Alex Ferguson
Alex Ferguson
Sir Alexander Chapman "Alex" Ferguson, CBEis a former Scottish football manager and player who managed Manchester United from 1986 to 2013. He is regarded by many players, managers and analysts to be one of the greatest and most successful managers of all time...
NationalityScottish
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth31 December 1941
CityGovan, Scotland
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Maybe it was a bit of a gamble playing Patrice. I am not singling anyone out. The defending was poor and that is what has cost us the game.
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The recovery time from the operation is a month and then it will taken another two or three weeks to get his fitness back. It is a blow, but we think it is the best course of action.
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This tour gives us a great chance to prepare those in our first team squad who are not involved in the World Cup quarter-finals for the new season.
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The work of a team should always embrace a great player but the great player must always work.
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Football management is such a pressurised thing - horseracing is a release. I'm also learning to play the piano - I'm quite determined - it's another release from the pressure of my job.
As long as there are games to play it is not over.
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The time I have already spent at Harvard has been a stimulating experience, and I look forward to developing my relationship and activities with the students, faculty and friends of the Harvard Business School community.
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It's our best result of the season, maybe.
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It seems to me it is the right atmosphere for a semifinal. We are guaranteed a great atmosphere. It is a quick pitch and hopefully we will get the result we want.
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It was a very open game, both teams had a go and we played some fantastic attacking football. We should have had more goals but we collected another three points. The most important thing is we keep winning, and you never know where that will take us.
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This was not a decision we wanted to make. But every time I picked the team and Phil's name was not on the team sheet, it was very difficult for me. You couldn't meet a better professional.
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We're in great form at the moment and looking forward to every match.
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The deal's done. He gives us a different option in the left-back position. He's naturally left-footed, very quick and he's a good footballer.
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We didn't play well enough in the first half, we gave the ball away too much and our last-third play wasn't good enough.