all tickets for games in home this season, regardless of the player’s age , a proposal heavily criticized by fans. In addition, he questioned United’s signings and data analysis in recent years.

“To take Manchester United to where we need to take it, it’s a bit like the country: you have to make some difficult and unpopular decisions. If you walk away from difficult decisions, then not much will change. We are win’ “Everything is fine and it won’t happen overnight, but we haven’t sat down for nine months.

Ratcliffe believes that “Manchester United has become a mediocre club. It is not elite and should be one of the best football clubs in the world. It is like that under Alex Ferguson. There have been changes, but there needs to be more.” Responding to criticism of ticket prices, Ratcliffe said: “I understand it and I don’t want the real home fans to be unable to go, but I want to optimize ticket sales. You have to find a balance , and you can’t be too popular all the time. It doesn’t make sense that a ticket to see United is worth less than a ticket to see Fulham.”

Finally, he addressed the transfer policy and data analysis of recent years, which he considered regrettable: “We have not been good enough in recruiting. And until we are as good as anyone else in the world, it is not good enough for Manchester United.Data analysis goes hand in hand with signings and that doesn’t exist here in the last century in terms of data analysis.