Jim Ratcliffe insists Manchester United cannot expect to win trophies if their squad is not good enough. The Red Devils co-owner drew a parallel between football and sailing after watching INEOS Britannia lose against Emirates Team New Zealand in the Americas Cup.
Asked if he could take anything from sailing into his work with United, Ratcliffe took a sharp intake of breath before responding: “No… I think there’s one little crossover, which is that you cannot win the Americas Cup if you arrive at the Americas Cup with a boat that ‘could’ win the Americas Cup.
“Same in Formula One. Max Verstappen in a Williams, he’s not going to win. 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.”
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