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Sir Jim Ratcliffe has insisted that Manchester United cannot win anything if their squad is not good enough.
He was spotted at a sailing event – the 2024 America’s cup – on behalf of team Britannia.
The team are backed by INEOS, of which Ratcliffe is the CEO.
At the event, Sir Jim Ratcliffe was asked if his success in sailing can be translated to his work with United.
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The 72-year-old gave an insightful analogy, implying that United’s squad is simply not good enough at the moment to compete with the world’s best.
‘No… I think there’s one little crossover, which is that you cannot win the America’s Cup unless you arrive at the America’s Cup with a boat that ‘could’ win the America’s Cup,’ he began.
‘Same in Formula One. Max Verstappen in a Williams, he’s not going to win the Formula One [World Drivers’] Championship.
‘With football it’s the same with the squad in a way.
‘That’s the parallel for me – you can’t win anything in football if your squad isn’t good enough to win something.
‘The quality of the squad is a bit like the speed of the boat.
‘That’s the only parallel [between football and sailing],’ Ratcliffe explained.
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With United lying 13th in the Premier League, Sir Jim must think that his team simply do not have a fast enough boat.
He has taken somewhat of a back seat in recent weeks, leaving Dan Ashworth and Omar Berrada to make decisions on United’s next manager.
Ratcliffe was not even part of the cohort to negotiate with Ruben Amorim in Lisbon.
He clearly has faith that the specialists he employed will bring United back to the top of football.
Sir Jim Ratcliffe doesn’t like this Manchester United squad! pic.twitter.com/hobzMYKCQr
— Ruben Amorim (@RvN1776x) November 3, 2024
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