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
class people trying
I feel sympathy for the working class lad. I've always championed about ticket prices and try to equate that to people's salaries.
player doubt sometimes
Sometimes you're not sure about a player. Sometimes you doubt. Sometimes you have to guess. Sometimes you just know.
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.
soccer football
They had Jan Venegoor of...whatever you call him.
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.
hatred manchester-united presses
They (the press) have a hatred of Manchester United.
scotland today derby
But there is always that unpredictability about a derby match and that's what it was today.
cristiano-ronaldo scotland pace
He's such a great threat because of his power and pace. (on Cristiano Ronaldo)
cristiano-ronaldo scotland improving
He is improving all the time. He is only 21 and who knows what he is capable of. (on Cristiano Ronaldo)
team games world
When he's at the top of his game, there's not a team in the world that can handle Giggs' speed and penetration
hands devil accepting
Once you shake hands with the devil, you have to accept they are in control.
giving-up giving causes
Never give in or give up easily on a cause.
player today messi
Critics have always questioned whether players like Pele from the 50s could play today. Lionel Messi could play in the 1950s and the present day, as could Di Stefano, Pele, Maradona, Cruyff because they are all great players. Lionel Messi without question fits into that category.
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.