It makes sense to have a coach for the brain - Ralf
Manchester Evening News|December 08, 2021
RALF Rangnick has confirmed the additions of assistant coach Chris Armas and sports psychologist Sascha Lense to the United backroom staff.
SAMUEL LUCKHURST
It makes sense to have a coach for the brain - Ralf

American Armas, who was sacked by Major League Soccer side Toronto FC in July, is familiar to the new Reds boss from his time as assistant coach and then head coach of New York Red Bulls when Rangnick was sporting director of the Red Bull group.

Lense was recruited by the German to work at RB Leipzig in 2015 and also worked at Schalke. Both Lense and Armas are waiting to obtain work permits.

"It won't be that many, so far I'm very happy to work with the staff i have met in the last week," Rangnick explained. "They gave me a lot of help in the last couple of days in preparation for the Crystal Palace game.

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