We urge you to turn off your ad blocker for The Telegraph website so that you can continue to access our quality content in the future. What does the headline say in the newspaper? Manchester United have confirmed the departure of first-team coach Rene Meulensteen after 12 years at the club. The Telegraph values your comments but kindly requests all posts are on topic, constructive and respectful. That’s the only way. "I kept saying ‘listen no problem - you think I’m the problem, I’m not the problem. We all know after the flying start it became a bit of a bumpy road, some good performances and also plenty of not so good performances. 2007. Which brings us on to Meulensteen's former club Manchester United and the job of empire rebuilding that has taken place since Ferguson departed. "This is football and sometimes these changes have to take place," the Dutchman told Sky Sports. Read about our approach to external linking. See you later. Please review our, You need to be a subscriber to join the conversation. If you look at Liverpool, City and Chelsea - what players would they want to steal from Man Utd? Rene Meulensteen was the first team coach at Manchester United from 2007 to 2013 Credit: GETTY IMAGES "I asked the owner at the time in the interview, … The owner in question was, and still is, Ya'akov Shahar, who employed Meulensteen as manager in the summer of 2016 and fired him six months later. "He has been first-team coach for five years and in that time has given great assistance to Sir Alex Ferguson and Mike Phelan in keeping the team at the top of the game not only in this country but in Europe as well. Ex-Manchester United coach on the process under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, and why Liverpool have got it right, "I asked the owner at the time in the interview, 'how long do you think this will take? "Most of the time when you start it’s not your team. "Things will happen for a reason, and the reason I’ve ended up with Australia has happened for a reason. "If you ask me 'are they doing it the right way? Manchester United have confirmed the departure of first-team coach Rene Meulensteen after 12 years at the club. "The weirdest thing is that I’ve been put in the manager’s position a few times without wanting that job. You need to look at the squad you’ve got. '", says Rene Meulensteen, discussing his frustratingly short spell in charge of Israeli club Maccabi Haifa. A manager is often doomed before they start. While still playing, he became a youth coach at NEC Nijmegen. ', it’s hard to judge because I don’t see the work. I like Martin Jol a lot as a coach and a guy, and suddenly after two games Martin is gone! He’s had his success at Borussia Dortmund, was there a long time, goes into Liverpool, same as Pep Guardiola at City, and it takes them about 18 months to get the team where you want them to be. "Then you build a squad exactly the way you want it, and that takes you another six months to get them to play the way you want. Re-joins Manchester United as technical skills development coach mainly to work with the first team. Rene returned to England as manager at Fulham FC. I was very disappointed over that decision, but then I went to join Guus Hiddink in Russia - a similar scenario. Meulensteen, who had been linked with the manager's job at Wigan before helped United win the Premier League three times and the Champions League once during his spell as first-team coach. Rene signs a three year contract with Danish club Brøndby IF to become first team coach of the club. Appointed as Manager of Qatar Under 18's. Appointed as Technical Skills Coach at Manchester United's Youth Academy. While still … He will be an active part during the event and be part of the identification process to select the winners. Which was a weird thing because I knew what the challenges were at Fulham. "I explained that the first six months I have to look at what we’ve got, the players have to get used to me, how we want to play, we can see where we are in the league, and we know how big the challenge is. René Meulensteen is on evidence one of the world’s best first team coaches. "I'd like to thank Sir Alex Ferguson, the owners, colleagues, players and fans who made my time at Manchester United very special," Meulensteen said. "He said 'I don’t care as long as we get back [to the top].". Rene travels with Wiel Coerver to Qatar. 2013. "We lost that game and then the emotion kicks in, the fans start to shout because of the emotional impact of losing a derby, the owner can’t stand it and thinks he has to do something, so off you go. I’m telling you I’ll be going, no problem, you’ll be having exactly the same problem next week, in two months, six months, if you don’t constructively do something about it'". Rene was presented as head coach by Maccabi Haifa from the Israeli Premier League. He’s got them through different training regimes to get them fitter than any other team to sustain that energetic dynamic game of pressing and playing forward, making forward runs in behind, and it’s very competitive". He’s only been two months at Fulham, a month over there.". Then, depending on the finances available, we can decide which players we can get rid of, and which players can we bring in. Meulensteen takes over as first team coach in August 2008. "I don’t think United have consistently, under Ole, been able to play consecutively in the best possible lineup because of issues like [Paul] Pogba and [Marcus] Rashford being injured. I‘m very happy with the people I’m with at Australia.". helped United win the Premier League three times and the Champions League once during his spell as first-team coach. I’m part of the solution but if you can’t see that, it’s up to you. A change of management was always going to be difficult to navigate, but the shift in leadership at boardroom level and in the coaching team behind the scenes has resulted in United plummeting to upper mid-table finishes. Manchester United was Sir Alex Ferguson. Give or take you’re around 18 months. Appointed as First Team Manager for Al-Gharafa, A Qatari Football Team in the Al Gharafa district of Al Rayyan. As Meulensteen points out, a lot of the success of Liverpool and Manchester City has been down to steady leadership at the top and the man in charge of the team given time to implement his ideas. Every manager wants to play his best team. Are all these sacked managers bad at their jobs? Klopp has been able to play his best team week in week out - that’s what every manager wants.". Rene returned to England as manager at Fulham FC. We lost that game 3-0. "Unless you’ve got a club and an owner who is prepared to basically take the time to understand me as a person, and me as a coach, and understand my history I’ve had as a coach at Man Utd and the things that happened after, and then say ‘I’m buying into you and what you stand for, I’m not buying into your past'. When any club says 'can we pick Rene Meleunsteen as manager? "What has Klopp done with those players? And see what happens? It's a familiar story in the world of football management, with short-term thinking and head-chopping tendencies of certain owners curtailing the careers of managers and the upward trajectory of their own clubs. "That is the sort of thing. We rely on advertising to help fund our award-winning journalism. Meulensteen is currently the assistant manager of Australia, and enjoying it. "But you’re not going to say no, and you embark on a journey, and it was very disappointing to see that, again, the people of the hierarchy don’t give you the opportunity and the benefit to really finish the job that you started. "A lot of people want to be a manager because they’re the main man, because of ego, but I don’t give a toss about that. Klopp finished eighth in his first season in charge at Liverpool, Guardiola finished fourth. Find out more, Rene Meulensteen was the first team coach at Manchester United from 2007 to 2013, Rene Meulensteen working with Sir Alex Ferguson at the Carrington training ground, Meuelensteen joined Martin Jol at Fulham and swiftly asked to replace his fellow Dutchman when the manager left the club, Manchester City given breathing space by Ilkay Gundogan after careless start - but victory comes at a cost, Masterly Fabinho: Brazilian's goal-line heroics give Liverpool the edge as luck smiles on Jurgen Klopp's men, Jurgen Klopp hails defensive brilliance of Fabinho but admits Liverpool lucky to escape unscathed in Amsterdam, Harry Wilson makes impressive start at Cardiff to earn his side a point against former club Bournemouth, Outstanding Fabinho grows to fill the void left by Virgil van Dijk's absence, Mikel Arteta accepts blame for 'failing' in his management of Mesut Ozil after German blasts Arsenal's 'loyalty', Rene Meulensteen's guide to what makes a successful club. Rene signs a three year contract with Danish club Brøndby IF to become first team coach of the club. Six months in we lose the derby to Hapoel Haifa in the Maccabi stadium. During our conversation Meulensteen draws up his eight-step blueprint that he believes makes for a successful club: The question then, is that if he knows how to build a successful club, has his own vision, has experience of working with one of the most successful teams in English football - ticks all the boxes - why has he not been given the opportunity to execute it and build a legacy somewhere? It’s never been for me a situation where I’ve lost sleep over it. Re-joins Manchester United as technical skills development coach mainly to work with the first team. Executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward said: "I'd like to thank Rene for his contribution to the club.

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