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
morning jobs lying
I was lying in bed on a Saturday morning, reading the paper, when my phone went. The caller was Rangers director, Jack Gillespie, and he offered me the manager's job at Ibrox. I was flattered but declined with thanks. John Greig was a good friend of mine and I had no intention of being involved in ousting him.
team hair class
Scholes was probably the best English midfielder since Bobby Charlton. He was such a brilliant long passer that he could choose a hair on the head of any team-mate answering the call of nature at our training ground. Gary Neville once thought he had found refuge in a bush, but Scholesy found him from 40 yeards. He inflicted a similar long-range missile strike, once, on Peter Schmeichel, and was chased round the training ground for his impertinence. Scholesy would have made a first class-sniper.
years trying standards
I'm privileged to have followed Sir Matt because all you have to do is to try and maintain the standards that he set so many years ago.
player thinking skills
I think Paul Scholes is the best player in England. He's got the best skills, the best brain. No one can match him. There isn't a player of his mould anywhere in the world. Paul is irreplaceable.
needs losing reason
I've got a temper if I need it. Nothing wrong with losing your temper, if it's for the right reasons.
soccer football looks
I'm-A-God-Look-At-Me.
winning games scotland
The most important thing in a game like that is to win it.
football winning player
You are responsible to each other because when you win a game of football, you only need eight players to perform well.
soccer football
They had Jan Venegoor of...whatever you call him.
football weekend winning
We got anxious at the end of the weekend in our urgency to try to score the winning goal. Ended up playing far too many long balls forward. That style of play doesn't suit Manchester United. We must continue to play football and enjoy the game. If we do that, eventually things will come right for us.
hatred manchester-united presses
They (the press) have a hatred of Manchester United.
football real player
In England, it's a rare thing to see a player smoking but, all in all, I prefer that to an alcoholic. The relationship with alcohol is a real problem in English football and, in the short term, it's much more harmful to a sportsman. It weakens the body, which becomes more susceptible to injury.
london members presses
There are members of the London press who seek to antagonise me, deliberately.
careers knighthood trophies
The culmination of three trophies was the pinnacle of my career and it has been rewarded with a knighthood.