Index
· Introduction
· Knighthood
· The reasons for his success
· Famous quotes by Ferguson
· CONCLUSION
· BIBLIOGRAPHY
Sir Alex Chapman
Ferguson
Introduction
I think Sir
Alex Chapman Ferguson was the greatest manager the game has ever seen. Many
footballers learn from his theories and try to put it into their plans when
they finally become a manager. He started of as a player and then went on from
a player to become the greatest manager of all time. He made his mark as the
greatest manager at Manchester united. In my opinion, any club manager who has
guided the club to several domestic titles and five European championship
titles is a great manager. He also taught the players discipline, which is to
me the most important lesson in football and it is also the hardest lesson to
learn.
Born in 1937 in Glasgow, Scotland,
Sir Alex Chapman Ferguson was a great Scottish manager in the Barclays premiere
league.
Before he made his mark in
the English premiere league he was playing for Scottish football clubs such as Aberdeen
and Celtic. He made countless appearances for his country as well, before
becoming manager of Aberdeen in 1972. He then moved to Manchester united in
1982. He made them the greatest team the English league has ever seen. However,
he also made a few mistakes. He almost got fired for a poor season as he guided
the club to an eleventh place finish.
KNIGHTHOOD
The title “Sir” is given to
a person who does great things in his or her lifetime. This title was given to
Ferguson in 2007 after he took charge of Manchester United. He was granted
knight hood 6 years before his retirement in 2013. The reason for this is
because of his over whelming success during his time at Manchester United. One
of his achievements was guiding the club to many league titles. All his peers
felt that he truly deserved his knighthood for his achievements at Manchester
United.
THE
REASONS FOR HIS SUCCESS
There were three main
reasons for his success.
1.
Open to others
opinions
2.
Value discipline
3.
Be present.
1 He listened to what the players had to say. He asked his staff for ideas and tried to use
the ideas given into his plans. He also valued the opinions of the fans. He
told a famous Television network CNBC that god had given everyone two ears, two
eyes and one mouth. He told them that some people don’t use these three organs
to the full potential. He said that in a game your ears work more than your
mouth. You can talk a lot but your listening will always be greater.
2
Sir Alex Ferguson valued discipline a lot. He demanded a lot of discipline from
his players. Whoever did not have that kind of discipline was immediately sold.
Even the most important players for the club were sold if they were undisciplined. Once you bid farewell to discipline you say goodbye to
success and set the stage for anarchy. He told CNBC weed out players who are
disruptive or undermine unity, even if they are induvigually talented. Players
who still did not learn discipline were not part of his plans at the club.
These such players either had there contract terminated or were sold to other
clubs.
3.
Sir Alex always said that you should always be present in the game. What he
meant by this is, that a player is always supposed to be alert on a pitch as if
they are not alert they will make mistakes. He told CNBC that even the great
leaders still do not know how important their presence can be. He said that
there are only eleven players on the pitch. The captain plays only one position
and hence cannot communicate to the other players in different position. “The
manager” he said is always the twelfth man of the team. He can see everyone and
can tell the players what needs to be done. I think what he was trying to teach
his players is that you have to be involved in every minute of the game to do well on the field.
FAMOUS QUOTES BY
SIR ALEX FERGUSON.
“I've
never played for a draw in my life.”
“If
I have my health I can carry on. There will be a point when I do quit but I
have absolutely no idea when that is.”
“I
feel sympathy for the working class lad. I've always championed about ticket
prices and try to equate that to people's salaries.”
Conclusion
Sir Alex Ferguson can go down as the greatest manager the world.
He changed the history of Manchester united. With his 38 titles at England,
Manchester united overtook Liverpool to become England’s most successful
domestic club. Ferguson was in Manchester for around 27 years. Many managers
get sacked or they even quit after three seasons. Till his retirement in 2013
every single player that played under him had a lot of respect for him. After
his retirement, in present times Manchester united have not been the same
Manchester united. They have not qualified for the champion’s league in the
last three seasons. They have also sacked two managers in the last three years.
So we can say that Alex Ferguson was the catalyst for the success of Manchester
United and the club is struggling to fill the void left by Sir Alex.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
·
WIKIPEDIA
· BUSINESS
INSIDER
· BRAINY QUOTES
·
THE MANAGER(MIKE CARSON)
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