He is considered by many to be the greatest club manager of all time. I am talking about Sir Alex Ferguson. Since coming to Manchester United in 1986 he has 13 premier league titles, 5 F.A. Cup trophies, 4 League Cups, 2 Champions League trophies and has won World Club Championship, European Cup Winners Cup, Intercontinental Cup and European Super Cup once.
That;s an amazing 28 trophies in 27 years in charge at Manchester United. Many managers wish for just one trophy in their career. Sure there are critics that will say that he had great players to play with such as Cantona, Ronaldo, Beckham, Yorke, Giggs and Scholes, among others. I could counter that by saying, that great players normally have an ego and it takes a strong manager to be able to managed them and have them co-exists as team-mates. Sir Alex famously said "No one player is bigger than Manchester United." Sir Alex has always, when the time is right, sold these top class players he himself has signed. He always knew the right time to pull the trigger . Prime examples are selling Beckham and Van Nistelrooy to Real Madrid. The exception is Ronaldo who wanted to leave because it was his dream to play for the team mentioned above.
He gave youth a chance; he promoted and groomed players from the youth teams; who remembers the great team of '92: Beckham,Neville Brothers,Scholes,Giggs and Butt. He also gave other young players a chance. Ronaldo and Rooney were teenagers when they signed. His ruthlessness has to be admired, he was, and still is, his own man. He managed the team as he saw fit with the players he wanted and his success can't be ignored. Almost 4 decades of success, trophy after trophy. I salute you, Sir Alex Ferguson as greatest ever.
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