Manchester United are the proud and strong team of English football and have always aimed for the title. Of course, until "the best manager ever" Sir Alex Ferguson retired. Let's find out who made Manchester United the head coach of the best team in the world, Alex Ferguson.
#弗格森加盟曼联之前的故事
– Born on 31 December 1941 in Glasgow, Scotland, Ferguson worked as a craftsman in a shipyard in the Clyde region until the age of 23 after graduating from high school, during which time he worked for Queens Park and St. Johnston.
Early in his career, he tried to immigrate to Canada, but with the help of his brother's girlfriend and coach, he decided to compete.
He joined Dumperin in 1964, starting his career as a striker and announcing his retirement in 1974. Then, in 1974, he began his management career at East Sterling.
A year later, he moved to St. Millen, where he was in charge for three years, but after being sacked due to friction with the boss, he took over as manager of Aberdeen F.C., winning league titles for Rangers and Celtic, when he was also second in the Scottish league, beating Real Madrid to win the Cup Winners' Cup in 1983 and being recognised as head coach.
Ferguson, a 43-year-old young manager at the time, was recognised for his talent, taking over as United manager after Busby retired. It was the beginning of a legend.
#弗格森加盟曼联后的故事
When Ferguson took over manchester United, the united were financially poor, paying Ferguson a lower salary than Aberdeen and not having the money to sign players. Still, Ferguson joined Manchester United because of his love for Manchester United.
Ferguson's first job at Manchester United was a complete rebuild to restore its former glory. When he took office, United were 3rd or 4th in the league and achieved good results, such as winning the fab cup, which was prestigious at the time, but under Busby, won three Ballon d'Or awards: Dennis Law, Bobby Charlton and George Best, England was the first English club to win the European Cup that year, which was in the slump.
For Manchester United, whose mentality was so bad that it was dubbed a "drunken club" and needed a leader, Ferguson declared: "I am a football manager and I don't have a bar. ”
Ferguson said United's new director had promised to pull down Liverpool's fan director who missed the entire English league recession at Heysel Stadium disaster and brought them back to their former glory! He was promoted. Ferguson manages every aspect of the team, one of which is the youth system he is passionate about.
In three seasons, he signed Steve Bruce, Gary Pallister, Paul Ince, Mark Hughes and Mike Ferran, who grew into some of the best players under Ferguson.
And by changing the team's atmosphere and training system, he led by example, releasing Norman Whiteside and Paul McGrath, who were loved by Manchester United fans at the time but were alcoholics. Another alcoholic is Brian Robson, who brought many changes under Ferguson and established himself as a key member of Manchester United, dubbed "Captain Marvel" by many fans.
Ferguson did not immediately respond with good results. After taking office, he ranked 11th, 2nd, 11th, 13th, 6th and 2nd respectively. The reason is that they boldly sent out fans like Whiteside, McGrath and Strakan. Finally, in 1990, the following year, when his grades hovered at the bottom, "Fergie Out!" Slogans echoed in Old Trafford. Ferguson qualified as manager, but his results were erratic as he made the bold decision to rebuild the club.
It was the FA Cup that laid the groundwork for Ferguson's comeback. Ferguson's Manchester United won the FA Cup in 1989-1999, temporarily quenching the thirst of old fans.
His long-watched youth system has developed significantly and has achieved good results in all competitions, so there are not a few fans who support Ferguson, not the immediate results.
In the 1990–1991 season, in the Final of the European Cup Winners' Cup, he played as faux cup winner, and Two goals from Mark Hughes helped him beat Barca, led by "all-around football" Cruyff, and gave the team a precious trophy.
This is a brilliant achievement for england, which has been banned for 5 years due to the Hazel disaster caused by Liverpool fans.
After the Hazel disaster of 29 May 1985, Ferguson joined Manchester United in 1986. Due to the hazelnut disaster, UEFA banned the English league from Europe for five years. If you think back to that time 10 years ago, you'll be surprised. If they are banned for 10 years, the English League will drop further from 29th.
Ferguson has shown extraordinary talent in transforming the declining United youth team into a training camp for football talent, while recruiting top adult players such as Mark Hughes, Steve Bruce, Peter Schmeichel and Dennis Owen.
Some of the players who signed the contract are star players whose strength has been recognized, and some are unknown players. Ferguson combined such players with his own philosophy, and after five years as United manager, he built the team and the league into a league that challenged Europe's top league.
He was welcomed by Ferguson's Manchester United in 1992, when a star and growing youth player who could be the highlight of the first team Ferguson built wore a Manchester United uniform. That player is the "King of Manchester United" Eric Cantona.
After winning the Cup Winners' Cup, in the 1992-1993 season, Cantona, who was at odds with the manager, was signed by rival club Leeds United for £1 million. This marks the best signing of Ferguson's career.
Cantona had been involved in many competitions on the French stage even before coming to Manchester United, and he was a time bomb that could explode when he had already argued with many players in his brief time at Leeds. But Ferguson suppressed Cantona's mental side in his own way, maximizing his abilities.
Ferguson completed United's final puzzle after Cantona's arrival, achieving the league title he promised to fans when he joined Manchester United in his first year of the 1992-1993 Premier League season. It was also the first win in the Premier League (EPL), which was launched by the English Football League after restructuring the league environment after the disasters at Hazel and Hillsboro.
Manchester United Ferguson From left to right: Ryan Giggs, Nicky Barthes, David Beckham, Gary Neville, Phil Neville, Paul Scholes
Subsequently, in the 1995–1996 season, United were banned for Playing in Cantona, and the team's main players Innes, Hughes and Kanzelskis were transferred. Ferguson, who sent several core members, decided to play with young players as the center this season, but was criticized by multiple media outlets after losing 3-1 to Aston Villa in the first match. Among them, Alan Hansen, a regular group member of the BBC Highlight, criticized Ferguson's approach of hiring young players, saying that "Manchester United can't win the little ones." ”
However, Ferguson improved his performance with well-structured tactics and use, and finally won the championship, which made Hansen ashamed.
In the 1997-1998 season, the offensive core Cantona announced his retirement, and Robson, Hughes, Bruce and other stars who performed well when Ferguson took office left the team. The existing offensive line, consisting of Cantona, Hughes and McClair, was replaced by Kerr, York, Sheringham and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, and Bruce's place was replaced by Stam. And Robson, who left the team, was completely replaced by Keane and performed well. Ferguson's children, Giggs, Beckham, Scholes, Bert and Neville quickly became key players with their best skills, and Ferguson actively hired Ferguson's children.
In the 1998–1999 season, United formed the so-called Dream Team, and the best midfielder in the world consisted of Giggs Scholes Keane Beckham, Stam, who was considered the best defender at the time, and Schmeichel, who was considered the best defender at the time. The best goalkeeper.
At this point, seven players from the youth team became the heart of the squad and United won the Treble with Ferguson's excellent command and the superb skills of the players.
In particular, the Champions League final against Bayern Munich was a miracle at Camp Nou and considered one of the best games.
In the first half against Munich, Basler conceded a goal in six minutes and did not give up until the second half, when fans predicted Munich's victory. Finally, the Munich ribbon was wrapped around the trophy. However, Ferguson did not back down and tried to turn things around by bringing in Sheringham and Solskjaer and actively promoting Schmeichel.
In the 45th minute of the second half, United had the opportunity to open a corner kick, and David Beckham made a wonderful kick to pass the ball to Giggs. Giggs' shot pierced through the fierce Munich defence, while Sheringham near goal was one after another adjusted angle shot to create a dramatic draw in the 46th minute of the second half. The Munich players, who missed out on all the titles, were frustrated, while Manchester United fans were thrilled.
United scored another goal at full strength and the Munich players were distracted by the sudden goal.
As a result, Beckham was again awarded a corner kick opportunity, and he slammed a cross. Sheringham's header hit the post and the ball landed at the feet of Solskjaer. "Super submarine" Ole Gunnar Solskjaer scored with a right-footed shot. The match ended with such a brilliant comeback at 2-1 that United won their fourth treble in European history.
When United played the treble, all the media were in chaos. In a league that has been suspended for 5 years, how on earth can we win the Treble in such a short period of time? Even if a club does not play in a European tournament for 5 consecutive years, it falls into recession, but due to the situation in the English league, the entire English club is unable to participate in the European competition, so it has greater symbolic significance. Hazel tree disaster. All the mercenaries left the English league after the Hazel massacre, and the English league, which was originally ranked 3rd in the Europa League, fell to 29th in an instant.
Despite all his concerns, Ferguson made the English league live up to his promise to the fans, and the people of England were once again moved. After recording the treble at the time, Elizabeth II praised Ferguson: "Manchester United lifted not the trophy, but the pride of England. ”
To commemorate this, england ordered all schools to close the day after the Treble was completed, the second time Best had left football. For this reason, Ferguson was knighted and became Sir Alex Ferguson. After the Treble, Ferguson managed to keep the team's center by keeping captain Keane, who received courtship calls from major Clubs in Europe after the Treble and took over as the team's director. Ferguson is a veritable record producer.
Head coach Ferguson at the time of the Treble (Premier League, FA Cup, Champions League trophy)
No sooner had the treble than Ferguson predicted the team's tactical regrouping and rebuilding, saying: "The era of 4-4-2 formations is over. As a result, world-class players such as Sebastian Veron and Eric Jemba Zamba were recruited, but both failed. The reason for this is that although his personal ability is very good, it does not fit the strong colors of Manchester United.
In the 2003-2004 season, the 2004-2005 season, the 2005-2006 season, a total of three seasons, Manchester United boldly rebuilt, another dark period arrived.
In the 2003-2004 season, Manchester United signed "Portugal rising star" Cristiano Ronaldo, ranking third, in the 2004-2005 season, Everton's "two hairs" Wayne Rooney, signed Wayne Rooney, ranked third, and in the 2005-2006 season, ranked second. Surprisingly, it was a dark time for United.
At the time, Ferguson gave the young rookie a chance, so his results were lost due to lack of experience.
But even during these dark periods, Ferguson never fell below third. Even in the transition period of radical reconstruction, United have never easily collapsed, and it is Ferguson who can maintain the top position without damaging the club's reputation, who has firmly controlled the team and shown unparalleled leadership. Even in dizzying situations it is possible because of the director.
Wenger's rivals Arsenal won the 2003-2004 title for the first time in 114 years since Preston, and Mourinho's appointment as manager showed chelsea's changes and fierce battles against Manchester United.
Ferguson is poised to bring the team back to the top by signing "Serbia's best defender" Nemanja Vidic, "Hynes substitute" Patrice Evra, "Two Hearts" Park Ji-sung and Manchester United goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar.
In the 2006-2007 season, he began to spread the wings of resurrection by leading the league champions.
Since then, he has maintained good momentum in the 2008-2009 season, targeting exaggeration, but due to the physical problems of his players, he has won the league, the League Cup, the Club World Cup and the Champions League runner-up. With this victory, he managed to maintain the league record for rivals Liverpool. This is a reality that Manchester United fans could not have imagined 20 years ago.
In the 2009-2010 season, Ferguson's children such as Giggs and Scholes grew older, and the "Earl" Berbatov, who had the highest transfer fee, was slow to act, while Ace C Ronaldo only won the League Cup because of the deserved one. Transfer to Real Madrid.
Ferguson, who has been at Manchester United for a long time, is also getting sicker and has health problems. To that end, there were a lot of rumors that he would only be a manager in the 2010-2011 season and then retire.
In response, general manager David Gill told Ferguson, "I will do what Ferguson thinks." If you decide to retire, then retire, otherwise, choose a successor to go. However, Ferguson continues as Manchester United manager and the new 2010-2011 season is about to begin.
Ambitious recruitment of "Mexican star" Chicharito was at ease in the jackpot, but the draws were increasing, with United, who have never lost a game, continue to compete for the title with Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester City. With the sudden announcement of Rooney's transfer news, the team atmosphere was even worse, losing 31 consecutive league games until 25R, but due to Ferdinand's sudden injury caused defensive anxiety, they lost 1:2 to Wolves, the last team, unfortunately lost their unbeaten record.
However, Ferguson continued the victory with excellent team dominance, winning the championship with a 80-point advantage and a nine-point advantage. United broke Liverpool's record for the most wins and delivered on Ferguson's promise when he took office: "We will bring Liverpool down, which has brought the hetzer disaster to the whole league." ”
Unfortunately, in the Champions League final, they lost 3-1 to Barca, losing miserably and only finishing second. Ferguson has been hailed as one of the greatest coaches in the history of football. As a manager with almost all the power, including issues like game management and player recruitment, people often say he should be seen as a manager rather than a manager. In short, he is a football manager.
Then, in the 2011-2012 season, after the Manchester derby, Ferguson put the losing players into hair dryer mode, and after the game he told the players "damn idiots". From there, he poured out all sorts of curses and accusations. In the League Cup round of 16 against Aldershot in the Bundesliga, not a single player took part in the derby against Manchester City.
The result was a 3-0 win for Manchester United. This clear and unified management style inspires the players, which is why Ferguson is the best manager.
On the day of the match against 11R Sunderland, in order to commemorate Ferguson's 25th anniversary of coaching Manchester United, the boss named the biggest Taipei stand at Old Trafford as the Sir Ferguson Stand. It was the first time in Old Trafford's 101-year history that a stand was named after a person. And a statue of Ferguson was made, not only in the stands, but also on the stadium.
And on 31 December, Ferguson's 70th birthday, he received his worst gift of losing 2-3 to Blackburn, and while his chances of winning the league are still far off, he used his abilities in 2012 to overtake Manchester City to top the league table. Done. Most football experts and fans praised Manchester United, explaining that Ferguson's presence was the reason for United's rise.
However, Manchester United's slump in the second half was unexpected, with sworn enemies Manchester City continuing to win back-to-back, leading to the league overlord 36R's defeat and being dragged down by QPR, who did his best to get out of the relegation zone. In the last game, Incredible 3: Double kills, Manchester United lived up to expectations and finished runners-up.
In the 2012-2013 season, Ferguson aimed at a turning point, recruiting "the opponent's world-class striker" Robin Van Persie and "Dortmund's technician" Shinji Kagawa. However, due to the poor strength of the midfield, the media questioned Ferguson's skills, saying that "Manchester United will not win the title again under Ferguson's leadership". However, United won the 34R against Aston Villa, giving United their 20th league title and Ferguson's 13th league title at Manchester United. #弗格森的退役故事
Later, Ferguson, who was rumored to have retired in large numbers, suffered from health problems, and eventually Ferguson officially announced his retirement at the end of the 2012-2013 season.
Eric Steele, then Manchester United goalkeeper coach, told the story after Ferguson retired.
On May 7, 2013, the day Ferguson announced his retirement plans, the team staff went to play golf with the players.
After the game, I walked to the lounge and everyone's phones on the table rang. It was spectacular to see Scholes, Carrick and Giggs' phones ringing at the same time. That was the moment Ferguson announced his retirement plans.
David Gill, who knew nothing, was playing golf and asked questions.
"What the hell is this?"
The next morning Ferguson showed up and said, "I'm retiring." And then it was determined.
At the time, the manager called me, assistant coach Mike Ferran and first-team coach René Mulesten to the office at 7 a.m. It's a very exciting time. Then I told all the other staff about my retirement plan and I told the players. ”
"Ferguson's commemorative bus parade after confirming the league title in the 2012-2013 season was incredible.
I think it's even more amazing than when Ferguson won the Treble. People even clung to the scaffolding they installed for construction. ”
After Ferguson retired, the British Media Sun newspaper also gave away a cake in the shape of a hair dryer, just like Ferguson's nickname, hair dryer.
The British news magazine The Sun presented director Ferguson with a cake in the shape of a hair dryer
Ferguson celebrated his retirement by lifting another league title.
"I didn't prepare the script in advance. I'll just say what comes to mind.
If I could tell you what Manchester United meant to me, I would be happy. I was really lucky.
Not only because he was able to coach some of the best players in United history, but also because he was able to coach England. All of these players here today have added to United in their own way.
They won the league title in a brilliant way. All the players did a good job. Retirement does not mean severing ties with Manchester United.
Now you can enjoy the game instead of suffering. But if you think about it, those final-minute goals, dramatic wins, even moments of defeat are part of our great club.
It was an incredible experience for all of us. I want to thank you for that.
I want to say to you again that all the coaches, even the players, of Manchester United are by my side as we get through this.
Now your job is to support our new manager to the end. This is important. Before getting emotional, I'm going to pay tribute to Scholes, who retired today. He's a really good player.
As in the past, he will always be remembered as one of United's best players. pole! We all want you to retire comfortably.
I certainly know your brother isn't going anywhere, he'll stay with me and annoy me. We also wish Fletcher good health and an early return to Manchester United. disciple... I wish you all the best in the future. I know how great you guys are.
You know for yourself what the Manchester United shirt you wear means to the fans gathered here. So never let me down.
You have to be willing to bear the burden. I'm going home now, I'm going to stay home for a while.
I would like to thank the Fergusons again. Our 11 grandchildren are all there and I love you guys! Thank you so much."
Ferguson thanked the Manchester United fans at Old Trafford for their support, Ferguson
It was a retirement ceremony that showcased the human face of Ferguson's husband, father and grandfather before becoming United manager. At this point, Ferguson's management career at Manchester United ended in 27 glorious years, including 13 league titles and 2 Champions League titles.