Paying
respect to Sir Alex Ferguson
When I look to Old Trafford and see
their success, I have no envy. I may dislike Manchester United, not because of
their ages-long rivalry with Liverpool, my football club, that dictates
rivalries, but because of things that aren’t important at this point in time.
This is the time to pay respect not
just to the club but also to their legendary manager.
The Red Devils have always played
great football and I have to give them that. You cannot simply say that they
have the money to buy the players because at the end of the day, they still
have to play together and they do so. And I should be the last one to talk
about who has the money since I root for the New York Yankees in baseball.
Sir Alex Ferguson has a knack for
finding diamonds in the rough and turning them into winners. Really? How many
of their non-stars who turned into stars did you know about until they came to
play for MUFC?
Furthermore, he proved that even
before he came to Old Trafford that he was a winner as he did so with Aberdeen.
But what SAF achieved with Manchester
United is even more impressive. The silverware haul under his watch will be
hard to match. Look at this 1,499 games as manager; 13 Premier League titles,
two Champions League titles, five FA Cups, and four League Cups.
And you can talk about his longevity –
27 years on the job. Has there anyone in that capacity who has been around just
as long or maybe more?
When Sir Alex first became manager for
Aberdeen, he wasn’t much older than some of the senior players and had a hard
time earning their respect. He did eventually win and he got his team united
and believing in him.
Now he’s walking off into the sunset having
achieved so much. But the truth is, even before he walked off with Manchester
United’s 20th league championship, he has everyone’s respect. Mine
included.
Screen shot from BBC.
No comments:
Post a Comment