Alex Ferguson: My Autobiography: The autobiography of the legendary Manchester United manager

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To not apologise for the behaviour of the players to another manager is unthinkable. It’s a disgrace, but I don’t expect Wenger to ever apologise…he’s that type of person.’ (2005, Wenger) Well, according to Wikipedia we've had 23 managers (some for less than two games, some repeat offenders like good old Kevin Keegan). I actually thought we might have had more considering how much of a carousel the post actually resembles. As good as Fergie was as a manager I wonder how long he would have lasted at Newcastle... The celebratory, revealing, inspiring, and entertaining autobiography of the greatest manager in the history of British soccer. There’s a reason that God gave us two ears, two eyes and one mouth. It’s so you can listen and watch twice as much as you talk. Best of all, listening costs you nothing.” They say he’s an intelligent man, right? Speaks five languages! I’ve got a 15-year-old boy from the Ivory Coast who speaks five languages!” (On Wenger)

This is "control" – the key word in Ferguson's philosophy of management – exerted well after the final whistle has been blown. If Chelsea drop points, the cat’s out in the open. And you know what cats are like - sometimes they don’t come home.” He’ll be getting a hug and a kiss from me - maybe even two!’ (on his friend Sam Allardyce after Bolton stalled Chelsea’s title challenge in 2006-2007) The first thing that popped into my head while reading this was "I wonder how many managers we've had in Alex's 26 years in charge at United?" If I have my health I can carry on. There will be a point when I do quit but I have absolutely no idea when that is.”I used to have a saying that when a player is at his peak, he feels as though he can climb Everest in his slippers. That’s what he was like.” (On Paul Ince) Whether dribbling or sprinting, Ryan can leave the best defenders with twisted blood” (On Ryan Giggs) The Mail on Sunday in their review stated ‘Ferguson emerges from this account as a genuine national hero, one of the great Scots of the 20th century.’ intellectual property. If you would like to use material from the book (other than for review purposes), prior If one was cynical one could see in Ferguson's use of Management-speak a nod toward a retirement filled with the promise of lucrative after-dinner and corporate conference speaking engagements in the U.S. sponsored by his friends the Glazers.

There is warmth from Ferguson in his chapter about José Mourinho and it is clear that the pair do enjoy a good relationship, despite what Sir Bobby Charlton, the United director, said about it essentially being a marriage of convenience. Ferguson likes younger people with a bit of devil in them and he smiled to himself when he saw the manner in which Mourinho first announced himself at Chelsea as the "Special One". Origins should never be a barrier to success. A modest start in life can be a help more than a hindrance.” the greatest manger of all time reveals a lot of secrets behind a lot of stuff ; tactics, relations with players and other football mangers.. Over the past four years, Alex Ferguson has been reflecting on and jotting down the highlights of his extraordinary career, and here he reveals his amazing story as it unfolded, from his very early days in the tough shipyard areas of Govan. Sir Alex announced his retirement as manager of Manchester United after 27 years in the role.

You don't get the best out of people by hitting them with an iron rod. You do so by gaining their respect, getting them accustomed to triumphs and convincing them that they are capable of improving their performance.” There has been a lot of expectation on Manchester City and with the spending they have done they have to win something. Sometimes you have a noisy neighbour and have to live with it. You can’t do anything about them…” (On Man City) It was the most emphatic display of selflessness I have seen on a football field. Pounding over every blade of grass, competing if he would rather die of exhaustion than lose, he inspired all around him. I felt such an honour to be associated with such a player.’ (on Roy Keane’s inspired performance in the semi-final of the UEFA Champions League against Juventus in 1999)

Di bawah asuhan Sir Alex, MU menjelma menjadi klub yang ditakuti dan produktif mencetak juara di berbagai kompetisi dan terus langganan juara sampai 26 tahun kariernya memanajeri MU. Dari semua prestasi yang diraih ini tak heran bila gelar "manajer terhebat dalam sejarah sepak bola Britania" layak disandangkan padanya. Ferguson claims the FA used to go after high-profile targets, such as Manchester United and Wayne Rooney, because it resulted in favourable publicity. "It was never really possible to work out who was running English football's governing body," he writes. "It's an institutional problem. Reformers go in there 6 feet 2 inches tall and come out 5 feet 4 inches." He says Greg Dyke has to reduce the number of people involved in decision making: "A committee of 100 people can't produce sensible management." Ferguson also, perhaps predictably, declares that there are no "really top" referees in the modern game, damning them as unfit and "as a group, not doing their job as well as they should be". OG Ruud was rudeIf you're a Manchester United fan, read this book. If you're a Liverpool or Manchester City fan, read this book. If you're a football fan regardless of the team you support, READ THIS BOOK The Boss’s first autobiography was published in 2000 and chronicled his life up-till that famous treble winning year of 1999. The book opens up with Ferguson describing that famous year which saw him winning the Premier League, the FA Cup and the UEFA Champions League as well as getting honoured with a knighthood by the Queen.

Well, football is a hard game; there’s no denying it. It’s a game that can bring out the worst in you, at times.” Jose understands winning and losing are twins in a way. When you win you don’t gloat and when you lose you don’t go bananas.” (On Mourinho)

part of this book without the permission of the publisher constitute unlawful piracy and theft of the author’s The latest and probably the most controversial book about Ferguson till date. Sir Alex who stepped down at the end of last season, continues on from his previous autobiography Managing My Life: The Autobiography. I was pleased to see that this book wasn't Managing My Life part II and for the most part only focused on the last 10 years of Sir Alex's career seeing as most of his life previous to that was covered in his first book. I enjoyed reading his thoughts about some of the main events in his Manchester United career over the past ten-twelve years or so and the inside stories he had on such influential people at the club such as Roy Keane and Cristiano Ronaldo.