Jun 16 2009, 10:47 AM
QUOTE(Makakeke @ Jun 16 2009, 10:20 AM)
Let's see, if we're taking number of trophies into consideration, Fergie has won United 11 domestic titles and 2 european cups. That might not rival some other managers like Barnebau who had more european glory but i think he shares the same podium as Ancelotti, Del Bosque with 2 UCL title under their belt. Domestic glory is pretty much justified. That alone is something to be glorified.
Loyalty comes into the picture. No doubt, managers like Guus, Scolari, Mourinho, Keegan are great managers but neither had the steel to last that long with a single club. Arsene Wenger is another example I could bring into the picture, look at how he stayed and transformed Arsenal. He stayed for more than 10 years now? How many managers can actually do that?
I believe the main factor that separates a great manager to a great coach is management itself. Fergie has shown us in the past and perhaps recently? (with the offload of Ronaldo) that no one is bigger than the club and no one is indispensable. He's not afraid of making choices, even hard ones that might affect the club's reputation and chances. He'd sold some of the best players in the world i.e Stam, Becks, RVN and still United is one of the best clubs in the world. That's a great manager. The game is not based on strategy alone, that can only bring you to a certain level, mentality and team spirit brings you further and Fergie inculcates it in the team. The club, fans, players all respect him, how many clubs can say that with their manager?
And not many managers develop homegrown players. Fergie probably is the virtuoso in this area. The bunch on kids that won us the title in 95/96, and even the current United youth squad, they're all perfect examples. That's already a problem that when Fergie retires, there ain't another manager that could fill that void, except for Wenger but we know where his loyalty stands.
I'd say why Fergie is the best manager of all time is because of his undying passion to the game, his willingness to evolve with time, and his policies that is not self-centred but universally loved.
Well, Makakeke, concerning building a successful team with players from the youth ranks, Sir Matt Busby did it a few decades before SAF.Loyalty comes into the picture. No doubt, managers like Guus, Scolari, Mourinho, Keegan are great managers but neither had the steel to last that long with a single club. Arsene Wenger is another example I could bring into the picture, look at how he stayed and transformed Arsenal. He stayed for more than 10 years now? How many managers can actually do that?
I believe the main factor that separates a great manager to a great coach is management itself. Fergie has shown us in the past and perhaps recently? (with the offload of Ronaldo) that no one is bigger than the club and no one is indispensable. He's not afraid of making choices, even hard ones that might affect the club's reputation and chances. He'd sold some of the best players in the world i.e Stam, Becks, RVN and still United is one of the best clubs in the world. That's a great manager. The game is not based on strategy alone, that can only bring you to a certain level, mentality and team spirit brings you further and Fergie inculcates it in the team. The club, fans, players all respect him, how many clubs can say that with their manager?
And not many managers develop homegrown players. Fergie probably is the virtuoso in this area. The bunch on kids that won us the title in 95/96, and even the current United youth squad, they're all perfect examples. That's already a problem that when Fergie retires, there ain't another manager that could fill that void, except for Wenger but we know where his loyalty stands.
I'd say why Fergie is the best manager of all time is because of his undying passion to the game, his willingness to evolve with time, and his policies that is not self-centred but universally loved.
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