Alex Ferguson: The Man, The Myth, The Manager

Reflecting on the legacy of Sir Alex Ferguson, Manchester United's most famous manager. On the week of his 80th birthday, we release this special episode of State of the Club to examine the life of one of the greatest managers of all time.

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:06 Ferguson's Tactical Reinvention
09:10 "You'se Are Idiots"
11:42 Hairdryer
11:57 Jaap Stam v Ferguson
14:32 Tactical Use of Park Ji-sung
23:10 After Ferguson
23:29 Final Game & Wayne Rooney
24:27 David Beckham v Ferguson
27:07 The Flying Boot
27:29 Ferguson & The Glazers
30:50 The Rock of Gibraltar
35:07 Subarachnoid Haemorrhage Explained
36:12 Aberdeen Champions
43:01 Press Conference Story
44:29 Paul Ince v Ferguson
46:42 Alice's Story

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[trhxjxr]

Being successful for 3 decades is not joke, adapted time and time again . Undoubtedly one the greats if not the greatest football manager we will never see a manager like him ever again .

[lwandomadikizela]

The sheer brilliance and genius of Sir Alex Ferguson is an understatement. He made a promise to knock Liverpool off the perch and he delivered to his word. Faced multiple competitions like Wenger and his invincible team, Mourinho and his excellent Chelsea teams and the arrival of Manchester City with their Arab money and he beat them all. The ability to adapt to the modern game and they way he embodied his team to never give up. Let's not forget, he won the Premier League title in his final season with one of the worst Manchester United side despite Chelsea and City having far superior players.

[udbz]

As a Chelsea fan, the great thing I like about Ferguson is that he met all kinds of new competitions in EPL and won league titles against them. Whether it was the influx of money Abramovich brought to our club, city's money, Wenger renovation of Arsenal, Mourinho etc. It was also mad that he won the league with that Frankenstein of a team that he had in his last season

[raimarulightning]

I'm so glad Park gets his own segment. Like, it makes me deliriously happy.

[AerodronJt]

End of the video brought me to genuine tears -no world play will suffice to surmise his sheer enormity -Truly a brilliant man.

[sij]

Sir Alex Ferguson will go down as one of the all time great football managers. He is arguably the most adaptable manager of all time as he won titles across several decades in 2 countries. His time at Aberdeen in Scotland is under-appreciated considering his success at Manchester United in England

[omnishambles]

Great to see Park getting recognition, always loved him

[uncreative]

So much has been made about Ferguson's man management, and how he managed Cantona was different from how he treated Giggs, Scholes, and others. The one story that did stay with me was when Gary Neville started to get injured a lot when he became the new captain. Gary has said that he went to Sir Alex and said he should step down as captain because the injuries meant less playing time. Sir Alex shut that down and said Gaz would stay as captain and that Sir Alex would give the armband to Giggsy and Rio. The reasoning was if he had to make Vidic captain, Rio would get mad. If he made Ronaldo captain, Rooney would be mad. It was such an amazing tidbit, because it was the first time I had read about how Sir Alex Ferguson managed a team as a whole and kept the egos in the locker/dressing room from tearing each other apart over the captaincy.

[charaznable]

Even though I am not a Man utd fan, I did feel Sorrowful as he retired .... As a football fan seeing a manger who would constantly evolve and change made football very entertaining

[shoktheiv]

Sir Alex was 2 points and 7 goals away from winning the EPL, 7 times in a row

[eamonreidy]

I specifically remember when many Utd fans and pundits wrote Ferguson off in the mid 2000s as being unable to cope with Mourhino and wealthy opponents and he came back with a side that nearly won 7 trophies in one year, had a Ballon D'or winner and could have won 3 champions leagues in 4 years, if not for one of the greatest home grown sides ever in barca stopping them.
Ruined my experiences as a young Liverpool fan.

[JAYDUBYAH]

Greatest manager ever. He could win the Premier League with a fairly average group of players, as he did his last year at the club, but also identify very young talented players like Beckham, Giggs, Scholes, Rooney and Ronaldo, and turn them into global superstars. He could get massive egos working together for a common goal with immense discipline, to please the boss. He instilled a work ethic and never give up attitude that created some of the most magnificent and historic come back wins, often in the last minutes of huge games. The treble is the big achievement, but he won the league for 13 of his 26 years at the club?! Unbelievable record.

He won 6 of the 7 years between 2006 and 2013! Three of those title wins were after Ronaldo had left for Madrid, and he gave van Persie a swan song and got the best out of aging players and failing young prospects. No one will top it. The 99 team were legendary, but that 08 side with Van der Saar, Vidic, Rio, Nani, Carrick, Fletcher, Giggs, Scholes, Evra, Rooney, Ronaldo, and Tevez was just electrifying.

[colejewell]

Could not thank you all enough for this. Seeing the respect he still garners from everyone makes me smile from ear to ear

[ardaergor]

My oh my, this is a masterpiece. Thank you kindly to everyone who had a hand in this. I can only describe the way this was put together as genius. The cut scenes, the timing, bringing the storyline back to Aberdeen right after the hemmorage intervention, the story at the end with the shots used, everything about it screams top drawer Tifo stuff. Hope to see something like this again when you guys can find the time.

[pencilneckgeek]

You guys genuinely care about football and your work shows that, bravo tifo!

[aasemahsan]

51 minute video from Tifo, this is gonna be a treat

[gosu]

Wow a 51 min video on Sir Alex, awesome Christmas present!

[Heivang]

Thank you Tifo. One of the best, if not the best football channels on YT.

[HM]

Won league titles with average squads in 2010s produced legends. The godfather of premier league. Bigger respect to him than Manchester United or any players even as a United fan

[antarestv]

Please do this kind of videos more I'd like to see one about Arsene Wenger.