The Manager Who Broke the Premier League with No Tactics

[@susbedo9258]

This man picked Aston Villa as the most impressive team when they were bottom of the league and just got trashed 5-1 by Newcastle. Everyone laughed at him, but by last week all detractors went missing as Aston Villa clinched Top 4 in style beating Arsenal twice convincingly. SAF is special. ❤

[@luqman3722]

Villa is good team cuz they have strong pivot at mid. But sometimes they not play serious mybe his sponsored love betting manipulation. Overall the team are good & solid

[@danielmoore3602]

@@luqman3722 but he picked em day one when they got trashed 5-1 and everyone laughed at him

[@luqman3722]

@@danielmoore3602 I pick villa before the season start. Ofcourse watkin is the highlights player to watch. And he performed well without penalty. The team can challenge everyday. Day by day they looked too much betting play. Too much high line when it not nessecery. Overall just solid. If they play simple & careful, Newcastle can't do anything. All goal Newcastle from counter attack. Kamara Douglas solid. McGinn genius. Front three have much option. Squad depth good

[@mikester4896]

Don't forget them absolutely dominating Man City for a whole game, just unlucky to get 1 goal

[@dddgtsd]

@@danielmoore3602 they'd ended the last season very very well though - to say he picked them when they were bottom is a bit disingenuous. Yes it was bold to say straight after a 5-1 loss but others saw what Emery was doing.

[@jordankatsaros296]

Imagine winning a cup against Real Madrid with Aberdeen

[@waynechng]

Will never be repeated again

[@andyhulme2274]

And bayern in that same tournament.

[@Ahmad-jx5ku]

And in a european cup

[@csanadhorvath]

Guardiola could never

[@nishant5290]

@@csanadhorvathguardiola is a big team pony, ik barca and city fans start crying when they hear this but you give him an average team and he’ll get sacked in one season

[@JCzzzzz]

Imagine this. 128 seasons in Scottish Premiership Only 19 times were the champions not Rangers or Celtic Aberdeen only won it 4 times and Alex Ferguson is responsible for 3 of those League titles. He also won 2 European titles for them, those were the only times Aberdeen won anything in Europe throughout 121 years history. Ferguson is truly amazing! Pep won with the biggest clubs in the world. Ferguson didn't only win for Man Utd. He won with an Aberdeen side who has barely won anything in their history. In the 7 years he was at Aberdeen, he won 10 trophies. And 38 years after he left, Aberdeen only added 4 more trophies to its cabinet. Wow

[@shyamnagarajan7266]

Facts. And lets not act like Manchester United was a super team in 1986 either. There is no arguments here, he is the best manager of all time.

[@craigduncan7010]

I love how people claim Aberdeen won 2 European titles. They won the cup winners cup and a one off exhibition match the following season. Does anyone count the charity/community shield as major title?

[@waynewm9112]

@@craigduncan7010 OK, I don't comment on this. Lets see how people view it, "is European Super Cup a major trophy?"

[@rumanuu]

Only thing I disagree with is that City aren't one of the biggest club in the world. They are one of the richest clubs but not a big club.

[@ahsenserhat9270]

Since 1985 no one won the league throphy except Celtic and Rangers, enough said.

[@towersthetoad2161]

As an Aberdeen fan, SAF is nothing less than the best manager of all time. If I was a fan of an English club other than Man United, I'm sure I'd have hated him as much as the rest of England - but its impossible not to acknowledge just how influential he was to the clubs he managed. Best manager of all time.

[@shaunsocha421]

I was born in 95 so always he's up with him as Sir Alex, THE Man United manager. Looking back over his achievements with Aberdeen, dude was on a different leve. Beating Real Madrid with ABERDEEN is wild

[@ElectroAtletico]

Best Manager in the EPL. Ancelotti is the best period.

[@planetebeautecali4485]

​@@ElectroAtleticoChampions League Titles don't match 13 Premier League Titles, Ancelotti needs Real Madrid more than they need him.

[@ElectroAtletico]

@@planetebeautecali4485 Yes it does. It shows that the EPL during the 90's-20's was a "League of 1". Zilch competition for Manure until it went to European play where they were shown to be just another team.

[@aryanpareek770]

​@@ElectroAtletico🤡

[@ShahPhilLeotardo]

That Crystal Palace supporter should be inducted into The Premier League Hall of Fame for single handedly helping Blackburn Rovers win The Premier League Title.😂

[@StoyanStefanov-bm7ri]

How about Man Utd spend more than 20 years without a title May be the worst thing is to spend 20 years in the can, making compromise

[@danielmcgrath680]

@@StoyanStefanov-bm7ri I ate grilled cheese off the radiator!!

[@AlexRie1987]

​@danielmcgrath680 no more butchy

[@sammyw6687]

But, hate to break the news, United fans went to his house and broke bones in his body. He wouldn't have been able to get to the award ceremony for that medal. You absolute quilt of a man

[@LightsOutLow]

@@AlexRie1987 "eric, you know the proverbs make you emotional"

[@thesoultwins72]

People talk about Pep [and Man City] and to be fair, they deserve the plaudits. But what Sir Alex achieved both at Aberdeen and Man Utd is simply staggering and will never be equalled, let alone surpassed. Sir Alex Ferguson - the greatest football manager ever.

[@cutierosa2404]

Pep has already surpassed it. They won a 4 peat. It includes a treble. United did it.

[@imthecreatorofmyrealitymyf700]

Pep did what that fraud couldn’t do even when he was the only manager spending money

[@cutierosa2404]

@KWin-nv6vp SAF won 13, Pep won 3 Bundesliga, 3 La Liga and 6 EPL. Pep won a back to back title. Two 3 peats and a 4-peat. Pep SPANKED your romanticized manager in 2 UCLs. Remember that? Pep's 2 first UCL? He DESTROYED Alex Ferguson's teams. You talk about longevity as if it's actually impressive. That's fucking stupid. You know what's impressive? Being the only manager ever to win the English 4 peat, the only manager ever to win 2 trebles, being the only manager to win 3 in a row in 3 different top leagues and being the manager who turned the Bundesliga from the most competitive top 5 league into a farmers league. But I recon you didn't even know that about the Bundesliga cause you act like an actual child who knows jack all about Fergie or Pep.

[@maxfisher9428]

@@cutierosa2404 He didn't build that team from the ground up though, that's the difference.

[@cutierosa2404]

@@maxfisher9428 Alex Ferguson didn't win a single trophy until he got oil money from Michael Knighton. Then he suddenly started winning cups. After 2 years of spending big cash under Michael Knighton, Fergie won the Premier League. And the rest is history. A history of big spending. Something united fans like to forget.

[@mp7851]

Fergie wasn’t working with elite level teams from day 1 like pep. He developed them. Pep has taken a great team and made them greater.

[@wafulasoita09]

You didn't know most of the players before they came to Man City

[@777kiya]

In two years, City bought 2 keepers and 8 defenders for Pep. And the keeper that was ousted was Joe Hart. Why don't we say the truth, in a really rich and patient club, Pep can thrive, otherwise, I am not sure about Pep.

[@denzel_thegreat1681]

⁠@@wafulasoita09 kdb was unknown? Haaland, Rodri and the list goes on

[@KameeGaming]

Fergie's United isn't facing 115 charges, nuff said.

[@juliushibbert1091]

Fergie never used steroids like Pep did 😏

[@Blaze07091]

Like Ronaldo said “It was unbelievable, but it was good. We learned.” Nowadays young players would go on social media, rant and try to get the manager kicked out.

[@rinkhal]

Sancho mentioned

[@FakhrizAiman]

Like sancho a loser

[@rezaimran98]

Nowadays people are soft.

[@bigglopez770]

Also sounds like Ronaldo that second statement

[@mrjoe5292]

@@rezaimran98 Yeah people were saying that in the 90s. Mostly the whinging self pitying people.

[@Ziggernaut]

As a Boy supporting Liverpool since 1988 I grew hating Sir Alex Ferguson's Man Utd but now I understand he is the greatest manager of all time in EPL which we dearly missed today even Juergen Klopp can't be surpassed the expectations.

[@RomansEight38-39]

A Liverpool fan saying this is rear

[@robthomas3968]

I find it laughable that people say sir Alex didn’t use tactics haters

[@Spencer_Hewins]

I know. Stretford Paddock had the former youth development and United senior coach on talking about the in and out of possession styles they used. Even Gary Neville was explaining how they would just go into a back 3 when either him or Evra over/underlapped with the wingers. Just a small example but SAF basically allowed his coaches to teach a lot of what they wanted to do tactically during training. Think it's simply because tactics really started to become the cool thing these last few years but meanwhile nobody talks about Carlo tactics either and that guy can't stop winning things.

[@shadowside8433]

I think he was a stronger man-manager than tactician - but man was he an excellent tactiction. All weaknesses are relative.

[@gaydolfbitler]

​@shadowside8433 he was an awful man manager. Shipped out becks, Keane and co just because he didn't get along with them. Sure, he was great when you blindly followed him. If you didn't, he threw a fit and kicked you out. Still the goat but his man management is over rated.

[@patrickwilliams6143]

People who don't underatand football say the strangest things about the game. Get similar nonsense apoken about Ancelotti these days. Just because a coach or manager isn't set in their ways tactically, doesn't mean they don't get tactics. If anything, it means they have a greater understanding than their peers because they are capable of setting their teams up according to the situation.

[@OffYourTrees]

Beyond laughable to the point people to this day still say United played a 4-4-2 in the 90's because they couldn't see or understand United used a 4-4-1-1 utilising players like Hughes, Cantona and Yorke as "9 1/2's" as his own unique way of adapting Italian trequartista's for British football.

[@PeterSmith-go9ef]

What I would give as a United fan to have a man of his spirit, courage, foresight, and dedication at the helm of the club now.

[@hayabusasfightpalace9798]

We have a manger in that very same vein, it's just players like Rashford & a few others that let him down

[@disobeytoday4685]

​@hayabusasfightpalace9798 100% agree. Ten Hag ❤

[@jamestyler12JT]

We have one, it’s just modern footballers are predominantly pre Madonna’s

[@ringlora2]

A man with even half of his spirit would have us in the title race..he was such an icon

[@lalremruatpuiarenthlei4665]

Trust the process, hope the boards stick with one manager who has a vision. Rome wasnt built in a day, City didn't achieve success overnight, Chelsea didn't, so why we expect Man Utd to do what other clubs can't.

[@Tai91827]

Man it feels like yesterday but it's been 11 years since SAF left.How time flies

[@wcthatcoconmuoi]

I will never forget

[@pagelablues]

😢like 11 years oh

[@TamrielicScholar]

Saying he had no tactics is crazy, Sir Alex is a genius

[@One.Zero.One101]

Yeah you don't win 13 Premier League titles with no tactics. You don't win against Mourinho, Ancelotti, Wenger, Mancini, Benitez with no tactics. People parroting this myth are filthy casuals.

[@PautinoPR]

People like to talk shit about these kind of coaches smh they do the same today with Ancelotti

[@Hoolzz]

He didn't have tactics though. Sure, he had basic 4-4-2 pressing, passing through the lines tactics but he'd get outclassed by most managers in todays game. Only reason he wont against others is because his team was better than anyone else's. When it came to playing against equally skilled teams in Europe, he mostly failed. Against Pep Guardiola, He got exposed so bad.

[@DCM94UK]

@@Hoolzz lol what you smoking. Both Arsenal & Chelsea of that era were 2 of the best teams to ever play the game.

[@morlath4767]

@@Hoolzz SAF basically brought the 4-2-3-1 into English football when everyone was playing Four-Four-F*cking-Two. Sir Alex always had a withdrawn striker/False nine (Cantona, McClair, Hughes) dropping between the wingers with two midfielders alternating between going forward and holding. When the Class of 92 showed up and they won the treble, he was playing an asymetric 4-2-3-1 with Neville as the right winger because Beckham would often pass from deeper (the attacking RB position), Giggs either going to the byline for a cross while the wing-back Irwin cut in, or him cutting in while Irwin took the width, Keane holding more often than not unless there was a break on, Scholes being the playmaker/scorer next to him, and Cole and Yorke alternating who was the False 9 and who pushed up. He then tried moving to a straight 4-3-3/pure 4-2-3-1 (1 striker, 1 AM) in 2001 by buying Veron, 3 years before Mourinho "brought the 4-3-3 to England." And the 2008 League + Champions League double was one using a mix of 4-3-3, a funky asymetric version, and the insane 4-2-1-3 hybrid of the two. The man was constantly shifting his tactics and players around. He shut Barcelona down over two legs for the 08 victory. The big difference between him and Pep regarding tactics is that Sir Alex preferred letting the players play, compared to Pep's obsession with controlling the game and micromanaging every position and player movement.

[@rileymichael49]

I’ve lived for 65 yrs and never seen anyone with his skills. No Arab finance, no fiddling of finances just pure ability to motivate. The rest are all second to this man.

[@daarom3472]

come on, for the vast majority of his reign he had the #1 budget in England. He had most domestic success during an era where England was absolutely terrible in Europe and at best the 4th best league. The best team before that (Liverpool) was in shambles. Soon as Arsenal then Chelsea got their act together he won only 1 BPL in 5 years. That first period is comparable to Lyon in the 2000s or Bayern last decade. On top of that he was blessed with a crop of young talent that hasnt been rivaled since in the English game and wasnt replicated by himself either. His biggest achievement is actually the latter part of his career between 2007-2013. These 5 titles were won when the BPL was the #1 (2007 - 2008) and #2 (2009-2013) league in Europe, and he combined it with European success. However one shouldnt forget that United was absolutely destroyed by Barça twice. Ferguson was a great manager but to be in the conversation with the likes of Pep or Carlo he needed more European success.

[@KameeGaming]

@@daarom3472 dude, Man City was top spender more times in the PL than Manchester United and City only got it's money in 2008.

[@softbeak8333]

Arab finance lmfao I didn't know there was an Arab privilege

[@bwdrives]

@@daarom3472it’s fair to say they were destroyed by Barca but that team was without a doubt one of the greatest football teams of all time if not the greatest

[@hundredlines]

@@daarom3472 Have you forgotten what he did at Aberdeen?

[@Dinobaburas.]

The Scottish production line that made english football what it is.Bill Shankley, Matt Busby, Dave McKay,Jock Stein, Bobby Moncur,George Graham, Kenny Dalgleish,The Aforementioned! But hey what do us Scott's Know about Football?

[@mikecochrane803]

Add Walter Smith to that list too.

[@Dinobaburas.]

@@mikecochrane803 I beg your pardon sir,Very sorry.

[@Evemeister12]

Do you know how to get beyond the group stages of an international tournament?

[@Dinobaburas.]

@@Evemeister12 on an international level for the mighty engerland, one dodgy trophy 66" and since diddly squat,all the money all the recourses money sky BT laterally TNT have plowed into english football, foreign owners with foreign managers and foreign mercenaries with an average of 9 Foreign players from 11, england will be found out again, overrated underachievers bottlers, arrogance and expectancy in abundance,the hype is on engerland and I await their Demise and Vanquishment and I will revel in another fiasco.

[@dickdiver9614]

​@@mikecochrane803How many European trophies 🏆 did Wally Smith win then? 😂

[@alfredthegreat9543]

Appointed 1986. 1st title 1993. 7 years of patience certainly paid off.

[@dileepanvm2599]

No he won several cups before that. Premier League he won ftom 1993.

[@alanaustin9664]

He didn't build a team . He built a conveyor belt. Thats takes a wee bit longer but it lasts a lot longer.

[@playlist9980]

@@dileepanvm2599 And the Cup Winners' Cup

[@michaeljohn1978]

@@dileepanvm2599 He say "1st title" as in league title, so he's not wrong

[@dickdiver9614]

​@@dileepanvm2599 He won FA cup in 90, Cup Winners cup in 91. That's a couple not several. The original comment was accurate and correct. 86 to 93 without a league, very patient indeed by the United board.

[@wazreacts]

For decades, I hated him with every fibre of my being, almost as much as the hatred of the club he managed. However, I respect this man as a supremely gifted football manager in terms of man management.

[@GrouchyKraut]

Roy Keane would say otherwise lol

[@laypyu]

@@GrouchyKraut Let him say whatever he wants. Doesn't change anything.

[@dickdiver9614]

​@@laypyuThe guy who delivered the prize Ferguson was chasing for over 20 years. Single handedly dragged utd to CL final in 99 and you dismiss him and by extension his contribution like that. Typical glory hunting fan.

[@iangillougley5483]

Fergie took over broke struggling clubs , Aberdeen & then Man Utd & built dynasties.

[@mattylamb9194]

Man Utd were definitely not broke when he took up the reins

[@paulmurphy8549]

No manager would get 4 to 6 years

[@tolkienfan10]

@@mattylamb9194, it's all relative. At the beginning of his tenure as United manager, United were certainly struggling and were beaten to signing several players by other clubs. We were in for Lineker and Gascoigne and got beaten to signing them by Spurs and we tried to sign Terry Butcher and were pipped to that signature by Glasgow Rangers. He needed to rely on signing players at a discount as other clubs, Liverpool especially, had more spending power.

[@aviraltandon1637]

A lot of so called "United fans" who are actually just glory hunters fifa spoiled keyboard warriors need to watch this. We are in that 3 year losing phase which SAF went to, with ETH right now. It will turn. But we need to give him time and not go after his head. There are clear signs.

[@wcthatcoconmuoi]

Tbh i don't care , i just a fan of this shit club over 20 years , not long but enough to understand one thing : win or lose i will always look forward man utd game . That become routine of my life 😊

[@babehxau]

Agreeddd

[@maxiejohnson8356]

The worst is, we actually have trophies lmao. Alex went empty handed for 3 seasons, and yet they demand a sack. We have Garnacho, Mainoo, we could go for a C1 spot if we can fix the injuries.

[@augustinyeovanmengomeobame9652]

​@@maxiejohnson8356It's funny isn't it ? Having United fans wanting him gone despite being the most successful manager we had after Ferguson.

[@flame_0_055]

I love this 👏👏

[@brosephyolonarovichstalin2915]

In Manchester, growing up, he was seen as a figure of guidance, authority, respect and discipline. He just didn’t tolerate shit. Many will have fallen short of the high mark but he pushed the players and everyone benefitted from this amazing club he built. He was Manchester United. His spirit was incredible. A very high standard of a man.

[@preritbhandari1488]

aberdeen also won against bayern munich in the same european cup winners cup , where they won their first trophy vs Real Madrid. Also, As of 2024, this match remains the last time Real Madrid have lost in any final of a European tournament. Truly amazing.

[@Toxicwiz606]

This man made me love my club

[@anirudhsanjeev3998]

As a city fan saying that Sir Alex had no tactics is shameful. He's one of the greatest of all time.

[@mbogaba667]

I'm new subscriber bcoz of this doccie. Alex Ferguson is HIM. He made me a fan. He made me a believer. He made me a Man United supporters. He is the greatest to ever do it. The enigma.

[@oliverkeverenge9819]

That why ETH needs time. Dynasties like the one brought by Ferguson are not built in a single season or a day. But if we want instant gratification in a single season win, then let's let him go and get a Tuchel or Poch, then go back to the drawing board after two seasons.

[@jamestyler12JT]

If we seriously sack him I doubt we will win a league for the next 10 seasons

[@augustinyeovanmengomeobame9652]

​@@jamestyler12JTIf we had Sir Alex Ferguson today he would have already been sacked and lot of fans would have thrown him under the bus. We have a manager who in his two first seasons won two trophies despite the second season being quite bad but I guess those United fans prefer a finish in the top 4 with no trophies to then cry that we are incapable of winning trophies.

[@jamestyler12JT]

@@augustinyeovanmengomeobame9652 exactly. If social media was around in the 80s you would see the same stuff about him. It’s a shame how reactive people on social media are, it’s not ETH’s fault we’ve had so many injuries, yes the game plans haven’t been great but again he’s had to try and make the most of a team with multiple injuries and little quality in the depth.

[@thrilla72]

​@@augustinyeovanmengomeobame9652 I suspect he will be sacked soon though. It's a shame but what can we do

[@ZonZorZerx]

No it's not, ETH is a clown. Look at all his press conferences. It's not the same at all, and not the same era either.

[@davidrowan3853]

No tactics? Wtf? 😂

[@DARTSANDOTHER]

Fyw😊

[@eaganadams3314]

His tactics was mike dean and Howard Webb

[@deepdivin]

​@@eaganadams3314 what are you even doing here? Even you can't believe the bullshit you're saying

[@MarshalldTeach-yx8ts]

​@@eaganadams3314keep believing that mate..

[@ChisomMaxwell-yg5jg]

Chelsea fc man​@@eaganadams3314

[@deedontworry]

Sir Alex Ferguson is a LEGEND! ⚽🙌

[@kermitdfrog1511]

He retired at the perfect time. He saw the crop of youngsters coming up at the club and knew they were trash and got out while the getting was good. Smart

[@sinkie8598]

That's the most short sighted, ignorant & stupid thing I've read today. Well done you

[@Shaggy-8392]

The man practically invented sports psychology in the UK!

[@Paul-m1v]

I was born in 85, and grew up with him managing my club united. Boy what an experience, I learned so much from Fergie's phenomenal character, he was basically my unofficially adopted father. Footballers are pretty bad role models these days, but Fergie was THE ULTIMATE ROLE MODEL. Everything about him was pure class, and he was a joy to beholden.

[@miyamotomasashi5838]

When Wenger came with his Arsenal France Renaissance, they said the man is done. Yet he came back again, ending the invincible run. When Jose came with the special One Chelsea revolution, they said this is it, Man United reign is over. Yet he came back again with guard of honors from Chelsea! When he lost the title to city by 6-1 beating at home and the late goal difference from Aguero, they said it’s time. RIP fergie! Yet he came back again next season! winning three points upon three points in the dying minutes with come back score that often ended in 3-2, and the 20th league title! 😂 Even during his retirement, he commented about how Villa will be a great side and the one to watch even after their embarrassing match against Newcastle. Rival fans and Newcastle fans called him a senile and the dementia is kicking in. Now at the end of the season, looking back at that statement, he’s spot on again! 😂 The epitome of GOATNESS, SIR ALEX FERGUSON! 🐐

[@TonyLongford-xo1ic]

Yet inbetween that circus Villa were in the championship got promoted by skin of there teeth , then should have been relegated again if VAR wasnt so shite , so calm your passions , he jumped ship fergie bcos he knew he couldnt keep up in the market anymore

[@harukrentz435]

SAF was an innovator. People banging on about ball-playing goalie, ball-playing CB today but he had done it 20 years ago. This is why he kept winning, he could adapt new ideas. But the best thing for me is that he had never stopped his star players to showcase their individual brilliance this is why we had many legendary mavericks under Fergie, like Cantona, Giggs, Scholes, Beckham, Ronaldo, Rooney, Berba, even Nani and RvP, brilliant players who could change the game by their own sheer brilliance. I wish we had manager like that today.

[@wtech758]

It’s a real shame that this video is only 16 minutes long. I felt like it should have 30-50 minutes. I would have watched every second of it.

[@0xhinchin816]

My grandad use to cut the lawn for sir Alex Ferguson, and I remember once he gave him a chocolate bar to give to me. I have never really been a massive football fan but that gave me so much respect for the man at such an early age that I am grateful for.

[@michaelwright1499]

INEOS, Sir Jim Ratcliffe and the minority of some Manchester United fans that wants Erik TEN HAG sacked should watch this video and learn.... I don't understand how some folks can't see the subtle progress of the club under ETH.

[@babehxau]

Because now adays generation dont know value of real football from scratch to legacy.. all they care is money..

[@iantan232]

ETH didn't deserved to be compared with Sir Alex. Anthony clown, Disrespect Club legend CR7, Dismantled by Liverpool and so on.

[@Jhelil]

@@iantan232Fergie disrespected Roy Keane, don’t pick and choose

[@andyhulme2274]

Subtle progress, they've gone backwards this season conceded more this season than last season and a low scoring team two seasons in a row winning a cup doesn't hide that fact.

[@youssefa8124]

Are you serious? xD The only way i would consider ETH as a very good manager, will be by winning Netherlands League with the kind of Utrecht FC + european title.

[@prakashm1468]

As Liverpool fan, he proved his genius when he predicted Villa will surely make an impressive mark last season and make headlines right from start of the season. Even my family laughed and some Man U fans criticized his prediction....but in the end, he was absolutely right. He showed everyone how to read teams and not by results.

[@adamirfan6986]

shame on your family....

[@YourOldBuddyBucho]

Pep rules but he inherited a well-oiled machine - a team with 2 championships & 2 runners up spots in the last 4 years. Fergie built United from a shambles. In a cave. From a box of scraps.

[@LYJManchesterUnited]

Yeah would like to see Pep take over a mid table team or even Spurs and make them win trophies to prove his name.

[@DinduDaniels]

​@@LYJManchesterUnited why didn't Fergie do that United was big before him so doesn't make sense

[@christhewolf4246]

​​@@DinduDanielsUnited in the 70's and 80's had more relegations than league titles.They won a few fa cups but besides that they were a mid table side with a 2nd place finish sometimes.Aston Villa,Arsenal, Liverpool, Nottingham Forest and Everton were the big dogs during that time

[@mullerreus145]

@@christhewolf4246 United were expected to win the title under Ron Atkinson lmao. The team was amazing and had genuine world class players when Fergie took over and spent a lot of money. There is something to be said about what Tommy Docharty could have accomplished had he stayed in charge, but I digress. That team under Ron had Bryan Robson, Gordon Strachan, Frank Stapleton, Paul McGrath, Norman Whiteside, Mark Hughes, and Peter Davenport. Ron was sacked because he was expected to at least challenge for the league and had lost 6 of the opening 8.

[@ishan5220]

​@@DinduDaniels the last time madrid ever lost a European cup final,it was to sir Alex Fergusons Aberdeen.Yeah man he can't do shit with small teams

[@eFMe-fk1xh]

What SAF did in his whole career, creating legacies, creating winning and even totally dominating sides starting from the bottom, always reinventing himself, his tactics and his football, always adapting, finding the right players and developing them.. None come close. There are other managers who have been absolute legends, but when you take into consideration the talent expressed in all the aspect of the manager\coach role, the results he had developing both great and lower teams (Aberdeen and the first MU), and the continuity in an entire career, no one come close. Like, anybody else is a couple of tiers behind him.

[@marygraceborg1606]

Best of the best Sir Alex,God be with you always ❤

[@auwalidrismuhammad1336]

"WE haven't won the League in the last 20yrs. That is a great challenge for the Manchester United players & will be until it is achieved" - Sir Alex Ferguson. First Press Conference: "WE" is the first WORD he used because he put Manchester United DEEP inside his HEART. But SAF has Tactics, no one could be that GREAT without Tactics. Do your homework right sir. Sir Alex Ferguson the GREATEST ♥️♥️♥️🔥🔥🔥

[@Barbaryotaku]

Took years to build a successful team. These days they sack managers too quickly.

[@malsomakawlni3228]

Yeah, but That Liverpool manager needs time, isn't it?

[@dboyz-uc6sr]

Facts!!

[@gouravleekha]

His recruitment was fantastic. They always got the right players with right attitude.

[@daviddavies3313]

And inflated transfer fees

[@dondamon4669]

Will always be considered the greatest manager of all time and I can't see it changing. Some people falsely say Pep but he took over a Barcelona side with Messi and best players in the world players that were brought up on Cruyff's style and also doped up we know now against us in the finals, then the same with Bayern but he pretty much failed there and at Man city cheating once again even though they were already a winning club with the best players in the world, he has players that can play any position, I believe any decent football fan can do the same things Pep do and until he takes a mid table club like Ferguson did with Aberdeen and Manchester United he will never be compared to Ferguson apart from by young highlight watching stat obsessed social media following football fans but any real supporter who understands the difference in the work they had to put in will know. Ferguson managed and looked after the whole club, had to look after every player, tactics and coaching though he delegated last ten years, and keot every player motivated. All Pep does is say go play good and doesn't even have to man manage as he has so many players and can just sell and buy a player who is unhappy and his whole style is based on Cryuffs and its still not as exciting as Fergusons style of direct attacking, always passing forward, wingers,crossing,aggressive,risky,and never giving in and the way adapted over the years and changed his team is what makes him the best just look at Klopp he couldnt do it or handle it on the pitch or off it and he hardly won anything and if United manager would be considered a failure! Also premiership teams don't bother trying against Man City and just write the game off and get rest but in Europe teams do so City fail there. By far the greatest manager of all time

[@thesoultwins72]

@dondamon4669.......Spot on mate! Man Utd in their prime, were simply unplayable.

[@loganm.s.z2227]

'Also premiership teams don't bother trying against Man City and just write the game off' that quote seems so true , when united where under Sir Alex everyone wanted to beat them , didn't kevin keegan have a rant about that. the only teams who care to beat city are maybe the top 6 sides

[@Thiagoalmada0]

Worst case of brainlessness I have ever seen.

[@esp2017]

As a Manchester United fan, the joy this man brought to me and my family, friends, has no value attached. And incredible man.

[@2dany5]

The lack of comment on Jose Mourinho and Chelsea and how it changed Ferguson united , makes this doc only 98% good.

[@Roe124]

Which comment was it actually? Just wanna know

[@2dany5]

@@Roe124 The lack of comment. They should have mentioned it.

[@MFDOOM4635]

That’s a bit of a stretch

[@genarrozz]

Jose was the toughest rival in EPL according to SAF

[@ads2686]

​@MFDOOM4635 it was mourinho's chelsea that convinced fergie to rebuild from the back, Ferdinand, vidic & Evra also turned utd into a counter attacking team

[@camzabiy2637]

Sir Alex played on intuition and signing great players and giving them the confidence to become great players. The energy and confidence he gave rvp, telling Rooney to get the ball to van Persie to win you games is iconic.

[@marlouabalona5079]

You deserve more subs! I love your narration and vids, it's like I'm watching a tv sports documentary.

[@joshuanwogu4069]

"You have to treat losing as part of the progress..." - SAF. That's why ETH should be given time to change the mentality and dynamics of the squad.

[@randysatrya]

Tactically speaking, Ferguson always build partnership of 2 players or more on the field. You may see it but rarely understand it. Beckham - Gary Neville are a right side overlap combination. Its Gary job to make sure Beckham always have room for crosses. Scholes-Carrick also a solid partnership example. Carrick is the one who protects Scholes so he can rule the game freely. Cole and Yorke is telepathic duo. Scholes and Keane combo is unbeaten against any 4-4-2. Scholes-Cantona, Rio-Vidic, Nistelrooy-Beckham, Nistelrooy-Scholes, and finally trio Cristiano-Rooney-Teves can secure 2nd Champions League medal for him. Thats why he can always survive when a player leave, even Superstar player. because he still maintain other partnership combination setup on the field to make sure the team doesnt lose identity. thats why Ferguson doesnt have tactic named after him. because he micromanaging his team tactic.

[@tsvetelin6556]

As an Arsenal fan who fell in love with Football exactly at those glory days of that rivalry I got to say I have enourmous respect for Sir Alex!

[@zerowasnthere]

Underrated channel, love Fergie and united ❤

[@kgill99]

To all the PEP stans here - you are WRONG-we need to look no further than the Barca team that Pep inherited in 2007, it had - Valdes, Puyol, Xavi, Iniesta, Eto'o, Ronaldinho, Thierry Henry, Messi, Lilian Thuram, Toure Yaya and Bojan-perhaps one of the greatest collections of footballing talents ever, literally 99% of the population could manage that team to success!

[@ryantambe9077]

The greatest manager to ever live

[@Cabe77773]

😢

[@cnsaheen]

Arsenal fan here. I always hated him for sporting reasons. But undoubtedly he is the best manager of all time. He did everything from scratch and dominant across 4 decades against all sort of ideology change the game has witnessed. There will be none like him. Guardiola is great, but cannot pitch him above SAF

[@rgb7143]

Sancho would’ve been kicked out of the club by now, under Sir Alex.

[@therevenant_2024]

Undisputed True Goat manager❤

[@xxmpcxx]

No tactics💀 he beat arsenal with 7 defenders🤣🤣

[@Alzenryo]

Exactly lol, even pique said it both pep n sir alex tactically brilliant.

[@louiscamiscioli8721]

He will always be one of my absolute heroes. Not for just what he did at United, but for the mentality he instilled to everyone around him. In every sport i struggle to see many, if any, examples of this. SAF an all time legend of every sport.

[@adib.3012]

keep it up man. the content is great

[@Yooitsmewoop]

Fax

[@robwightman6357]

The last guy to beat Real in a European final the undisputed GOAT

[@darknightreacts]

0:18 … 38 trophies in 26 years…

[@DausHMS]

As Man Utd manager

[@hishamosman4341]

Regardless if you love or hate the man, there's no denying that it was purely due to his relentless drive for success that made United's dominance for 2 decades. Now, 14 years after his retirement, we are seeing why Sir Alex is considered the greatest British manager in living memory? Looking at Pep now reminds me so much Sir Alex, on how to stay consistent and achieve success year after year?

[@adamirfan6986]

Pep nothing near Sir Alex

[@tdavis7989]

What fergy did was outstanding but lets be real there’s no chance he could do that again in today’s league

[@dondamon4669]

What do you mean? You mean at his age? Of course not but a young Ferguson of course would still dominate, Pep's Man City wouldn't have a chance against Fergusons best team's

[@tdavis7989]

@@dondamon4669 how do you figure that? Man City has won the league on several occasions with more points than ferguson ever had with united.

[@Cat1981England]

Disagree. His tactics evolved over his career and he would have adapted to modern football. Pep has already shown you can still be dominant nowadays

[@aryan-yi7nc]

He evolved a million times and you think he couldnt do it again? He kept winning from 1980 to 2013. You think he never had to evolve for 33 years?

[@kostyannakon]

Why do you think that?

[@bobkumar8754]

SAF is the very best manager that has so far existed. Made a global powerhouse from a bunch of academy players. Truly magical stuff.........

[@Passerby_Official]

Why do you think he had no tactics? I think that's wrong.

[@temjensuneplongchar4469]

1:55 “The real reason for losing your temper is because of expectation. People say i am ruthless, i’m not ruthless. I’m doing my job for Manchester United.”

[@reun1clus]

He hoarded the best young talents around the country, and when that no longer worked, he then bought some of the best players from other countries and when that didn’t work, he started paying refs… recipe for success

[@disobeytoday4685]

He started paying refs to send off his own players? Perfect recipe for success 😂

[@reun1clus]

@@disobeytoday4685 Howard Webb says hi

[@reun1clus]

@@disobeytoday4685Howard Webb watching over his shoulder be like: 👀 2 UCLs in his entire career. Impressive, yes, but many other managers have done the same or better. He only dominated the league because he could pay refs. Most overrated manager ever And don’t start about Aberdeen beating Madrid. It was a tournament that teams we have never heard of won a few years before and after. It will be like Fulham beating Juventus in a conference league match. People make it sound more special that it really is One of the best ever? Yes. GOAT? No. Ancelotti, Zidane and Pep are all better and it’s not even subjective btw. Objectively better

[@disobeytoday4685]

@@reun1clus That's the longest comment I've ever seen that says "I don't know anything".

[@reun1clus]

@@disobeytoday4685 I don't use opinions... just facts... but hey, facts don't go in your favor so of course it sounds harsh... i respect ur support for Ferguson, people who only use their heart and don't use their brain

[@Miracle007]

Simply the goat of manager. Pep and Jm come after. But i doubt Pep could do this with a lesser club. He always come at the top club at the top league. Wish can see him make it with smaller club like SAF did with Aberdeen and JM with Porto. They both are simply genius and out of the world.

[@davidsmith6355]

totally agree with you

[@21DMN]

Because in those years there was hardly any tactics. If Pep was in the Premiership he wouldn't have won anything.

[@user-ef3eu7lv8c]

What makes you think he wouldn't have won anything and the were tactics they always were . you do know what the word means don't you

[@johncambridge7181]

Imo his greatest strength was his unique way of how to motivate players and push them to their limits. Even with average players he could motivate them to become the best version of themselves. That’s why he could win trophies with O’Shea, Anderson, cleverly , fletcher etc

[@nepalftw592]

Pep is GOAT for me

[@samdenpalzer1991]

SAF one of a kind...evn though I support Liverpool but can't help but respect him...he is the one who introduced Manu to the world. In a good way...where every other team was terrified to face his team.

[@Anarchyontheweb]

He inherited Gordon Strachan one of Scotlands greatet ever players, Bobby Robson one of United best ever players, The 92 Youth Team, Eric Cantona somehow from Leeds, Peter Schmichel on a bargain thanks to his scouts and when he screwed up and sold Beckham who was United's best player they played Sporting and came across one of the greatest players of all time. He is very fortunate in his career which is inflated by all of that. Tactically he was average, man management was okay until he got in his bad books, often just sat on the sidelines watching like he was a fan.

[@aryan-yi7nc]

Sounds like youre a hater mate, anyway keep crying and hoping. This average tactician and ok man manager and very fortunate man and this guy that often watched as a fan is the most successful manager ever and ruined your childhood so much and caused you so much pain and trauma that you still hate him 11 years after his retirement. Truly the GOAT. And please tell me who hired those scouts of his? Oh wait... he did and he got the class of 92 at the club dear. He didnt inherit them. Also youre trying so hard and desperately to make him look bad but all youre doing is nothing but embarrassing yourself and looking like a try hard hater and thats worst than a normal hater and i wished i was fortunate enough to win 49 trophies in a 35 year long career and ik you would too jealous try hard hater boy in pain

[@BenMcManus]

Wow, he must have been incredibly lucky to have had such a long and successful career. Astounding!

[@Non-Stick_Pan]

You mean Bryan, not Bobby. That shows just how little you actually know what you are talking about.

[@patinho5589]

Yup. And outspent everyone from around 1996 until Chelsea in 2005. Keane, Cole, Yorke, Sheringham Ferdinand, Rooney, Tevez, Berbatov. Took any player he wanted from the rest of the league. They had dominant spending power.

[@andyallan2909]

What do you mean, 'He inherited Strachan?' Where do you think Man. Utd. got Strachan? Fergie, as Aberdeen manager, sold him to Man. Utd. in the first place.

[@mi3_4kor]

OVERATED...he is great and succesful manager but i see overated..

[@lukeoliver1384]

Greatest manager of all time mate

[@L0vedady69]

Who’s the greatest manager of all time then

[@keaganmccreight840]

Are you younger than 20? 😂 that’ll explain it

[@crikeycraicart5378]

Overated wif that trophy hauled. 😂

[@Choyba]

people these days call everyone overrated while only looking at some statistics

[@mart4414]

Tactics are important but not more important than getting the best out of players. Ferguson mostly used a 4-4-2, this seemed outdated for a while but it's coming back around. Even Man City defend in a 4-4-2 shape today, all the fundamentals of the system are still there. Wingers that track back, 2 strikers that need to decide who comes short and who runs in behind. The ability to press high as a block. Its all there in that system. The major thing that's changed from SAF's time is the quality of player, players are more technical today.

[@minrian9572]

Other managers bought players, Alex Ferguson mould players. Thats greatness.

[@h-t.p.24]

As an Arsenal fan as much as it hurt at the time I'm glad it was Man U that ended our unbeaten run. No other team had earned that right!

[@KarlSkorger]

I love how football fans are realizing that though pep may have the numbers, but he simply isn't in the list of top 3 managers of all time 🔥

[@TheWalterSamuel21]

As a football fan I think the game is all about emotions. Sir Alex delivered so many emotional and unforgetful moments that will forever rank in history. On Peps side I am not so sure, the treble was soulless and they should have lost if Lukaku knew how to play football. The most exciting moments then must be the robbery at the bridge in 09 and the El Classicos, which to be fair his Barcelona days were incredibly dominant but also stale and boring. I think that sums up Pep generally pretty well. Also the countless humiliations in the CL with City were quite delightful. And no I am not a United fan, just a football fan.

[@mattw4176]

"I'm not ruthless, I'm doing my job for Man Utd! and that's what it takes to be a part of Man Utd.. We are only just starting to get that mentality back!

[@stevearno100]

Definitely best manager of all time - but i do love a "clough" story

[@AurioDK]

When I coached the boys here in Odense some 30 years ago I didn´t have any tactics, nothing preset, no defined approach. Instead I took a look at each and every single player, tried to assess their strengths, their favored style of play and made my "tactical approach" based on what I had to work with, that includes those I deemed to be reserves. I was only there for one season due to personal reasons, had to move. In that season I employed a 3-6-1 which won us the league. Too many managers out there wanting a certain style play which doesn´t suit their current squad at all. But I know, coaching juniors isn´t exactly the same as a top flight challenge.

[@gaydolfbitler]

That's the best way to win junior football. Stacked midfield and a quick striker. The defense doesn't matter because if they bypass the midfielders they score almost 99% of the time unless you're playing a 5 at the back.

[@cahaldoherty2444]

I love the mentality Even as a Liverpool fan itd be a crime not to think of this man as anything other than a Legend.

[@Linkonpark100]

As an Arsenal fan, he was one of the greatest managers ever because he made Manchester United an even bigger European giant. And the rivalry had pushed Arsenal themselves to strive for success.

[@dinecas5002]

really puts into perspective how clubs are managed these days. One bad year, one small adversity and the managed is sacked, after one season... no time to create a project from the ground up, no time to mature a team. Sir Alex one of the greats

[@user-lz4bn9qc3n]

Why he was on top is because he changed staff, players everything, he was magic no one could to what he did, him and carlo are the best managers of my generation

[@imemine8605]

Best manager in history hands down

[@CognizantCheddar]

Tactics in football aren't truly complex. Tactics have never been and never will be a manager's key metric for job performance. The ability to evaluate players correctly, maximize their usage, and select the most optimal XI are the areas that truly determine managerial success. SAF did all of those things well, and so he was great. Simple as.

[@johneastwood3039]

No disrespect to Keane but after Roy Keane left, Man Utd won the league the following season. This documentary makes out we went three years without a trophy after getting rid of Beckham and Keane. Not true. It was because we didn't have a great goalkeeper, left back and Centre back partner for Rio until Van Der Sar, Evra and Vidic.

[@skatelifeche]

That first couple of minutes is something all managers need to hear in any job 0:37

[@lorenzomoretti2972]

Best sporting manager of all time not just football

[@Irespectyouropinion-love]

Incredible, I hope sir Alex watching this

[@pessational]

Ferguson, Ancelotti adaptation to situation is what makes them so successful

[@DirtyJamesUK]

Really good watch, this! Well done ✔️ I enjoyed it! ❤

[@angelcuriel19]

This is crazy he does have tactics He doesn’t play like pep so there is no tactics His tactics evolved in every team he built .

[@bobsmudger3979]

One of the greatest man-managers in football history; an absolute titan of a man!

[@itzakaduzi]

This man is a legend. As a Man u fan I can't help but notice the tiny similarities between him and ETH and how their Manchester united career began. 🧐🤔

[@sayujyadahal1647]

United and Sir Alex is the match made in Heaven

[@MattGP01]

There were tactics. It's everything people say about 'playing out from the back', pressing and using width today. Except, he did it without cliche' phrases.

[@rajendranadarajan8931]

He won 13 titles with 5 different teams. Fergie was the master of building teams.