Manchester United have struggled this season and recent media exposés have revealed an inside track on the team's second half of the season. Investigations have shown that caretaker leader Ranilic lost the trust of the players soon after he took over. Star Cron even made it clear in January that he would choose to leave if Lanlick became the official leader.
ESPN spoke to a United player who said that they had previously known nothing about Lanlick. It was only after the club announced his appointment that they googled him, and the assistant coach he brought with him was equally unknown.
Last December, Lanlick took over as caretaker leader on a deal for just half a season. However, his honeymoon period at United was extremely short and almost non-existent. The main reason for this was that Lanlick's lack of emotional intelligence, criticizing the players in press conferences without any fear, and even leaking the players' privacy, which made the players feel humiliated.
Back in January, Cron made it clear that he would leave the team if Lanlick moved to full leader. There were few players who held similar thoughts, which led to low morale in the team.
Fortunately, the club ultimately did not renew Lanlick's appointment, and his caretaker-leader career came to an end and his impact on the team dissipated.
