Former Bafana Bafana midfielder and recently departed St. Louis City coach Bradley Carnell has disclosed that he missed the chance to coach Manchester United.
Carnell commenced his coaching journey at Free State Stars, followed by a role as an assistant coach at Orlando Pirates.
He, thereafter, served as an assistant coach for New York Red Bulls before moving to St. Louis.
Carnell was on the verge of joining the Manchester United coaching staff, where he would have assisted Ralf Rangnick during his tenure as interim coach from December 2021 to May 2022.
Carnell disclosed that while he was a player at Vfb Stuttgart, he developed a strong relationship with Rangnick, who was the coach of the team at that time.
CARNELL ON PLAYING UNDER RANGNICK
“Playing under Ralf Rangnick meant he supported and developed young players,” Carnell told FARPost.
“Being very young in Germany, knowing that I would get a chance to play was a significant boost. He worked really hard, and that was important to me.
“We stayed in touch, and he’s kind of the godfather of the Red Bull soccer game globally. It was great to be in the same building as him occasionally and exchange ideas.
“He’s developed a lot of coaches within the game model, and I’m fortunate to have been included in that school of coaching.”
Carnell admitted that the rumours of him joining United were true, however, it didn’t happen as he had just signed a contract at Louis.
WHY CARNELL’S MOVE TO UNITED DIDN’T HAPPEN
“Those were very true, very connected links,” Carnell said.
“All his coaches at that time were tied up in long-standing contracts, and I was just joining Saint Louis, so I had just signed the contract as well. I wasn’t technically working in that first few months of 2022, so from that point of view, it would have been a very possible scenario.
