Rangnick breaks the mold as German strays from Solskjaer and Mourinho in coaching appointment

Ralf Rangnick is looking to make his mark during his short stint as manager of Man United, and the new interim boss' backroom additions have highlighted issues overlooked by his predecessors. While Ole Gunnar Solskjaer helped lift morale at United in the wake of Jose Mourinho's departure, neither manager hired a specialist in sports psychology to their coaching set up. Most top clubs in Europe now have a coach dedicated to the mental side of the game and Rangnick said that Lense's appointment will have United thinking 'in the right way'. Rangnick has named Sascha Lense to his backroom staff for the remainder of the season Lense is a renowned mental coach and previously worked for the 63-year-old at RB Leipzig 'The players, the coaching staff, everybody should think in the right way,' Rangnick said earlier this week. Former United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer lifted spirits but did not make a similar appointment Jose Mourinho dismantled the club's sports science department when he was in charge It was recently reported by The Athletic that ex-United and Chelsea boss Mourinho dismantled the club's sports science department upon his arrival, opting to evaluate the players' fitness himself.