Alex ferguson Ferguson199912 In February, England Manchester United coach alex ferguson was knighted by Buckingham Palace, thus becoming the official hero of English football and going down in history. In the history of football, it is unique for the head coach to win such an honor.
In the history of English football, there are three coaches who can write many books. They are Chapman who created WM formation, Busby who revived Manchester United, and Ferguson who revived Manchester United. Chapman's achievement is that he created the formation of modern football with WM formation; Busby's achievement is to rebuild Manchester United after the Munich air crash; Ferguson's contribution was to revive Manchester United when the team declined, and once again created a glorious era for Manchester United.
Ferguson was born in 1942 and 12. When he was young, he played in several clubs such as Glasgow, but on the whole, he didn't achieve particularly remarkable results as a player.
1June, 974, started his coaching career at East Stirling County Club. However, in June 5438+ 10 of the same year, he accepted the invitation of St. Mirren's team and led the team into the Soviet League in June 5438+0977. The following year, Ferguson was dismissed by the club for very strange reasons because of the contradiction with the club, which was the only time Ferguson was dismissed during his coaching career.
1June, 978, Ferguson immediately switched to Aberdeen, which was unknown at that time. Although the team ranked fourth in the league this season and lost in the finals and semi-finals of two cups respectively, Aberdeen broke the alliance monopoly of Glasgow Rangers and Celtics for 15 years and won the championship the following year.
Ferguson won three league titles, four Scottish Cups and one Scottish League Cup in his eight seasons in Aberdeen. But in contrast, the most amazing achievement is undoubtedly 1983 European Cup Winners Cup. This season, Aberdeen beat Bayern Munich, Real Madrid and other European giants to win the European Cup Winners Cup, becoming the third team in Scotland to win the European honor, and then won the European Super Cup. Ferguson was awarded OBE in the 1984 New Year honor list.
After that, Ferguson's ability attracted the attention of English teams, making the news that he was about to leave Aberdeen constantly. 1985, the legendary head coach of the Scottish national team, John Stein, died suddenly. Ferguson, who was then an assistant to the national team, was preparing for the 1986 World Cup as the head coach of the national team. 1986 was elected to the board of directors of Aberdeen Club in early 1986, but the news that he was about to go south to coach Manchester United continued.
1986165438+16 October, Ferguson officially succeeded Atkinson and began to coach Manchester United. It took him many years to build Manchester United into one of the strongest teams in the world, and introduced European-style kicking, which changed the situation that English teams only knew how to play "long pass and fast break". Sir Alex Ferguson's Manchester United have never fallen out of the top three in the Premier League, and won the 1 1 championship in 17 season.
Before Ferguson took over 13 games, Manchester United only won 3 games, lost 6 games and drew 4 games. In contrast, Liverpool, the defeated army of that year, was in the limelight and had an advantage. Manchester United fans complained, and the club was even more dissatisfied. Ferguson became the head coach in this situation, and he shouldered the hope of reviving Manchester United to beat Liverpool and regain the top spot in England.
At the beginning of his tenure, Manchester United had no strength at all, and Ferguson's focus was relegation. Without bringing in new players, he led the team in the first season and tried to maintain a first-class state. But fans are still not satisfied. They want honor, not demotion in fear. Ferguson must look to the future and take a long-term view. At that time, there were not many players in the youth team who could be promoted to the adult team, so they focused on the player transfer market and the club had no money to buy new players. He was in a dilemma, so he decided to start training young players. After relegation in the first season, 1987-88 season, Ferguson began to transform the team. He completed three important signings, bringing in Brian McClair, Xin Wei Anderson and steve bruce. This season, McClair, who just joined Manchester United, scored 3 1 in league and cup matches, helping the team win the second place in the league. Just when people had hope for this team, in the 1988-89 season, Manchester United fell into a downturn, ranking only 1 1, and did not perform in the Carling Cup and the FA Cup. Meanwhile, Ferguson continued to transform the team, signing Gary Parrister and paul ince. Anxious fans didn't see Ferguson's tricks. On the day when he was the head coach of Manchester United for three years, a fan posted a placard that read: "Three years' excuse, Ferguson". This is the darkest moment in Ferguson's life.
1989-90 season is a crucial year for Ferguson. Last season's poor performance made his reputation decline, and the continued downturn in the league this season made Manchester United begin to consider firing Ferguson. However, Sir Alex Ferguson, who ate his bread and drank his intestines, swallowed his words and moved towards the set goal step by step. 1990 At the beginning of the year, Ferguson came at the most difficult time for Manchester United, but the FA Cup victory saved him. The final of 1 was the turning point. Manchester United beat Nottingham Forest 1 away, and mark robins's goal brought Ferguson back to life. Later, an insider revealed that Manchester United would fire Ferguson if he lost the game. Later, in the FA Cup final, Manchester United drew 3-3 with Crystal Palace, and the play-off was 1-0. The champion kept Ferguson's position, although Manchester United only won 13 in the league. But from then on, Manchester United began to revive, from victory to victory. 199 1, Manchester United is among the best in the domestic league and beat Barcelona in the European Cup Winners Cup to win the gold cup. At the same time, Ferguson methodically continued his dynasty puzzle. This year, he signed Schmeichel, Kanchelski and English right-back paul parker. At this time, perhaps no one has realized that an unprecedented and powerful new dynasty is brewing, and the founder of the dynasty is Ferguson.
Of course, most Manchester United fans are concerned about the domestic league. They don't want to lose at Old Trafford. They need to succeed. 199 1 ~ 1992 season, although Manchester United performed bravely most of the time, it was defeated by Leeds United at the last moment and fell short. But Ferguson led his team to beat Nottingham Forest and Red Star Belgrade in Yugoslavia at Old Trafford and won the European Super Cup, which was no small achievement. This year, Ferguson completed the last signing of dynasty construction, and he poached the future king cantona from Leeds. In the same year, a group of young people trained by Manchester United's youth training system won the FA Youth Cup. In this youth team, some names will be heard later: "Li Sharp, Beckham, Ryan Giggs, Neville Brothers, Scholes, Bart ..."
1992 ~ 1993 season, Manchester United fans finally got their wish and saw Ferguson lead the team to win the first Premier League championship at Old Trafford. It took Ferguson six years to form a new Manchester United team. Holding the championship trophy, Ferguson knows that 26 years of waiting has become the past, and 26 years of ups and downs have become history. He and Manchester United came out of the shadows and ushered in a sunny day. Ferguson was elected coach of the year this year.
From 1993 to 1994, Ferguson was re-elected as the best coach because he led the team to win the Premier League and the FA Cup this year. In the Confederations Cup final, Ferguson's Manchester United lost to Atkinson's Aston Villa and failed to win a Grand Slam.
1995, Ferguson should have had a smooth sailing. He bought striker andy cole from Newcastle United and won Blackburn Rovers at Old Trafford10. I am about to win the Premier League title for the third time in a row, which should not have happened. French star cantona couldn't control his temper. When he was sent off, he was ridiculed by the fans of Crystal Palace, and was severely punished by the FA and suspended for 9 months. This year, Manchester United got nothing in the honor room.
The following season, Manchester United rebounded again, and cantona got rid of the scandal and once again acted as a killer in the forward line. Kanchelski, paul ince and Mike Hughes. Ferguson's handsome flag pointed to the invincible disciples and won the double crown. This year, Ferguson was re-elected as the coach of the year.
1996- 1997 season is a year of renewal for Manchester United. Under Sir Alex Ferguson's training, Ryan Giggs, David Beckham, Neville Brothers, Scholes and others of the golden generation of 1992 took over the class of the older generation of Red Devils and took a step towards the top of Europe.
In the 1998 ~ 1999 season, Ferguson's achievements reached the peak. Manchester United under his command won the triple crown, taking the Premier League, FA Cup and European Cup in their arms. The fans at Old Trafford Stadium have become the happiest people in the world. Behind Manchester United's three consecutive championships, Ferguson contributed. He became the first team coach to complete a hat trick in English football history. In the 2002/03 season, Manchester United once caught up with Arsenal after falling behind by 1 1, and finally won the league championship again. Then, after three years of adjustment, Ferguson led Manchester United to complete hat tricks again in 2006/07, 2007/08 and 2008/09, and beat Chelsea on penalties in 2008 to regain the Champions League and reach the top of Europe again.
When talking about his achievements in coaching Manchester United, Ferguson never talked about his talent, his ability to stimulate the potential of players, his sophisticated artistic ability to arrange troops and form teams. But careful researchers found that one of the secrets of Ferguson's success is that as a coach, he has the ability to control the situation, and the most important thing is to rebuild team spirit, especially to cultivate indomitable team spirit. He can observe people in detail and carefully observe the subtle reactions of the players. Some players are irritable, some players are nervous before the game, and some players are proud of themselves. No matter what kind of player, he can hold back and do well reasonably.
Ferguson has no doubt about employing people. French star cantona has a hot temper and made a fool of himself on the court more than once. Even before the Italian 1990 World Cup, he teamed up with Diego Diego Maradona to set up a players' association, demanding to safeguard the interests of players. But it was this cantona who left a deep impression on Ferguson. Cantona will take the initiative to overweight after each training session, and make preparations in advance before each competition. He is very dedicated. Before a match against Liverpool, all the players were having dinner or having coffee and chatting, but cantona dressed up in advance and started the warm-up activities. His professionalism infected Ferguson and he set an example for the whole team.
When dealing with star players, Ferguson first gives fatherly care and is strict with them. The most typical one is Beckham. David is an idol star cultivated by Ferguson, and 35% of Manchester United's goals are initiated by Beckham, or at least related to him. He has the potential to become a world-class player. However, since he fell in love with Adams Victoria of Spice Girls, he was unable to attend training on time and even asked for a raise. In this regard, Ferguson once reprimanded Beckham in front of many players and even let him sit on the bench. His style of clear rewards and punishments has a considerable warning effect on other players.
Player experience:
1958-60 queen's park rover 14/3 1
1960-64 St. John Si Tong 19/37
1964-67 Deng Bk Frem Lin Athletic 66/88
1967-69 ranger 25/4 1
1969-73 Falkirk37/106
1973-74 Al United Airlines September 24th
Teaching experience:
65438+July 0974-65438+1October 0974 East Stirling
1974 65438+1October-65438+May 0978 Saint Mirren.
1976-77 champion of the first division
65438+ May 0978- 1986 165438+ October Aberdeen
1979-80 Scottish premier league champion
198 1-82 Scottish Football Association Cup champion
1982-83 European cup winners' cup champion
1983-84 Scottish Football Association Cup Champion
Scottish Football Association Cup Champion
European Super Cup champion
1984-85 Scottish premier league champion
1985-86 Scottish Football Association Cup Champion
Scottish UEFA Cup champion
1986 1 1 to Manchester United
1989-90 English Football Association Cup champion
1990-9 1 European cup winners' cup champion
199 1-92 English League Cup champion
1992-93 Premier League champion
1993-94 Premier League champion
FA Cup champion
1995-96 Premier League champion
FA Cup champion
1996-97 Premier League champion
1998-99 Premier League champion
FA Cup champion
European champions league champion
1999-2000 World Club Cup Champion
English Premier League champion
2000-200 1 Premier League champion
English Premier League champion in 2002-2003
2003-2004 English Football Association Cup Champion
2006-2007 English Premier League champion
2007-2008 England Community Shield Cup Champion
2007-2008 English Premier League champion
2007-2008 European Champions Cup champion
2008-2009 World Club Cup Champion
2008-2009 English Premier League champion
English League Cup champion
English Premier League champion