Bayern Munich legend, Thomas Müller has been busy travelling across North America with MagentaTV, covering the World Cup. On Monday, he was in Dallas to see Austria take on Argentina. During the coverage he spoke about Austria’s manager, Ralf Rangnick, and how it would have been if Bayern hired him in 2024.
When looking for Thomas Tuchel’s replacement, Rangnick was one of the candidates. Before settling — as many saw it — with Kompany, Rangnick turned down Bayern and decided to stay with the Austria
national team. While most Bayern fans were split on Rangnick coming to Bayern, Müller spoke positively about him (as recorded by Victor Catalina). “It would’ve been a more interesting question if Ralf Rangnick as a character, what he demands from his players, his style of play, the way he sets his teams up, if this would’ve been the football people at Allianz Arena in Munich would’ve wanted to see. If you’re successful, everything’s fine. But if results aren’t going your way, your methods are questioned as well. It’s looking right now as if he made the right choice, the way he comes across.”
Choosing to stay with Austria appears to be a good decision for Rangnick, so far. He has taken them to the Round of 16 in EURO 2024 — tied for the best finish in their history — and qualified for the World Cup for the first time since 1998. As far as Bayern’s side goes, very few will argue that Vincent Kompany was the wrong hire.
Without comparing him to Kompany, how do you think Rangnick would have faired at Bayern?
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