Who is better in the history of Manchester United?

Ferguson

Personal Information

Nationality: Scottish

Place of Birth: Glasgow

Date of Birth: 1941/ 12/31

Joined Manchester United: 1986/11/06

Former coach: St Mirren, Aberdeen, Scotland

Introduction

Ferguson is one of the most successful managers of the English club Manchester United.

In July 1974, Ferguson began his coaching career at East Stirlingshire. In October of the same year, he switched to coaching St. Mirren, and his greatest achievement was leading the team to the First Division in the 1976/77 season. From 1978 to 1986 he accepted an invitation to Aberdeen, where he created the first glory of his coaching career. He led the team to break the domestic championship monopoly of Glasgow Rangers and Celtic. In eight years, he won 3 league championships, 4 Scottish Cup championships, and 1 League Cup championship. The most remarkable record was the victory over Liverpool in 1983 Real Madrid won the European Cup Winners' Cup.

In June 1986, he served as the acting manager of the national team and participated in the World Cup finals in Mexico. However, due to Scotland's poor strength, they only achieved one and two losses. Before the World Cup was over, he accepted an invitation from Manchester United.

No one thought that he would be successful at Manchester United, but it proved everything. Since the 1990s, he has led Manchester United to win championships in different competitions, including the Premier League Championship, FA Cup Championship, League Cup Championship, European Champions Cup, Cup Winners' Cup, Super Cup, Club World Cup Championship, etc.

On November 7, 2006, it was the 20th anniversary of Sir Alex Ferguson taking charge of the Red Devils. Sir Alex Ferguson can now be said to have fulfilled his ambitions. He is the godfather of Manchester United, the template for successful coaches, and the pride of English football. But in fact, Sir Alex Ferguson There were also hardships and various hardships in the early days of starting a business. After all the hardships, we have achieved today's unparalleled legacy. The legendary 20 years are enough to write a book, and one book will never be finished.

Under the guidance of Ferguson, Manchester United continued to emerge new stars, steadily increased in strength, and eventually became the dominant player in European football. What Ferguson brought to Manchester United was not only advanced technical play, but more importantly, he brought to Manchester United a tenacious fighting spirit and a strong team spirit that persevered in the face of difficulties. Manchester United's many comebacks in the process of winning the "Triple Crown" in 1999 are the best explanation.

Ferguson has surpassed Busby, at least in terms of honours. President Ferguson won 29 championships for Manchester United. To achieve such an achievement in Busby's shadow is even more difficult than Busby's entrepreneurship.

Ferguson can even be said to be the most successful coach in Britain. Not counting the achievements of coaching Aberdeen, but in the 20 years of coaching Manchester United, Sir Alex Ferguson has won 10 Premier League championships, 5 FA Cups, 2 League Cups, 2 European Champions Cups, 1 European Cup Winners' Cup, and 1 European Cup Winners' Cup. European Super Cup, 1 Toyota Cup. The best coach in the Premier League 1993/94, 1995/96, 1996/97, 1998/99, 1999/2000, 2002/03, 2006/07, 2007/08.

Among the famous British coaches, 1946 Sir Busby, who coached Manchester United in 1971, had five league titles, one European Champions Cup and two FA Cups when he was 64 years old; Shankly, the godfather of Liverpool, won three league titles and two FA Cups between 1959 and 1974. FA Cup and one UEFA Cup champion; Scottish coach Stan coached Celtic from 1965 to 1978 and has 10 league championships, 9 Scottish Cups and 6 League Cups. Paisley, who succeeded Shankly as Liverpool coach, won 6 league titles, 3 Champions League titles, a UEFA Cup title, a European Super Cup and 3 League Cups from 1974 to 1983.

Brian Clough led Derby County and Forest to 2 league titles, 2 Champions League titles and 3 League Cups from 1973 to 1993. Ferguson is not inferior to them at all.

His outstanding head coaching career also brought him the honor of being knighted.

Sir.Alex Ferguson Life of Ferguson

One of the greatest managers

In December 1999, Alex, the head coach of Manchester United in England ·Ferguson was awarded a knighthood by Buckingham Palace, thus becoming an officially canonized figure of meritorious service in English football and going down in history. It is unique in football history for a head coach to receive such an honor.

In the history of English football, there are three coaches that can be praised. They are Chapman who created the WM formation, Busby who revitalized Manchester United and Ferguson who revived Manchester United. Chapman's contribution was to pioneer the formation of modern football with the WM formation; Busby's achievement was to rebuild Manchester United after the Munich air crash; Ferguson's contribution was to revitalize Manchester United when the team was in decline. The team created an era of glory for Manchester United again.

Ferguson was born in December 1942. He played in several clubs including Glasgow in his youth, but in general, he did not achieve particularly eye-catching results as a player. After retiring, he worked as a coach in three clubs without achieving good results. On November 6, 1986, he was invited by Manchester United to succeed Atkinson as head coach.

In the 13 games before Ferguson took over, Manchester United won only 3 games, lost 6 games and drew 4 games. In comparison, the former defeated team Liverpool is in the limelight and leading the way. Manchester United fans are full of complaints, and the club is even more dissatisfied. Ferguson took over as manager under these circumstances, tasked with reviving United's hopes of defeating Liverpool and regaining top spot in England.

At the beginning of taking office, Manchester United had no strength at all, and Ferguson's focus was on avoiding relegation. Without introducing new players, he led the team to struggle in the first season and retained its first-class status. But the fans are still not satisfied. What they want is glory, not the fear of relegation. He must look to the future and take a long-term view. At that time, there were not many players in the youth team who could be promoted to the adult team, so they turned their attention to the player transfer market, and the club had no money to buy new players. He was in a dilemma and started developing a youth team. After successfully avoiding relegation in the first season, they only barely managed to avoid relegation in 1988 and 1989. The anxious fans did not see any surprises from Ferguson. On the day when he served as the head coach of Manchester United for three years, a fan held a placard that read: "Looking for excuses for three years, Ferguson." This was the darkest moment in Ferguson's life.

Ferguson endured hardship and endured hardship, and moved towards the established goal step by step. May 17, 1990 was a turning point. On this day, Manchester United defeated Crystal Palace 1:0 to win the FA Cup. From then on, Manchester United began to move towards revival, from victory to victory. In 1991, Manchester United topped the Premier League and won the European Cup Winners' Cup, defeating Barcelona. The outstanding players of the youth team began to replace the old players, and a group of newcomers such as Giggs began to take the lead and act as the main force of the team.

However, most fans of Manchester United are concerned about the domestic Premier League. They are not willing to lose at Old Trafford. They need to succeed. In the 1991-1992 season, Manchester United performed bravely for most of the time, but was defeated by Leeds United at the last minute and fell short. However, Ferguson led the team to defeat Nottingham Forest and Yugoslavia's Red Star Belgrade at Old Trafford to win the European Super Cup, which was no small achievement.

In the 1992-1993 season, Manchester United fans finally got their wish and saw Ferguson lead the team to win the Premier League championship at Old Trafford. After 6 years of sharpening his sword, Ferguson spent 6 years building a new Manchester United team. Holding the Champions League in hand, Ferguson knew that 26 years of waiting would become a thing of the past, and 26 years of ups and downs would become history.

He and Manchester United emerged from the shadows and ushered in sunny days. This year Ferguson was elected coach of the year.

In the 1993-1994 season, Ferguson was once again elected as the best coach because this year he led the team to win the Premier League and FA Cup double championship. In the final of the Confederations Cup, Manchester United led by Ferguson lost to Aston Villa led by Atkinson and failed to win the Grand Slam.

In 1995, things should have been smooth sailing for Ferguson. He bought striker Andy Cole from Newcastle United and captured the league's top rival Blackburn Rovers 1:0 at Old Trafford. Just as they were about to win their third consecutive Premier League title, something happened that shouldn't have happened. French star Cantona couldn't control his temper and was ridiculed by Crystal Palace fans when he was sent off. He was severely punished by the English Football Association and suspended for 9 months. This year, Manchester United has nothing in the honor room.

The following season, Manchester United bounced back, with Cantona emerging from the shadow of the scandal and once again acting as a killer in the forward line. A strong combination of Kanchelski, Paul Ince and Mike Hughes. With Ferguson's flag at his fingertips, the disciples were invincible and won the double crown again. This year, Ferguson was once again elected Coach of the Year.

The 1996-1997 season was a year of renewal for Manchester United. Under the guidance of Sir Alex Ferguson, the 1992 golden generation of Giggs, Beckham, the Neville brothers, Scholes and others He took over the class of the older generation of Red Devils and took steps towards the top of Europe.

By the 1998-1999 season, Ferguson's performance reached its peak. The Manchester United team he commanded won three With the Premier League, FA Cup and European Cup champions in their arms, the fans at Old Trafford Stadium became the happiest people in the world.

When talking about his achievements in coaching Manchester United, Ferguson never talked about his talent, his ability to stimulate the potential of his players, his sophisticated formations and his artistic ability in building a team. . But careful researchers have discovered that one of the secrets of Ferguson's success is that as a coach, he has the ability to control the situation. The most important thing is to reshape the team spirit, especially to cultivate the team spirit of the whole team that refuses to admit defeat. He can pay close attention to people and carefully observe the subtle reactions of his players. Some players are easily irritable, some are nervous before the game, and some are arrogant. No matter what kind of player he is, he can stay calm and do his job reasonably.

Ferguson is trustworthy in employing people. French star Cantona has a hot temper and has made a fool of himself on the court more than once. He and Maradona even jointly established a players association before the 1990 World Cup in Italy to protect the interests of players. But it was this Cantona that left a deep impression on Ferguson. Cantona would take the initiative to increase the intensity after every training. He would make preparations in advance before every game and was very dedicated. One time before a game against Liverpool, the players were all having dinner or drinking coffee and chatting, but Cantona dressed up alone and started warming up in advance. His professionalism infected Ferguson, who set him as a role model for the entire team.

When dealing with star players, Ferguson first showed fatherly care and strict requirements. The most typical one is David Beckham. David is an idol star cultivated by Ferguson. 35 of Manchester United's goals were initiated by Beckham, or at least related to him. He has the potential of a world-class player. But since he fell in love and got married to Victoria Adams of the Spice Girls, he once failed to attend training on time and even asked for a raise. In response, Ferguson reprimanded Beckham in front of many players and even made him sit on the bench. His clear-cut approach to rewards and punishments serves as a warning to other players.

Coaching experience:

East Stirling from July 1974 to October 1974

St Mirren from October 1974 to May 1978

1976-77 First Division Championship

May 1978-November 1986 Aberdeen

1979-80 Scottish Premiership Championship

1981- 82 Scottish FA Cup Champion

1982-83 European Cup Winners' Cup Champion

1983-84 Scottish FA Cup Champion

Scottish FA Cup Champion

European Super Cup Champion

1984-85 Scottish Premier League Champion

1985-86 Scottish FA Cup Champion

Scottish League Cup Champion

November 1986 to present Manchester United

1989-90 English FA Cup Champion

1990-91 European Cup Winners' Cup Champion

1991-92 England League Cup Champion

1992-93 English Premier League Champion

1993-94 English Premier League Champion

English FA Cup Champion

1995-96 English Premier League Champion

English FA Cup Champion

1996-97 English Premier League Champion

1998-99 English Premier League Champion

English FA Cup Champion

UEFA Champions League Champion

1999-2000 Club World Cup Champion

English Premier League Champion

2000-01 English Premier League Champion

2002-03 English Premier League Champion

2003-04 English FA Cup Champion

2006-2007 English Premier League League Champion

2007-2008 England Community Shield Champion

2007-2008 European Champions Cup Champion