Alex liked the comparison though, you can see the way he smiled Probably enjoyed his managerial career being thought of as a parallel to the success of a fellow leader who founded Apple, a billion dollar company
The greatest manager of all time. What a fantastic human being. Truly inspiring. You are and always will be Manchester United. We miss you Sir Alex Ferguson. #thankyousiralex
DUFC321 were in the championship and we'll be up next year to fuck yous all. Think of sarcy comments all you want but let's be honest, when Rangers come back up Celtic will be the only challenge.... Again
the drive behind sir alex is truly phenomenal the man survived on 5 hours sleep a night and continued until he was 71 years of age despite all he achieved he wanted to win more and more when the vast majority of people his age retire and put their feet up he was a one off and can never be replicated
Thoroughly enjoyed the interview.A very successful manager in his time but also an intelligent and well spoken man who has never forgotten his background.Thanks for the memories and glory years Sir Alex.
Sir Alex is not only the greatest manager in football history, but also sporting history. He's won 38 trophies at man utd and 49 trophies in all (a record by miles), built and rebuilt teams multiple times, re-established United at the top of football after 20 years in the doldrums, he's unearthed great players (Ronaldo, Beckham, Giggs, Scholes, etc.) and had an aura about him nobody else does. Critics love to point out his "only" two European cups but conveniently leave out his other 47 trophies! Will never be anyone like him!
The greatest manager to ever come off the Govan Road! What he done with Aberdeen was nothing short of sublime! For me the greatest manager of all time and a great man as well.
1:04 "You don't want to follow the guy that follows Alex Ferguson, you want to follow the guy that follows Alex Ferguson." Thanks for that Charlie, so enlightening!
Does anyone else find Charlie Rose to be at times unnerved by talking to Alex Ferguson in this interview? Occasionally doesn't let the man speak; even interrupts his flow. Approx min. 34 is unbelievable, he's rude to him. I feel like there's some ego trying to be proved here and it's just not appropriate.
He said -"You don't want to be the guy that follows Alex Ferguson, you want to be the guy that follows THE GUY THAT FOLLOWS Alex Ferguson" - in other words, not Moyes but the one that follows Moyes.
Im a BIG Liverpool fan, but i gotta say this. The year Ferguson made the choice of selling Ronaldo and THEN went on with (on paper) a very avarage team (not replacing him) and STILL win the hardest League in the world to win , THAT told me that THIS guy can motivate ANYONE to do their best and beyond. So hata of to MAYBE the best manager true all times .......... IF tou dont count Shankly and Paisley ofcourse ;P
Like him or hate Sir Alex, you can't deny the fact that he took United from not winning the league in 26 years to being the best team in the Premier League in the past 20 years.
Ferguson's success is what we judged Van gaal, moyes and Mourinho by. Ferguson won the title and played teams off the park with decent players like Smalling, Jones,Evans,Rafael, Gibson etc The moment he left, it all fell apart and these players were nowhere to be seen in terms of their performances. Ferguson was a legend, how he managed to win with the players he had in the later part of his career. Mourinho couldn't. He called it one of his greatest achievements to have finished second.
I'm watching again in 2024, always astounded by how intelligent and charismatic he is. Plus, his love of football is something worth noting. Taking young players like Gordon Strachan to watch games, not just for fun but to learn. He was/is a genius.
This gave me such a good insight into fergie, really never have been a fan of his but since his retirement I now appreciate what he did for english football.
The Economist said "Mr.Ferguson could be described as Britain's Steve Jobs".That's more like an insult rather than just underwhelming. These American's cant get their heads out of their own asses. Oh and nevermind the Superbowl comparisons to the EPL.... hahhahaha..
Hey buddy, this is an American show. Of course the host is going to make comparisons so the average American (who doesn't follow the Premier League) will get a basic understanding of how significant and accomplished Fergie is.
I truly miss the gaffer, Im 25 now and he is the only Manchester United manager i have ever known up until now. While other teams have been sacking managers manchester united is the only team that kept their manager even through tough times and it paid off in the end. When he announced his retirement it hurt me because it felt like a part of me was gone as a united fan. However we understand that he is getting old and he cant go on forever. I wish him a happy retirement.
How on earth did you come to that conclusion? It's a completely different game. I'm not disagreeing with your comment in any way but I'm certainly not agreeing. Alex Ferguson has a great tactically aware footballing brain.
Thomas Dauphan well your right I’m with you but they are point based leagues and there’s relegation .., if nfl teams had relegation they wouldn’t tank seasons because they know they get their share of money even if they finish last. Not disagreeing with you at all but I wish the nfl had a consequence for finishing in the bottom that would really devastate them financially like the premier league that’s all. That would make it even more awesome for the nfl
@Thomas Dauphan the difference between United under Ferguson and the other teams you mentioned is that United hadn't won the league for 20 years and he built them up to win the league and made them that dominant. They used youth players and only brought players because United earnt their own money from sustained success. Where as the other teams were brought buy billionaires and had all the money to just buy whoever they want to get their league titles. It was the only way teams could compete with Ferguson's united. That's how great Ferguson was at management. He built a monster team that would have had at least 17 titles in 21 years if not for the billionaires coming in to make average to poor teams able to be filled with world class players to compete and win some battles, but even then Ferguson's united still won the wars. Every time. Look what's happened to United since he left. Haven't come close. Such is the greatness of the man and his management.
Alex liked the comparison though, you can see the way he smiled Probably enjoyed his managerial career being thought of as a parallel to the success of a fellow leader who founded Apple, a billion dollar company
Alex liked the comparison though, you can see the way he smiled Probably enjoyed his managerial career being thought of as a parallel to the success of a fellow leader who founded Apple, a billion dollar company
Arthur if we measure your way, the disrespect goes to Steve more than him. That guy innovated something for the whole world benefited it but Ferguson was not even close to him.
@@pauljones8218 I'm not from US neither basketball fan. I play football not professionally but for hobby. I support Manchester City. I know him very well.
I can never understand how people think that mourinho is a better manager, yes hes a great manager but he has never stayed at a team for 3 seasons and someone please tell me which players have came through the ranks at chelsea when mourinho was there, fergie built a club and not just a team
I have been a die hard chelsea fan my whole life who loves mourinho, and there is no way mourinho is a better manager than ferguson. Who ever says that doesn't know what they are talking about
I still liked the interview, to be honest. Yes, I agree that Charlie wasn't really expanding on what Sir Alex had to say but, in doing so, we got to learn other (and more) things about him. It was a unique interview in that way.
he made the game of football not just better for manchester united, but for the premiership, europe and the world. love him or hate him, you have have to accept that as a fact. his accomplishments are louder than any amount of criticism said about him.
great interview and talk despite Charlie's lack of understanding football. THe discussion was more about management and leadership. This applies to ALL sports, business, and pretty much everything...
I like that the interview was conducted by someone that probably doesn't know SAF as we do, it adds a very different dynamic to him. I would love to see him do an interview on a purely football basis as well.
Why would they get someone who knows nothing about football to talk for an hour with the greatest manager of all time? He doesn't have a clue. He's just reading questions off of some paper. Also it's really annoying when he just interrupts SAF and goes off on a tangent asking him about something different entirely.
He isn't the greatest manager of all time. He's not even the greatest manager in Britain. Bob Paisley won more trophies in a shorter period of time at Liverpool than Alex Ferguson won in a longer period of time at Manchester United. Not only did he win a record number of English league titles but Paisley is the only manager in history to win 3 European Cups with the same club.
Olisa Maduegbuna Best British Managers: 1) Brian Clough (genius on and off the fieldwho took a second division club to champions of europe) 2) SAF 3) Paisley
IIXRATEDIIHiTMAN How do you put SAF above Paisley? That's nuts. Paisley won much more in a shorter period of time. His Liverpool teams were the most successful in English football history and even today his trophy haul means despite the tide of success flowing towards Manchester since the early 90's, Liverpool have still recorded the most trophies in English history (41) compared to Manchester United's 39.
Olisa Maduegbuna Paisely had an amazing 8 or 9 years, winning 3 european cups which is unprecedented but he ultimately inherited an extremely strong side from Bill Shankly who was the one who brought liverpool up from second division obscurity to a top team but Bob got all the eventual glory. Paiselys relatively short-term success is unmatched though. SAF on the other side inherited the worst united side since the Munich air disaster and went on to win the league 13 times, created a youth philosophy which nurtured the most successful english talent of this generation without any doubt and he held that position for 26 years which I doubt will be emulated in our life times. For that reason alone he's above Paisley. Imagine the same manager dominating at Madrid or Bayern or United or Liverpool or any top club for 26 years... Its unthinkable! The only reason Clough is ahead was his genius off the field, he was just as special an individual away from football which Ferguson never seemed.
IIXRATEDIIHiTMAN Paisley only retired after just 9 years due to health reasons. But how long a manager stays is irrelevant. What is important is how much they win in their period in time at the helm. Wenger has been and I'm sure will continue to be at Arsenal for so long yet I doubt when the History books are written that Wenger will win more with Arsenal than Mourinho will do with Chelsea. Will people then say oh Wenger led for so long so should be seen as a greater manager? Length of tenure is irrelevant. Mourinho's greater success albeit in a shorter period of time at Chelsea will stand him in greater stead in the history books. And you ignore the fact that Paisley had been Shankly's right hand man throughout Shankly's era of laying the foundations. Paisley was responsible for player recruitment. He presided over both during his time as assistant and head manager, over some of the best transfers in English football. The real success came when Paisley turned 'Shankly's foundations' into real accomplishments. Yes Fergie took over a less successful United side but it wasn't like Fergie didn't have great predecessors before him - Mat Busby was the one who picked up the pieces from the Munich disaster and his youth policy (the Busby Babes) started success at Man United (winning a European cup) before SAF came. Yes SAF achieved a lot and was able to continue working for so long due to the wonders of modern medicine but SAF didn't build something from nothing either. United had recovered from the Munich disaster much much earlier before SAF came. Trophies are the bread and butter of a club's legacy and history. Paisley won much more in various competitions in a much shorter period of time than SAF could have dreamed of achieving at Man United. SAF stayed for so long yet won much less in comparison. Paisely's Liverpool was one of the most successful in club football history not to talk of just English history. Only teams which can be compared are the Barca side of the late 2000's under Guardiola and the late 90's AC Milan team. Growing old on the job doesn't mean a thing. Winning trophies is what counts.
As a Liverpool supporter of 30 years standing I'll happily say Fergie is a class act. One of the very first on the phone to Liverpool after Hillsborough, when the establishment were concentrating on the blame game, Fergie sent a coach load of supporters with flowers and wreaths to Anfield in sympathy and solidarity.
huge respect for this man. Leaving speech, get behind your new manager. thats the fans job. Shame they aren't doing that. But like i said, huge respect for Ferguson. Coming from a City fan.
This is hands down the best SAF interview ever. The interviewer was obviously a bit prepared but also had a massive naivety to who he was talking to. In the UK they treat him like a king with too much respect in many ways like it can be cringe. So yea this gets way more out of Ferguson than UK interviews.
Well done for saying that. Alex Ferguson's Aberdeen team is one of the greatest Scotland has ever seen. In 1983 they beat Bayern Munich, Real Madrid and Hamburg.
I am not a Liverpool fan for one thing. I certainly accept Sir Alex is the greatest Scottish manager of all time. His acheivements cannot be questioned or devalued. Neither can those of Bob Paisley. I feel Paisley is better for one reason. He won 3 European Cups in 9 seasons when it was harder to qualify. Fergie won 2 European Champions Cups from 1990-2013 with far greater resources. It was easy for Liverpool in Paisley's time? What about beating Real Madrid in 1981? Are they an easy team too?
My oh Mine!... Sir Alex Ferguson has proven beyond reasonable doubt what a genius he was, and still is... as he was undoubtedly breathtaking, mind-boggling and thought-provoking!! Thumbs-up to Mr. Charlie Sale for not bringing up the subject of ungrateful Roy Keane, as he is clueless in the world of loyalty, respect and authority. The good news is that, he will soon realize how ignorant he was, as disrespectful people like himself will not be respected by the lads he will be supervising as an assistant (and not as the one in charge) indefinitely. To Keane, I say, good luck in your endeavors as a born assistant. Long live Sir Alex, long live his legacy, long live Manchester United!!!
The most "American" interview ever... It's like the interviewer hardly knows who he's interviewing but has been on Sir Alex' wiki-page after some trivia ...
Fergie is such an intriguing person, love listening to his stories and the insight into his life, can't wait to get me hands on his book come Oct 24th!
There is one thing for sure sir Alex knows what he is at smart man get the mother don’t mind the father he would teach you a lot if his own mother and father could see him now they be very proud especially his da .he pulled his plan off perfectly good job sir Alex 👍
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I can hear Sir Alex talk for hours about management, football, sports, leadership and life in general.. You can learn so much from him.
Alex liked the comparison though, you can see the way he smiled
Probably enjoyed his managerial career being thought of as a parallel to the success of a fellow leader who founded Apple, a billion dollar company
I have read his two autobiographies so many times
His accent is so hard for non English native like me..But I do read his books and learn a lot
@@markusbisma5015 it’s English very easy to understand.
@@whatwedoinlifeechosanetern3995 Hell no it isn't. The Scottish accent is difficult to follow even for native English speakers.
From Arsenal Fan.
Huge respect for this man.
he has a talent for making good players great players. remarkable
The greatest manager of all time. What a fantastic human being. Truly inspiring. You are and always will be Manchester United. We miss you Sir Alex Ferguson. #thankyousiralex
why does nobody ever pay attention to what he did at Aberdeen?
Cus of his MU success was incredible.
What's the Rock cooking
Because Aberdeen are shite
hun fuck what league are you zombies in?
DUFC321 were in the championship and we'll be up next year to fuck yous all. Think of sarcy comments all you want but let's be honest, when Rangers come back up Celtic will be the only challenge.... Again
Wish this man was young forever and didnt grow old miss the old good times
the drive behind sir alex is truly phenomenal the man survived on 5 hours sleep a night and continued until he was 71 years of age despite all he achieved he wanted to win more and more when the vast majority of people his age retire and put their feet up he was a one off and can never be replicated
What a legend! The one and only Mr. Sir Alex Ferguson
Thanks for the memories...
"Thanks Charlie. You were great" Haha. U got to love Sir Alex. He is the BOSS!
Thoroughly enjoyed the interview.A very successful manager in his time but also an intelligent and well spoken man who has never forgotten his background.Thanks for the memories and glory years Sir Alex.
Interviewer should show more respect and do his research. An absolute privilege to interview a living legend like this man.
NUFC fan.
1,453 games, 865 Wins, 330 Draws 2925 Points.
1 Piece of chewing gum!
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A million pieces more like 🤣
1500 games.
Lol
Sir Alex is not only the greatest manager in football history, but also sporting history.
He's won 38 trophies at man utd and 49 trophies in all (a record by miles), built and rebuilt teams multiple times, re-established United at the top of football after 20 years in the doldrums, he's unearthed great players (Ronaldo, Beckham, Giggs, Scholes, etc.) and had an aura about him nobody else does.
Critics love to point out his "only" two European cups but conveniently leave out his other 47 trophies! Will never be anyone like him!
Alex Ferguson These 2 words mean genius The greatest football manager ever and a superb character A complete one off in every way
Fucking legend right there.. Kids will talk about him 500 years from now
Well done, Sir Alex, Well done!
"Get the mother"....
best scouting advice ever!!!
Brilliant man. Talks so much sense. 👏👏👏
What an amazing interview!
The greatest manager to ever come off the Govan Road! What he done with Aberdeen was nothing short of sublime! For me the greatest manager of all time and a great man as well.
He is one of the most brilliant men in the world .. period.
Simply a legend - Sir Alex Ferguson
Just listening to him makes you want to perform well... at whatever you do.
I miss this old man. :'(
What a great Scotsman 🏴
The loyalty that Sir Alex shows towards Manchester United is just unbelievable!
1:04 "You don't want to follow the guy that follows Alex Ferguson, you want to follow the guy that follows Alex Ferguson."
Thanks for that Charlie, so enlightening!
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Does anyone else find Charlie Rose to be at times unnerved by talking to Alex Ferguson in this interview? Occasionally doesn't let the man speak; even interrupts his flow. Approx min. 34 is unbelievable, he's rude to him. I feel like there's some ego trying to be proved here and it's just not appropriate.
for my money, the greatest sports person of all time, no one has performed at his level, for so long with so much success
"Be patient, the last 15 minutes throw the kitchen sink" what a manager!
Best manager in any sports history
Absurd. You don't know enough about sport to make that claim.
@@MattSingh1 name someone than
Great interview, one of the best managers to ever grace the game. Tim peters liverpool fan
I am glad you said that. I have been talking up Bob Paisley's record here myself.
I like this quote a lot.
"You don't want to be the guy that follows Alex Ferguson, you want to be the guy that follows Alex Ferguson"
He said -"You don't want to be the guy that follows Alex Ferguson, you want to be the guy that follows THE GUY THAT FOLLOWS Alex Ferguson" - in other words, not Moyes but the one that follows Moyes.
I am not a big Man U fan but you have to admire Ferguson and what he has done .
LEGEND
Im a BIG Liverpool fan, but i gotta say this. The year Ferguson made the choice of selling Ronaldo and THEN went on with (on paper) a very avarage team (not replacing him) and STILL win the hardest League in the world to win , THAT told me that THIS guy can motivate ANYONE to do their best and beyond. So hata of to MAYBE the best manager true all times .......... IF tou dont count Shankly and Paisley ofcourse ;P
Like him or hate Sir Alex, you can't deny the fact that he took United from not winning the league in 26 years to being the best team in the Premier League in the past 20 years.
One of the best managers but most important teachers.
Ferguson's success is what we judged Van gaal, moyes and Mourinho by.
Ferguson won the title and played teams off the park with decent players like Smalling, Jones,Evans,Rafael, Gibson etc
The moment he left, it all fell apart and these players were nowhere to be seen in terms of their performances.
Ferguson was a legend, how he managed to win with the players he had in the later part of his career.
Mourinho couldn't. He called it one of his greatest achievements to have finished second.
U know how crappy that United team was? If it wasn’t for SAF, we wouldn’t had won the title
I'm watching again in 2024, always astounded by how intelligent and charismatic he is. Plus, his love of football is something worth noting. Taking young players like Gordon Strachan to watch games, not just for fun but to learn. He was/is a genius.
Greatest Manager to ever grace the game. Another amazing Scot. Never taking shit and letting people know how it is. Legend.
Watching it for nth time.
What a man. What an interview. The boss is an ocean of the knowledge ❤
Legend, the word legend is used too often for people who don't deserve it but nothing describes SAF better. United forever.
This gave me such a good insight into fergie, really never have been a fan of his but since his retirement I now appreciate what he did for english football.
The Economist said "Mr.Ferguson could be described as Britain's Steve Jobs".That's more like an insult rather than just underwhelming. These American's cant get their heads out of their own asses. Oh and nevermind the Superbowl comparisons to the EPL.... hahhahaha..
You do realise the Economist is a British magazine right?
Yes yes! The latter part (of my rant) was directed toward the interviewer, not the magazine. I still thinks it's a silly comparison though, lol.
Hey buddy, this is an American show. Of course the host is going to make comparisons so the average American (who doesn't follow the Premier League) will get a basic understanding of how significant and accomplished Fergie is.
Sir Alex is a thousand times what Steve fucking Jobs is
This interview can be summed up in just one line sir said ..."manchester united is my team,my club " ! Respect !
He is truly the greatest manager of my lifetime.
This guy is the Yoda of football. He was operating on a higher mental level than everyone else.
I truly miss the gaffer, Im 25 now and he is the only Manchester United manager i have ever known up until now. While other teams have been sacking managers manchester united is the only team that kept their manager even through tough times and it paid off in the end. When he announced his retirement it hurt me because it felt like a part of me was gone as a united fan. However we understand that he is getting old and he cant go on forever. I wish him a happy retirement.
If he tried in american football then he'll surely win 13 Super Bowl or more.
hahah that's funny
How on earth did you come to that conclusion? It's a completely different game. I'm not disagreeing with your comment in any way but I'm certainly not agreeing. Alex Ferguson has a great tactically aware footballing brain.
Michael Shotton because he’s won the premier league more than every other manager combined.
Thomas Dauphan well your right I’m with you but they are point based leagues and there’s relegation .., if nfl teams had relegation they wouldn’t tank seasons because they know they get their share of money even if they finish last. Not disagreeing with you at all but I wish the nfl had a consequence for finishing in the bottom that would really devastate them financially like the premier league that’s all. That would make it even more awesome for the nfl
@Thomas Dauphan the difference between United under Ferguson and the other teams you mentioned is that United hadn't won the league for 20 years and he built them up to win the league and made them that dominant. They used youth players and only brought players because United earnt their own money from sustained success. Where as the other teams were brought buy billionaires and had all the money to just buy whoever they want to get their league titles. It was the only way teams could compete with Ferguson's united. That's how great Ferguson was at management. He built a monster team that would have had at least 17 titles in 21 years if not for the billionaires coming in to make average to poor teams able to be filled with world class players to compete and win some battles, but even then Ferguson's united still won the wars. Every time. Look what's happened to United since he left. Haven't come close. Such is the greatness of the man and his management.
Comparing Sir Alex to Steve Jobs is disrespecting The Legend Sir Alex!!
Alex liked the comparison though, you can see the way he smiled
Probably enjoyed his managerial career being thought of as a parallel to the success of a fellow leader who founded Apple, a billion dollar company
Alex liked the comparison though, you can see the way he smiled
Probably enjoyed his managerial career being thought of as a parallel to the success of a fellow leader who founded Apple, a billion dollar company
Arthur if we measure your way, the disrespect goes to Steve more than him. That guy innovated something for the whole world benefited it but Ferguson was not even close to him.
@@TheMaestro8 oh god here we go never mind lol do you play football or soccer
@@pauljones8218 I'm not from US neither basketball fan. I play football not professionally but for hobby. I support Manchester City. I know him very well.
miss you Sir , thanks for upload
im a man city fan and i still believe he is the greatest manager of all time, he is a great guy
Think sir alex is a fantastic manager and fantastic man.from a liverpool fan
I can never understand how people think that mourinho is a better manager, yes hes a great manager but he has never stayed at a team for 3 seasons and someone please tell me which players have came through the ranks at chelsea when mourinho was there, fergie built a club and not just a team
Today I wouldn't consider him better. 10 years from now if Jose continues to win trophies at the same pace then maybe that conversation could happen.
I have been a die hard chelsea fan my whole life who loves mourinho, and there is no way mourinho is a better manager than ferguson. Who ever says that doesn't know what they are talking about
I still liked the interview, to be honest. Yes, I agree that Charlie wasn't really expanding on what Sir Alex had to say but, in doing so, we got to learn other (and more) things about him. It was a unique interview in that way.
he made the game of football not just better for manchester united, but for the premiership, europe and the world. love him or hate him, you have have to accept that as a fact. his accomplishments are louder than any amount of criticism said about him.
great interview and talk despite Charlie's lack of understanding football. THe discussion was more about management and leadership.
This applies to ALL sports, business, and pretty much everything...
Amazing manager ever !
Thats what he is all about "Manchester United is my team"... thanks a lot for everything especially for all the adrenaline rush on late wins.
sir alex turned him in the end...he finally called it football..!! Power of the great man..!!
WHAT AN AMAZING MAN
A very shrewd analysis. Could not put it better myself.
I could listen to the man talk all day
Thank you for uploading the video!
A truly remarkable person. Can't see anyone achieving more in a managerial role.....ever
I like that the interview was conducted by someone that probably doesn't know SAF as we do, it adds a very different dynamic to him.
I would love to see him do an interview on a purely football basis as well.
i could listen to the great man all day #unitedforlife
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When you was congratulating Alex Ferguson
a legend in football without any doubt :)
List of great players who were also great coaches should include Dalglish, Guardiola & Heynckes
Some nuggets, but still too football focused. get mp3 version@ tinyurl . com \ nkmperm . remove spaces.
and who better than Zinadine Zidane now!
Dalglish ?? 💀
Why would they get someone who knows nothing about football to talk for an hour with the greatest manager of all time?
He doesn't have a clue. He's just reading questions off of some paper. Also it's really annoying when he just interrupts SAF and goes off on a tangent asking him about something different entirely.
He isn't the greatest manager of all time. He's not even the greatest manager in Britain. Bob Paisley won more trophies in a shorter period of time at Liverpool than Alex Ferguson won in a longer period of time at Manchester United. Not only did he win a record number of English league titles but Paisley is the only manager in history to win 3 European Cups with the same club.
Olisa Maduegbuna Best British Managers: 1) Brian Clough (genius on and off the fieldwho took a second division club to champions of europe) 2) SAF 3) Paisley
IIXRATEDIIHiTMAN How do you put SAF above Paisley? That's nuts. Paisley won much more in a shorter period of time. His Liverpool teams were the most successful in English football history and even today his trophy haul means despite the tide of success flowing towards Manchester since the early 90's, Liverpool have still recorded the most trophies in English history (41) compared to Manchester United's 39.
Olisa Maduegbuna Paisely had an amazing 8 or 9 years, winning 3 european cups which is unprecedented but he ultimately inherited an extremely strong side from Bill Shankly who was the one who brought liverpool up from second division obscurity to a top team but Bob got all the eventual glory. Paiselys relatively short-term success is unmatched though. SAF on the other side inherited the worst united side since the Munich air disaster and went on to win the league 13 times, created a youth philosophy which nurtured the most successful english talent of this generation without any doubt and he held that position for 26 years which I doubt will be emulated in our life times. For that reason alone he's above Paisley. Imagine the same manager dominating at Madrid or Bayern or United or Liverpool or any top club for 26 years... Its unthinkable! The only reason Clough is ahead was his genius off the field, he was just as special an individual away from football which Ferguson never seemed.
IIXRATEDIIHiTMAN Paisley only retired after just 9 years due to health reasons. But how long a manager stays is irrelevant. What is important is how much they win in their period in time at the helm. Wenger has been and I'm sure will continue to be at Arsenal for so long yet I doubt when the History books are written that Wenger will win more with Arsenal than Mourinho will do with Chelsea. Will people then say oh Wenger led for so long so should be seen as a greater manager? Length of tenure is irrelevant. Mourinho's greater success albeit in a shorter period of time at Chelsea will stand him in greater stead in the history books.
And you ignore the fact that Paisley had been Shankly's right hand man throughout Shankly's era of laying the foundations. Paisley was responsible for player recruitment. He presided over both during his time as assistant and head manager, over some of the best transfers in English football. The real success came when Paisley turned 'Shankly's foundations' into real accomplishments.
Yes Fergie took over a less successful United side but it wasn't like Fergie didn't have great predecessors before him - Mat Busby was the one who picked up the pieces from the Munich disaster and his youth policy (the Busby Babes) started success at Man United (winning a European cup) before SAF came. Yes SAF achieved a lot and was able to continue working for so long due to the wonders of modern medicine but SAF didn't build something from nothing either. United had recovered from the Munich disaster much much earlier before SAF came.
Trophies are the bread and butter of a club's legacy and history. Paisley won much more in various competitions in a much shorter period of time than SAF could have dreamed of achieving at Man United. SAF stayed for so long yet won much less in comparison. Paisely's Liverpool was one of the most successful in club football history not to talk of just English history. Only teams which can be compared are the Barca side of the late 2000's under Guardiola and the late 90's AC Milan team. Growing old on the job doesn't mean a thing. Winning trophies is what counts.
As a Liverpool supporter of 30 years standing I'll happily say Fergie is a class act.
One of the very first on the phone to Liverpool after Hillsborough, when the establishment were concentrating on the blame game, Fergie sent a coach load of supporters with flowers and wreaths to Anfield in sympathy and solidarity.
nothing but respect for SIR ALEX.
Love him or loathe him he was a man of his time.... #glasgowlegend
No matter what club you support , this man is a legend
true legend no matter what anyone says.
thanks for the upload beanyman !
huge respect for this man. Leaving speech, get behind your new manager. thats the fans job. Shame they aren't doing that. But like i said, huge respect for Ferguson. Coming from a City fan.
Charlie Rose is a very smart man and Alex Ferguson is a greater football/soccer manager! Good entreview.
I simply adore him, i cried when they announced his retirement, and i loved this interview.........but dammit the captions were hillarious
I would've asked him more about his playing career with Dunfermline and Rangers and about his amazing years with Aberdeen.
It's a shame that Roy Keane and Alex's relationship fell apart . I would hope they can mend their relationship .
Was just about to write that very thing. Rose often doesn't seem to be listening to his interviewee though. Have always felt that.
This is hands down the best SAF interview ever. The interviewer was obviously a bit prepared but also had a massive naivety to who he was talking to. In the UK they treat him like a king with too much respect in many ways like it can be cringe. So yea this gets way more out of Ferguson than UK interviews.
This got me teary eyed
thank you for posting this video :)
Well done for saying that. Alex Ferguson's Aberdeen team is one of the greatest Scotland has ever seen. In 1983 they beat Bayern Munich, Real Madrid and Hamburg.
The best ever. Well done Alex, thank you.
"I don't want to worry about Manchester United results. They're in good hands, David Moyes will do a good job"
Oops.
Fans fault not his.. I was one of them fans too..
Great interview with a legend
all time great, one or two sports figures in history stand shoulder to shoulder with him.
I am not a Liverpool fan for one thing. I certainly accept Sir Alex is the greatest Scottish manager of all time. His acheivements cannot be questioned or devalued. Neither can those of Bob Paisley. I feel Paisley is better for one reason. He won 3 European Cups in 9 seasons when it was harder to qualify. Fergie won 2 European Champions Cups from 1990-2013 with far greater resources. It was easy for Liverpool in Paisley's time? What about beating Real Madrid in 1981? Are they an easy team too?
My oh Mine!... Sir Alex Ferguson has proven beyond reasonable doubt what a genius he was, and still is... as he was undoubtedly breathtaking, mind-boggling and thought-provoking!! Thumbs-up to Mr. Charlie Sale for not bringing up the subject of ungrateful Roy Keane, as he is clueless in the world of loyalty, respect and authority. The good news is that, he will soon realize how ignorant he was, as disrespectful people like himself will not be respected by the lads he will be supervising as an assistant (and not as the one in charge) indefinitely. To Keane, I say, good luck in your endeavors as a born assistant. Long live Sir Alex, long live his legacy, long live Manchester United!!!
Greatest Manager Of All Time 👑🐐🌟🌍
The most "American" interview ever... It's like the interviewer hardly knows who he's interviewing but has been on Sir Alex' wiki-page after some trivia ...
Fergie is such an intriguing person, love listening to his stories and the insight into his life, can't wait to get me hands on his book come Oct 24th!
would love to see a long interview with him like this but with someone that has the slightest clue about football or british culture
Why do people always say they can't understand what ferguson says.. i think he speaks relatively clearly just has a very strong accent
There is one thing for sure sir Alex knows what he is at smart man get the mother don’t mind the father he would teach you a lot if his own mother and father could see him now they be very proud especially his da .he pulled his plan off perfectly good job sir Alex 👍