It's crazy how this guy adapted with time. 26 and a half years, some people say that he hasn't proved it in other leagues like Ancelotti, Pep or Mourinho, but the truth is that it is more difficult to change the team constantly after losing your players and adapting, rather than changing a team.
I remember people saying that once Ronaldo leaves, then United would struggle. Ferguson won 2 more league titles and the other 2 fails was United finishing only 1 point behind Chelsea and lost the title to City on goal difference. Not to mention, United got into the Champions League final again!
Apart from that he won the pl title with a mediocre team , that says a lot about him. Truly is one of the best managers of all time. Coming from a Chelsea fan
Us Koreans will always appreciate the creativity with how Ferguson used Park Ji-Sung, who was a rather unique player. Bought as a winger but didn't have the greatest first touch or goal-scoring ability, especially compared to Ronaldo/Rooney/Tevez. Yet Ferguson used Park's positional sense and tackling ability to deploy him as a swiss army knife, whether as a fill-in attacker (e.g. CL goal v. Arsenal where Gibbs slipped) or as a midfielder to facilitate that transition from defense to attack (e.g. brilliant title-clinching performance vs. Chelsea in 2011). Of course Park gets credit for his toughness and hustle, but not every manager could've deployed a player like him to such great effect. Cheers to Sir Alex!
Park was amazing in 2008 and beyond. His positioning, passing, finishing was better than nani/ anderson that the only reason I could think of why Fergie didnt use him as much was he was a bit smaller. But he made up for it in his decision making.
Ferguson’s use of his squad was often very clever in his later years. It was very hard to say who Uniteds first 11 was for much of his final few years, as he’d change the side around a lot depending on opponent. Park was always a player who was saved for big games, against sides who where technically on the same level or at times better in possession than his United side. He knew that Park had amazing stamina levels, and he could trust him in big games to do a job on the opposition, not allowing them any time on the ball. Park was never the most talented player in his United side, but he was definitely one of the hardest working, and that’s why he had a successful time at United.
Krok Krok if anything it’s the opposite. Yes many people assumed Park Ji Sung was only brought to United to get the Asian market interested in them, but he actually turned out to be a great utility midfielder for United over the years.
Always loved the guy ... Three lungs park. Marked Pirlo out of the game, and also remember a particular Chelsea match. Scary pressing system with younger Rooney,Tevez, Park.
David may, wes brown, jonny evans were reliable because of the way alex ferguson managed his team.. unlike mourinho.. it was doom from day 1 in pre season when mourinho complained about not having players and even saying those he brought to pre season was not his team.. Imagine being a player, playing for a jackass of a manager like mourinho saying shit like that
One of the most crazy wins of Sir Alex Ferguson that I remembered was his match against Wolfsburg, back when both Vidic and Ferdinand was injured. He employed Fletcher and Carricks as CB while Giggs goes central midfielder and the team still pulls off the 3-1 victory.
This is why Fergie was so successful, he also changed his coaching team as well unlike Wenger and I feel this is what held Wenger back from further success with Arsenal. Too tactically rigid
ShaneJoshua1980 Wenger's coaching team was recently exposed by former arsenal players, most of them were probably frauds that didn't know what to do and were guiding arsenal to their downfall.
Wenger was nowhere near SAF his early success was hugely due to the golden generation David Dien had brought to the club, without Vieira or Henry Wenger showed no bigger promise than a 4th trophy while Fergie always found a way even with likes of Berbatov Valencia Brown Fletcher taking over likes of Cristiano Beckham Vidic Scholes
@@zoy17426 in the exact same years Glazers let Cristiano Tevez go along with Vidic Ferdinand Scholes Giggs and replaced them with Young Valencia Brown Jones Berbatov... SAF never was satisfied with a 4th finish or a 3rd or a 2nd you gave him Park Ji Sung and he'd carve through Campbell with it
@mirakelism yeah but he had Rooney in his prime...except for the last the last title where he was just world class and Van Persie was insane...without a player of the Calibre of Rooney or Ronaldo how are they going to win a title?
Kritav Shah well that’s stupid 🤣 coz ur basically saying what if he has no good players when he had Won good player and still won against arsenal playing defenders in midfield
This is the same man that had a very inconsistent start to life in the league and he was very close to getting sacked!! Sometimes managers just need time to get it right! 💯
Ferguson had already started switching to a 4-3-3 during 02-03 season, United's best side in 2008 still played 4-4-2 but with Ronaldo given license to get upfront as much as he wanted. United only played 3 central midfielders in tough European ties or against select teams that could keep possession better than them. Ferguson could adapt yes but he always preferred the 4-4-2 because it reflected his football philosophy the most, he never cared about keeping more possession unless it wasn't resulting into scoring more goals.
As you two are saying 4-4-2 or 4-5-1 or 4-3-3 doesn’t tell the whole story, I think the transition was more subtle because of Ronaldo getting up and other variations...
Queiroz wanted more solidity and preferred 4-5-1 or 4-3-3, Ferguson liked it being flexible and open. 2004-2006 United was still in transition post Beckham. By 2006/2007 the team was so talented that they could play in any system. They only came up short vs AC Milan who loved clogging the middle and draining the tempo out of a game while having Kaka as a game changer. 2008's United had invested more in the summer and the squad was so deep that it didn't really matter what formation they used. Ronaldo could play both sides and do whatever he wanted, Ji Sung Park either flank and showed up in big games, Giggs was transitioning from left wing to central mid, Rooney and Tevez could both play all forward positions, press and run equally and make up for Ronaldo's freedom. Hargreaves could do a shift in all midfield positions, Nani up and coming talent. When you have so many options like Guardiola has today everything becomes much simpler.
the main thing I remember, and I might be misremembering, was Giggs and Ronaldo on the wings, occasionally swapping wings and with CR having a lot more freedom, so i definitely remember more of a 4-4-1-1 or 4-2-3-1, but with transitions and good understanding those can morph into a flat 4-4-2 or a 4-3-3 easily
@@mart4414 Yeah I agree, that team didn't really have one set formation as far as I recall. The players were so adaptable they could excel in a number of different systems depending on the situation.
yes johnny evans was the most reliable young center back at the time (compared to jones and smalling) he was very good in his united days except everytime he play against daniel sturridge
1999 and 2008 were his super teams however he still managed to win a lot with inferior teams The biggest difference between Ferguson and other managers was that he always understood that there aren't a million different levels of talent around the world, he didn't need to buy big all the time he could improve the players he already had and get good performances. That's why his players did so well under him and so poorly under other managers. He had the patience and the motivational skill to extract every last drop of talent out of anyone along with the ruthlessness to get rid of those unwilling to improve. He also knew that a clear style of play and simple instructions were key to developing a team, a cohesive unit all pulling together would always beat a team of superior but wayward individuals.
There used to be a fear when any team was up against them. They oozed class , and earned that respect from the opponents. In establishing all this Sir Alex played the biggest part. Sad to see that today they are nothing like that.
@Prashanth Murali umn he wasnt that great that season lol.yes hes a genius but that particular season he was subpar.for Croatia he had 1 good game the likes of perisic, rebic,mandzukic and their GK carried the whole team to the final.
He was not afraid to adapt and listen to new ideas from his staffs.. he got brian kidd, steve mclaren, walter smith, carlos queiroz, mike phelan.. ever changing.. we miss Sir Alex
It was NOT exactly 4-3-3 that Ferguson employed. MU were highly aggressive in winning the ball back with every single player tasked by Ferguson to work as a defender whenever they lost possession. In fact, it was common sight to see the front 3 to fall back trying to steal the ball. This is why it was quite famously called the *4-6* formation. Ferguson also credited the physio team for winning the CL because of how successful the physio maintained players' fitness in spite of Ferguson's gruelling tactics.
Bob Marleys Final Dreadlock u can’t not call saf the best, mourinho has won 2 cl pep only 2 , wenger 0, ancelotti 2 but ur not gonna say all them are shit are u?🤣🤣
Bob Marleys Final Dreadlock after perfecting his team in 2007 he got a Champions league title, 3 champions league finals, and a semi final in just 4 years. But keep chatting shit about his record in Europe won’t you? Plus, 13 league titles and 7 Fa cups. He took a shite team who hadn’t won a premier league title in 20 years and turned them into world beaters.
@Bob Marleys Final Dreadlock of course you're gonna say bob paisley you scouse mong. 28 trophies in 26 years, despite not winning anything for the first 4 years, and then for another 3. look at the teams fergie had. he won the league with cleverly ffs. in 2008/09 he came up against the best team ever, with a good team, but not the greatest, and then again in 2011. and in 2004, he should have beaten porto, if var was in the game, and would have, i imagine, taken united extremely far
@@ToastedHamburgerBun Cruyff and Sacchi yes. But to put Guardiola in the same sentence with these 3 is silly. He is not even in the best 5 managers today. He never won anything as an underdog. He had the Messi at Barca and a monster team, he had the best team in Germany at Bayern and he came to the best team in England and spent 600 million to make it even better than it was. It is easy to win like that. Even his tiki taka is based on having best players in the world. You can't play like that with weaker players
@@tonyneculai4576 If he had the best players at Barcelona can you explain why Barcelona finished the season before him in 3rd place and over 20 points from the title? He took them from 3rd to treble in one season, without next to no signings. What do you say about that? He was the one who promoted Busquets up instead of Yaya, and he also kicked Ronaldinho out and replaced him with academy graduates like Pedro. He bought a reserve center back from Man United and made him a starter in treble winning side. He has been the most succesful manager in the last 10 years, and every pundit, journalist or ex player rates him as the current best in the world and definetly best of his generation. One idiot on the internet cant change that. Why would he go to a lower club? Would the CEO of Apple have to go and work at Burger king to prove he is good enough? Top managers are at top clubs for a reason, and managers like Roy Hodgson and Neil Warnock are where they are for a reason. Can you back your ridiculous statement of him not being one of the best 5 in the world now?
@@tonyneculai4576 oh and just to add, Pep doesnt play tiki taka. He has said that he hates tiki taka, because its just about keeping posession for posessions sake and going no where. Not every posession placed style is tiki taka. Guardiola moulds him on the positional play of the likes of Cruyff and Bielsa. Tiki taka was made famous of Luis Aragones and after that Vicente del Bosque as Spain managers between 2008-2012.
@@ToastedHamburgerBun he did "what Guardiola did with the best squad in the history of football" with likes of Anderson Fletcher Brown Neville Park Carrick Oshea
I don´t think he is the GOAT in tactics but, man, the way he could solve injurie problems game to game, his planning of specific matches and the way he used to change player's positions with a purpose was MENTAL. He could have played a title match with half the team in the hospital and still gave a heavy-goddamned-hard time to the opponent. I've never seen such a talent for impovisation. That's what I admire of Sir Alex.
I wanted to say exactly that. He had players playing way out of position and still perform well. Carrick at CB, O'Shea at any defensive position, etc...
At the time of the Ronaldo-Rooney-Tevez axis popularly extolled these days, they were always shown as a 4-4-2 with Ronaldo on the right of Midfield. Would be interested to rewatch how this works out with the heat maps more readily available now.
2 champions league fails to impress me . Am I missing something Edit 27 Sep 2019 2* 4 finals is nice and I realise he came close on other occasions such as the infamous 5-3 defeat to Milan in the semis and was twice close to being first to retain the trophy but lost to Real in the Semis 2000 and Barca in the 2009 final when it would have been the time to win and set the record straight (and who knows perhaps if Chelsea made the final he might have won). His combined record of glory in the latter stages is decent but in the end , Just as Wenger isn't rewarded for his go so and semi final defeats nor is Fergie
Ferguson started playing 4-3-3 and 4-4-1-1 in Europe before Mourinho came. Usually had Veron and Keane in midfield and Scholes/Giggs behind Ruud. After Mourinho completely dominated his first 2 seasons. He signed Carrick and eventually changed into what would essentially be a 4-6-0 formation. Basically 4 defenders, 2 deep lying Midfielders out of Carrick/Scholes/Hargreaves. Then a flexible 4 that would run riot out of Nani/Park/Tevez/Rooney/Giggs/Ronaldo/Saha, then eventually Berbatov. It was impossible to mark because they had no predefined position they'd be pop up on the left/right upfront, it was frightening. Ferguson doesn't get the credit he deserves, he never became a dinosaur and was always inventing and re-inventing.
People wrongly perceived him as tactically rigid but that was never the case. He took united to 3 cl (2007-11) finals while producing fabulous results sometimes even with mediocre players at key position. I think the key factor was the players knew who is the boss. In current situation when player feels himself larger than manager and club and wants tactics modified just to suit his style that creates disharmony and lack of coordination.
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Love it! Would you please make a video about Ole Gunnar Solskjærs return to United, now as caretaker? Him being in charge of United is the biggest thing to happen to Norwegian football, ever. Im from Norway, so i know haha!
I do enjoy these videos but I think many people remember the Ronaldo, Tevez, Rooney trio as a 4-3-3. In the 2007/08 season, Man Utd played 4-4-2 and Ronaldo scored 42 goals, most of which were from right midfield of a 4-4-2 (and sometimes left midfield). United only played 4-3-3 against tougher opponents, in the Premier League and Champions League.
@@TheRishijoesanu re watch the Man Utd Premier League games from 2007/08 and tell me that again. Rooney sometimes played left or right wing when we went 4-3-3 / 4-5-1 in the big games in Europe, but not against most opposition. Ronaldo was certainly pushed up in an asymmetrical 4-4-2, but Rooney and Tevez were up top as a two.
i think i huge reason why SAF didn't win more than two European Cups was a cap on foreign players in the early 90s. I remember we had to leave out Peter and Eric in a few matches in the knockouts.
I think a lot of Wengers success initially was built on him adding attacking flare to the foundations that where already there. You already had a great defence and goalkeeper, and Wenger brought in to his credit some great attackers. The problem was when that defence started to break up, Wenger was never able to rebuild. I think Wenger was a great attacking coach in his prime, but he was never the full package, and that’s why he failed to address the obvious weaknesses in his Arsenal side.
And from a United fan, Wenger was a brilliant manager during his time at Arsenal. His Invincibles were one (if not THE) greatest team to grace the prem, and resulted in some legendary matches between United & Arsenal.
@@digvijaykole6746 I see where you come from, look people said Wenger became shit after leaving highbury and losing Henry but from that to around 2013 his work was still remarkable, he reached a CL semi and never lost his top 4 spot while facing increasing competition and no money to spend because of emirates but they had to do that, they were far behind in matchday incoming and now they have it, they have been in a better position financially for quite sometime but are doing everything wrong, that includes Wenger and his terrible job compared to Pochettino in his last 5 years or so but the club as a whole is a shithouse, and Wenger saved them from falling before until he falled himself
@@joaopicaify ik but spurs also built a stadium and they still were able to keep hold of Kane Eriksen Dier Alli and many other superstars bcz their wages consist only 38percent of their revenue Only the board and the manager can save the club In arsenal's case wenger somewhat functioned the club properly but for how long will he be able to function the club properly
Ferguson only played 433 in certain champions league games to match his opponents formation so he wouldnt get outnumbered in midfield. Most of the time he still played 442 with Ronaldo and Giggs keeping swapping sides in wing midfield.
I feel like you read my FM Forum thread lol, here's what i posted 'I think it's ridiculous to assume that SAF wouldn't at least have United challenging for the title this season. I think he's a better manager than Emery or Poch, and that's not just a result of the sample size, he was one of the most extremely adaptable managers of all time. The reason he went out with a bang and Wenger didn't is because one was able to change his team based on the players he had around him, and the other kept trying to put the same system out there. '
This is absolutely one of the reasons that makes Fergie the GOAT...ability to build championship teams and adapt tactically is a skill that most managers today don't have.
Fantastic video but should've been a lot longer. I'd like to see how he approached football tactically when he came to United, how he adapted to the struggles, how he built on that, how he eventually kept adapting throughout the changes of football tactics. I'd say there would need to be at least 2 more "chapters" to this story. The beginning and the end.
Not to mention ever since switching to 4-3-3. United have been pretty dominant in Europe for like 5-6 season where they made it to 3 CL finals and won 1 of them. That was how great SAF was!
PLEASE ANALYZE A.C Milan won Serie A with a mere 36 goals scored in 34 games, but conceding a mere 15, which meant they had the defensive line, with Franco Baresi and Paolo Maldini as key players, to thank for their third consecutive domestic success. Milan's match against struggling Reggiana at San Siro on 1 May 1994 came on a day when the sporting world was overshadowed with the death of racing driver Ayrton Senna in the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix, but the football world was focused on AC Milan's attempts to seal a 14th title. It was a narrow 1-0 defeat for Reggiana, with a goal from Massimiliano Esposito, but enough to seal the Scudetto.
People say Fergie wouldn't be able to cope with the new style of play. They forget that he went through adaptation periods and still went on to be successful. If SAF was managing United this year they would be in the title hunt with Liverpool and City.
SIR ALEX WAS 1 OF A KIND YOU WILL NEVER FIND HIS TYPE, WHEN HE ENTERED OLD TRAFFORD HE NEVER ACHEIVED IMMEDIATE SUCCESS BUT HE WAS GIVEN THE TIME THAT IS A LUXURY NOWADAYS HE WAS GIVEN TIME, IF IT WAS NOW HE WOULD HAVE BEEN SACKED WITHIN A FEW MONTHS, HE BROUGHT AND DEVELOPED RAW TALENT I THANK HIM FOR BRINGING CR7 TO THE WORLD AS A GUNNER I ENJOYED WATCHING UTD PLAY BUT NOT NOW THE FOOTIE IS BORING WHO NEEDS SLEEPING PILLS WHEN YOU CAN WATCH UTD
He had his own Philosophy (in a time, where many coaches adapted to the cryuff's 4-3-3 and revolutionised the football) and still managed win many trophies... 4-4-2 is the counter to 4-3-3..but only few coaches knows how to make use of it and get thr result.. And Ferguson definitely was one of them
My friend who is a much older arsenal fan and used to dislike Ferguson also used to praise Sir Alex for United's devastating counter attacks entering the opponent's third within a span of 3 to 4 swift passes.
rather than just dismissing every manager to jump to someone most relevant I would have liked to see a longer vid on how he adapted with each challenge, but still a great video.
I think it is more than this, Ferguson was similar to Mourinho is squad selections. He chose the system based on the players available. He played 4-4-1-1 in last season as Rooney lost some speed, and played behind RVP. He change to 4-3-3 much earlier than you say. And that is because of Van Nistelrooy who was easy scoring 30-40 goals per season as lone striker and also because he bought Veron and wanted to play all 3 Veron Keane Scholes in middle
Not entirely accurate, JM was still at Chelsea when Utd were on their way to winning the PL in 06/07 he was sacked in mid Sept, also utd didn't surrender the PL because Arsenal were the holders in 03/04 so it was they who surrendered the title. Utd were in something of a transition integrating and building around CR7 and WR so I thinknif JM hadn't had come to Chelsea, Arsenal would've most likely won the league again.
omalone11 2 UCLs isn’t impressive? How many managers have won more than 2? I can only think of Ancelotti, Paisley and Zidane. Not many. I think some people have been given a false dawn by the recent Real Madrid team. It’s notoriously difficult to win the UCL to begin with.
Arsenal’s attacking formation in the invincible period mirrored more of a 4-2-3-1 with Edu and Vieira as holding with Bergkamp tucked into the #10 pocket flanked by Ljunberg and Pires with Henry as the striker...in defensive set ups that’s when they would revert back to a 4-4-2...
Would love a video on the recent goings on at Real Murcia, using fans to buy shares. Not only interesting but as I have bought 200 shares it would be amazing.
Actually, the 2006-09 United almost always started games playing 4-4-2. The difference was that at least 3 of the attackers were capable of switching positions - Rooney could play upfront, on the left and as a 10, Tevez could play upfront and at 10, Ronaldo on either wing or up front. Nani could also play on either wing. Park could play in a number of positions. So they had fantastic fluidity. They never finished games in whatever formation they started.The only real constant were the 2 in midfield - any two of Scholes, Carrick, Fletcher, Anderson and sometimes Giggs. Only against equals did United play 3 in midfield. What an amazing watch that side was.
Unusual request, but would be interested in seeing a video on Middlesbrough's late 90s-2000s golden generation, i.e how such a supposedly insignificant club managed to attarct so many big names (Zenden Mendieta Viduka Juninho etc.), winning the 2004 league cup, making it to 2006 uefa cup final... Just a suggestion
Great video, but you should’ve added reshaping the defence with Van Der Sar (who was supposed to be short term solution because of his age), Evra, and especially Vidic.
Aside from adapting continuously in terms of tactical setup, Sir Alex also adapted in terms of pre-season preparation. For instance, he noticed that unlike the 90s where United could perform in the second half of the league season and win it, Jose's Chelsea would accumulate most of their points in the first half of the season. So when Jose's Chelsea won back to back league titles in 2004-05 and 2005-06 - Sir Alex said that he had the same pre-season preparation from 2003-2005 due to pre-commitments. So he planned ahead and changed that for the summer of 2006, stating that he knew that if he prepared United to get off to a strong start in the league he'd beat Chelsea to the title. United won the league by 9 points and Chelsea had to give United a guard of honor at Stamford Bridge, for which Fergie sent out United's B-team at the team. Classic Fergie.
Greatest manager/coach in major league sports imo."this" or "that" person won't change that. I grew up despising Fergie, and hate what he did for United. But nothing but respect for the Greatest.
Also more teams learn importance of "Makelele" role. Especially Real Madrid and English teams quickly learned this. ferguson allowed more #10 to go wherever they want to go. Often times switching with wingers and strickers.
Good video but this time I have a complaint... Imo you oversimplified tactics using “only” formations, usually you don’t do that, maybe for time sake. Still the best football channel there is by far.
Mourinho was the perfect successor to Ferguson. Both managers liked to soak up pressure and counter with quick transition from back to front. Mourinho’s Real Madrid broke the record for fastest counter attack and most goals in a La Liga season. Ferguson has always admired him and has adapted his play based on mourinho‘s Chelsea side. I just wish there was someone in that team that could have called out the United fans for being impatient with mourinho. Utd fans keep talking about DNA, but out of all the managers post Fergie, Mourinho was the only one who was experienced enough, that shared Fergie’s tactics and ambitions and could have won Utd a PL trophy.
Ferguson understood evolution and change better than any other manager, just like what Darwin said, its not the smartest or the strongest that prevails, but rather the one who's most capable of adapting. Fergie's one weakness in Europe, but granted he was unlucky there. Facing arguably the greatest club side ever, Barca, on two finals.
United played with Carrick-Fletcher in 2010-2011 campaign for 2 weeks and Sir Alex didn't lose a game. That's what a real manager should-could do. Does anyone has Jose Mourinho's email to send this to him?
I hope Tifo gets rights to show match clips so that the videos are much enhanced and visual, like the counter attack in 21st minute. Regardless, a great video.
People always think about what he did at United, but his highest achievements are what brought him to Man United. He won the championship in Scotland with other team than Celtic or Rangers - twice. It's been 34 years since that happen. No other team than Rangers or Celtic won the league since than. He also won a European cup with Aberdeen (LOL) - UEFA cup eating Real Madrid in the final
It's crazy how this guy adapted with time. 26 and a half years, some people say that he hasn't proved it in other leagues like Ancelotti, Pep or Mourinho, but the truth is that it is more difficult to change the team constantly after losing your players and adapting, rather than changing a team.
Very well said 👍👍
That's why Pep and Mourinho are not on his level.
I remember people saying that once Ronaldo leaves, then United would struggle. Ferguson won 2 more league titles and the other 2 fails was United finishing only 1 point behind Chelsea and lost the title to City on goal difference. Not to mention, United got into the Champions League final again!
Apart from that he won the pl title with a mediocre team , that says a lot about him. Truly is one of the best managers of all time. Coming from a Chelsea fan
He did win the cup winners cup against Real Madrid beating Bayern Munich along the way with Aberdeen....
Even got Anderson a Champions League medal. Legend.
Anderson was a great player at FC Porto but he got injured(6months) and that ruined his carrer
And got Cleverly a Prem medal 😂
I liked Anderson though. if only he kept himself away from injuries and fast foods he'd be something
I've always rated Anderson highly. he gives energy and a provides us a different dynamic when he plays in an advanced role.
Would take Anderson over Pogba in midfield right now! Can't forget that performance at Anfield with Hargreaves
Us Koreans will always appreciate the creativity with how Ferguson used Park Ji-Sung, who was a rather unique player. Bought as a winger but didn't have the greatest first touch or goal-scoring ability, especially compared to Ronaldo/Rooney/Tevez. Yet Ferguson used Park's positional sense and tackling ability to deploy him as a swiss army knife, whether as a fill-in attacker (e.g. CL goal v. Arsenal where Gibbs slipped) or as a midfielder to facilitate that transition from defense to attack (e.g. brilliant title-clinching performance vs. Chelsea in 2011). Of course Park gets credit for his toughness and hustle, but not every manager could've deployed a player like him to such great effect. Cheers to Sir Alex!
Park was amazing in 2008 and beyond. His positioning, passing, finishing was better than nani/ anderson that the only reason I could think of why Fergie didnt use him as much was he was a bit smaller. But he made up for it in his decision making.
Pjs was tireless. He was the only one in the world who had better stamina than cr7
Ferguson’s use of his squad was often very clever in his later years. It was very hard to say who Uniteds first 11 was for much of his final few years, as he’d change the side around a lot depending on opponent.
Park was always a player who was saved for big games, against sides who where technically on the same level or at times better in possession than his United side. He knew that Park had amazing stamina levels, and he could trust him in big games to do a job on the opposition, not allowing them any time on the ball.
Park was never the most talented player in his United side, but he was definitely one of the hardest working, and that’s why he had a successful time at United.
Krok Krok if anything it’s the opposite. Yes many people assumed Park Ji Sung was only brought to United to get the Asian market interested in them, but he actually turned out to be a great utility midfielder for United over the years.
Always loved the guy ... Three lungs park. Marked Pirlo out of the game, and also remember a particular Chelsea match. Scary pressing system with younger Rooney,Tevez, Park.
Alex Ferguson won the premier league with welbeck cleverly and anderson in his squad . A true legend
David may, wes brown, jonny evans were reliable because of the way alex ferguson managed his team.. unlike mourinho.. it was doom from day 1 in pre season when mourinho complained about not having players and even saying those he brought to pre season was not his team..
Imagine being a player, playing for a jackass of a manager like mourinho saying shit like that
Don't forget there's Darren Fletcher too.
@@AlqGo Fletcher was as reliable as they come.
@@patrickmallon7440 yuck! He's one of the shittiest midfielders in United's history
@@AlqGo you don't know what you're talking about.
One of the most crazy wins of Sir Alex Ferguson that I remembered was his match against Wolfsburg, back when both Vidic and Ferdinand was injured. He employed Fletcher and Carricks as CB while Giggs goes central midfielder and the team still pulls off the 3-1 victory.
3-1... Michael Owen hattrick
I do this on my fifa
park ji sung at right back and evra the only natural defender as left back
@@ryler7 ahh that is right, no wonder why I cant find this game again. I got the wrong score
Lies again? Emmy + Grammy + Oscar + Globe + BAFTA = AMWF Car
This is why Fergie was so successful, he also changed his coaching team as well unlike Wenger and I feel this is what held Wenger back from further success with Arsenal. Too tactically rigid
ShaneJoshua1980 Wenger's coaching team was recently exposed by former arsenal players, most of them were probably frauds that didn't know what to do and were guiding arsenal to their downfall.
Wenger was nowhere near SAF his early success was hugely due to the golden generation David Dien had brought to the club, without Vieira or Henry Wenger showed no bigger promise than a 4th trophy while Fergie always found a way even with likes of Berbatov Valencia Brown Fletcher taking over likes of Cristiano Beckham Vidic Scholes
ShaneJoshua1980 Wenger had hardly any money to spend and had to sell his best players because of the owners and new stadium cost
@ObviouslyKieran if you read past my first 5 words you'd see I've already talked about his early success ffs
@@zoy17426 in the exact same years Glazers let Cristiano Tevez go along with Vidic Ferdinand Scholes Giggs and replaced them with Young Valencia Brown Jones Berbatov... SAF never was satisfied with a 4th finish or a 3rd or a 2nd you gave him Park Ji Sung and he'd carve through Campbell with it
You know Fergie was good when he won titles with Jones, Smalling, Anderson, Cleverly and numerous other mediocre players. The man was a monster!
@mirakelism didnt he beat someone with no attacking players at one time, was it arsenal?
@mirakelism yeah but he had Rooney in his prime...except for the last the last title where he was just world class and Van Persie was insane...without a player of the Calibre of Rooney or Ronaldo how are they going to win a title?
Kritav Shah well that’s stupid 🤣 coz ur basically saying what if he has no good players when he had Won good player and still won against arsenal playing defenders in midfield
@@Brentmeistergeneral101 That's one game, winning a title like that is extremely difficult
@@kritav1111 u dumb
Please do a video on the Ac Milan 93-94 team that won the serie A by only scoring 36 goals league goals
Mauz 7 what now
Great defense...
“Attack wins you games, Defence wins you leagues” I’m sure you’ve heard of that saying!
Unreal mate. Please Tifo make a video on it...
wow, absolutely legendary. i can't even think of doing that on PES or FIFA
This is the same man that had a very inconsistent start to life in the league and he was very close to getting sacked!! Sometimes managers just need time to get it right! 💯
Ikr
Just like mourinho?
Unfortunately, we're not in those times anymore. If you're not successful within three years, you're out of the door!
I've been saying the same thing the last two seasons for United. Give your managers time and you will have success again, I promise.
A96oaye Then explain Klopp and Pochettino. Both play attractive football and that’s fine but they’ve yet to win a trophy for their clubs..... yet
Ferguson had already started switching to a 4-3-3 during 02-03 season, United's best side in 2008 still played 4-4-2 but with Ronaldo given license to get upfront as much as he wanted. United only played 3 central midfielders in tough European ties or against select teams that could keep possession better than them. Ferguson could adapt yes but he always preferred the 4-4-2 because it reflected his football philosophy the most, he never cared about keeping more possession unless it wasn't resulting into scoring more goals.
I think it was more of a flexible 4-5-1...With van nistelrooy as the sole striker and solskjaer and scholars sitting behind
As you two are saying 4-4-2 or 4-5-1 or 4-3-3 doesn’t tell the whole story, I think the transition was more subtle because of Ronaldo getting up and other variations...
Queiroz wanted more solidity and preferred 4-5-1 or 4-3-3, Ferguson liked it being flexible and open. 2004-2006 United was still in transition post Beckham. By 2006/2007 the team was so talented that they could play in any system. They only came up short vs AC Milan who loved clogging the middle and draining the tempo out of a game while having Kaka as a game changer. 2008's United had invested more in the summer and the squad was so deep that it didn't really matter what formation they used. Ronaldo could play both sides and do whatever he wanted, Ji Sung Park either flank and showed up in big games, Giggs was transitioning from left wing to central mid, Rooney and Tevez could both play all forward positions, press and run equally and make up for Ronaldo's freedom. Hargreaves could do a shift in all midfield positions, Nani up and coming talent. When you have so many options like Guardiola has today everything becomes much simpler.
the main thing I remember, and I might be misremembering, was Giggs and Ronaldo on the wings, occasionally swapping wings and with CR having a lot more freedom, so i definitely remember more of a 4-4-1-1 or 4-2-3-1, but with transitions and good understanding those can morph into a flat 4-4-2 or a 4-3-3 easily
@@mart4414 Yeah I agree, that team didn't really have one set formation as far as I recall. The players were so adaptable they could excel in a number of different systems depending on the situation.
He made Johnny evans one of the best defenders back in the 2012/13 season.
I miss 12/3 Jonny Evans. One of the best defenders in the world duirng that season.
@@salmanfarruz and there he was after fergie left literally sh*t
@@armin6067 he's back back being one of the best at Leicester 🤷🏾♂️
yes johnny evans was the most reliable young center back at the time (compared to jones and smalling) he was very good in his united days except everytime he play against daniel sturridge
1999 and 2008 were his super teams however he still managed to win a lot with inferior teams
The biggest difference between Ferguson and other managers was that he always understood that there aren't a million different levels of talent around the world, he didn't need to buy big all the time he could improve the players he already had and get good performances. That's why his players did so well under him and so poorly under other managers. He had the patience and the motivational skill to extract every last drop of talent out of anyone along with the ruthlessness to get rid of those unwilling to improve. He also knew that a clear style of play and simple instructions were key to developing a team, a cohesive unit all pulling together would always beat a team of superior but wayward individuals.
There used to be a fear when any team was up against them. They oozed class , and earned that respect from the opponents. In establishing all this Sir Alex played the biggest part. Sad to see that today they are nothing like that.
The only manager who could make lukaku win the ballon d'or
If modric won in front of messi or ronaldo, then anyone ca win ballon d'or
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Impossible!
It's possible.
@Prashanth Murali umn he wasnt that great that season lol.yes hes a genius but that particular season he was subpar.for Croatia he had 1 good game the likes of perisic, rebic,mandzukic and their GK carried the whole team to the final.
He was not afraid to adapt and listen to new ideas from his staffs.. he got brian kidd, steve mclaren, walter smith, carlos queiroz, mike phelan.. ever changing.. we miss Sir Alex
Sir Alex will never be matched. GOAT
As an Arsenal fan, I have to pay my tribute to Sir Ferguson. He used to terrorize me with his strategy lol
Always enjoyed their rivalries. It guaranteed exciting matches and dramas.
It was NOT exactly 4-3-3 that Ferguson employed. MU were highly aggressive in winning the ball back with every single player tasked by Ferguson to work as a defender whenever they lost possession. In fact, it was common sight to see the front 3 to fall back trying to steal the ball. This is why it was quite famously called the *4-6* formation. Ferguson also credited the physio team for winning the CL because of how successful the physio maintained players' fitness in spite of Ferguson's gruelling tactics.
This is definitely the best football analysis channel on the planet😀
Thanks Mark
@@AFHStewart I'll never stop watching😂
GOAT
AS A GUNNER I AGREE I MISS HIM
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Bob Marleys Final Dreadlock u can’t not call saf the best, mourinho has won 2 cl pep only 2 , wenger 0, ancelotti 2 but ur not gonna say all them are shit are u?🤣🤣
Bob Marleys Final Dreadlock after perfecting his team in 2007 he got a Champions league title, 3 champions league finals, and a semi final in just 4 years. But keep chatting shit about his record in Europe won’t you? Plus, 13 league titles and 7 Fa cups. He took a shite team who hadn’t won a premier league title in 20 years and turned them into world beaters.
@Bob Marleys Final Dreadlock of course you're gonna say bob paisley you scouse mong. 28 trophies in 26 years, despite not winning anything for the first 4 years, and then for another 3. look at the teams fergie had. he won the league with cleverly ffs. in 2008/09 he came up against the best team ever, with a good team, but not the greatest, and then again in 2011. and in 2004, he should have beaten porto, if var was in the game, and would have, i imagine, taken united extremely far
Sir Alex Ferguson makes any player looks good. Even Chris fucking Smalling. I wonder what he could do with United's current team.
To be fair Smalling was good in LVG's first season, but that's just my silly opinion.
he would def challenge pep
Smallings best season was under LVG 14/15
Fergie would win the pl.
"one of the greatest managers"
uh.. more like the absolute best sports coach there ever will be.
Johan Cruyff, Sacchi are up there mate. And you hate it or not, Guardiola also has years ahead of him to climb up there
@@ToastedHamburgerBun Cruyff and Sacchi yes. But to put Guardiola in the same sentence with these 3 is silly. He is not even in the best 5 managers today. He never won anything as an underdog. He had the Messi at Barca and a monster team, he had the best team in Germany at Bayern and he came to the best team in England and spent 600 million to make it even better than it was. It is easy to win like that. Even his tiki taka is based on having best players in the world. You can't play like that with weaker players
@@tonyneculai4576 If he had the best players at Barcelona can you explain why Barcelona finished the season before him in 3rd place and over 20 points from the title?
He took them from 3rd to treble in one season, without next to no signings. What do you say about that?
He was the one who promoted Busquets up instead of Yaya, and he also kicked Ronaldinho out and replaced him with academy graduates like Pedro. He bought a reserve center back from Man United and made him a starter in treble winning side.
He has been the most succesful manager in the last 10 years, and every pundit, journalist or ex player rates him as the current best in the world and definetly best of his generation. One idiot on the internet cant change that.
Why would he go to a lower club? Would the CEO of Apple have to go and work at Burger king to prove he is good enough?
Top managers are at top clubs for a reason, and managers like Roy Hodgson and Neil Warnock are where they are for a reason.
Can you back your ridiculous statement of him not being one of the best 5 in the world now?
@@tonyneculai4576 oh and just to add, Pep doesnt play tiki taka. He has said that he hates tiki taka, because its just about keeping posession for posessions sake and going no where. Not every posession placed style is tiki taka.
Guardiola moulds him on the positional play of the likes of Cruyff and Bielsa.
Tiki taka was made famous of Luis Aragones and after that Vicente del Bosque as Spain managers between 2008-2012.
@@ToastedHamburgerBun he did "what Guardiola did with the best squad in the history of football" with likes of Anderson Fletcher Brown Neville Park Carrick Oshea
Was waiting for this video......any video on man utd and sir Alex is really good👍👍👍
Consistent quality content... Love it👌
I don´t think he is the GOAT in tactics but, man, the way he could solve injurie problems game to game, his planning of specific matches and the way he used to change player's positions with a purpose was MENTAL. He could have played a title match with half the team in the hospital and still gave a heavy-goddamned-hard time to the opponent.
I've never seen such a talent for impovisation. That's what I admire of Sir Alex.
I wanted to say exactly that. He had players playing way out of position and still perform well. Carrick at CB, O'Shea at any defensive position, etc...
At the time of the Ronaldo-Rooney-Tevez axis popularly extolled these days, they were always shown as a 4-4-2 with Ronaldo on the right of Midfield. Would be interested to rewatch how this works out with the heat maps more readily available now.
Rooney, Tevez and Ronaldo was absolutely frightening.
Fergie is the goat did it over 3 decades and had everything in tactics, man management and trophies.
2 champions league fails to impress me . Am I missing something
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4 finals is nice and I realise he came close on other occasions such as the infamous 5-3 defeat to Milan in the semis and was twice close to being first to retain the trophy but lost to Real in the Semis 2000 and Barca in the 2009 final when it would have been the time to win and set the record straight (and who knows perhaps if Chelsea made the final he might have won).
His combined record of glory in the latter stages is decent but in the end , Just as Wenger isn't rewarded for his go so and semi final defeats nor is Fergie
@@omalone1169 he won 2 and lost 2. The one he lost is arguably the best club of all time. Got to finals with plenty of average players. Back off
@@omalone1169 "3 champions league fails to impress me" gtfo.
These vids always make the journey to work better. Keep it going fellas
Ferguson started playing 4-3-3 and 4-4-1-1 in Europe before Mourinho came. Usually had Veron and Keane in midfield and Scholes/Giggs behind Ruud.
After Mourinho completely dominated his first 2 seasons. He signed Carrick and eventually changed into what would essentially be a 4-6-0 formation. Basically 4 defenders, 2 deep lying Midfielders out of Carrick/Scholes/Hargreaves.
Then a flexible 4 that would run riot out of Nani/Park/Tevez/Rooney/Giggs/Ronaldo/Saha, then eventually Berbatov.
It was impossible to mark because they had no predefined position they'd be pop up on the left/right upfront, it was frightening.
Ferguson doesn't get the credit he deserves, he never became a dinosaur and was always inventing and re-inventing.
People wrongly perceived him as tactically rigid but that was never the case. He took united to 3 cl (2007-11) finals while producing fabulous results sometimes even with mediocre players at key position. I think the key factor was the players knew who is the boss. In current situation when player feels himself larger than manager and club and wants tactics modified just to suit his style that creates disharmony and lack of coordination.
I’ve e waited for long time for something like this 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
I just discovered this page 20 minutes ago, and now, three videos later, I am very pleased to have made this discovery. Your tactical analysis skills are very impressive and I learn something new in every video. Great content. Subbed
Brilliant, Ferguson was unlike any manager in the Premier.
He was a bit arrogant but not stubborn which is why he was that successful.
Love it! Would you please make a video about Ole Gunnar Solskjærs return to United, now as caretaker? Him being in charge of United is the biggest thing to happen to Norwegian football, ever. Im from Norway, so i know haha!
That's *SIR Alex Ferguson to you, pal
-One of- The greatest manager of all time
I do enjoy these videos but I think many people remember the Ronaldo, Tevez, Rooney trio as a 4-3-3. In the 2007/08 season, Man Utd played 4-4-2 and Ronaldo scored 42 goals, most of which were from right midfield of a 4-4-2 (and sometimes left midfield).
United only played 4-3-3 against tougher opponents, in the Premier League and Champions League.
Ronaldo only played RM in name. Often Rooney would go RM and Ronaldo up front.
@@TheRishijoesanu re watch the Man Utd Premier League games from 2007/08 and tell me that again. Rooney sometimes played left or right wing when we went 4-3-3 / 4-5-1 in the big games in Europe, but not against most opposition. Ronaldo was certainly pushed up in an asymmetrical 4-4-2, but Rooney and Tevez were up top as a two.
Some people go as far as calling it a 4-6-0
Do one where how could Jose/Man utd salvage an already bad season
im not sure even the might tifo could manage that!!!
@@yesthat3302 ole could
@@hass7709 well done chump... say that 2 months ago when i did.... can you hear a bell or did someone twat you!
Miss that man immensely.
I don't think this can ever be explained unless it's the man himself explaining it himself
i think i huge reason why SAF didn't win more than two European Cups was a cap on foreign players in the early 90s. I remember we had to leave out Peter and Eric in a few matches in the knockouts.
Coming from an Arsenal follower. He is ten times the manager Arsene was.
I think a lot of Wengers success initially was built on him adding attacking flare to the foundations that where already there. You already had a great defence and goalkeeper, and Wenger brought in to his credit some great attackers.
The problem was when that defence started to break up, Wenger was never able to rebuild.
I think Wenger was a great attacking coach in his prime, but he was never the full package, and that’s why he failed to address the obvious weaknesses in his Arsenal side.
And from a United fan, Wenger was a brilliant manager during his time at Arsenal. His Invincibles were one (if not THE) greatest team to grace the prem, and resulted in some legendary matches between United & Arsenal.
@@MANUTD4LIFE171 he couldn't rebuild because of their shitty idea of building the emirates
@@digvijaykole6746 I see where you come from, look people said Wenger became shit after leaving highbury and losing Henry but from that to around 2013 his work was still remarkable, he reached a CL semi and never lost his top 4 spot while facing increasing competition and no money to spend because of emirates but they had to do that, they were far behind in matchday incoming and now they have it, they have been in a better position financially for quite sometime but are doing everything wrong, that includes Wenger and his terrible job compared to Pochettino in his last 5 years or so but the club as a whole is a shithouse, and Wenger saved them from falling before until he falled himself
@@joaopicaify ik but spurs also built a stadium and they still were able to keep hold of Kane Eriksen Dier Alli and many other superstars bcz their wages consist only 38percent of their revenue
Only the board and the manager can save the club
In arsenal's case wenger somewhat functioned the club properly but for how long will he be able to function the club properly
Ferguson learned and adapted very quickly. This and the high performance culture he brought at Man Utd helped him win many honours
Ferguson only played 433 in certain champions league games to match his opponents formation so he wouldnt get outnumbered in midfield. Most of the time he still played 442 with Ronaldo and Giggs keeping swapping sides in wing midfield.
I feel like you read my FM Forum thread lol, here's what i posted
'I think it's ridiculous to assume that SAF wouldn't at least have United challenging for the title this season. I think he's a better manager than Emery or Poch, and that's not just a result of the sample size, he was one of the most extremely adaptable managers of all time. The reason he went out with a bang and Wenger didn't is because one was able to change his team based on the players he had around him, and the other kept trying to put the same system out there.
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I have to say I truly believe you could be a manager... if not, then at least a coach or assistant because you're analysis is so detailed and accurate
Your great writing and insight painfully contrasts with those illustrations!
This is absolutely one of the reasons that makes Fergie the GOAT...ability to build championship teams and adapt tactically is a skill that most managers today don't have.
I love the way mourhino was introduced a serious threat to Fergies United dynasty.....good job mourhino; good job...🥂
I still remembered , whats that as roma's manager name who bowed infront of Saf after the game
The usual excellence from Tifo, fantastic stuff.
Fantastic video but should've been a lot longer. I'd like to see how he approached football tactically when he came to United, how he adapted to the struggles, how he built on that, how he eventually kept adapting throughout the changes of football tactics. I'd say there would need to be at least 2 more "chapters" to this story. The beginning and the end.
Not to mention ever since switching to 4-3-3. United have been pretty dominant in Europe for like 5-6 season where they made it to 3 CL finals and won 1 of them. That was how great SAF was!
Top video again guys. Have you guys ever thought about writing a book? It would definitely be a best seller.
Absolute gold!! Keep em coming lads.
PLEASE ANALYZE A.C Milan won Serie A with a mere 36 goals scored in 34 games, but conceding a mere 15, which meant they had the defensive line, with Franco Baresi and Paolo Maldini as key players, to thank for their third consecutive domestic success. Milan's match against struggling Reggiana at San Siro on 1 May 1994 came on a day when the sporting world was overshadowed with the death of racing driver Ayrton Senna in the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix, but the football world was focused on AC Milan's attempts to seal a 14th title. It was a narrow 1-0 defeat for Reggiana, with a goal from Massimiliano Esposito, but enough to seal the Scudetto.
People say Fergie wouldn't be able to cope with the new style of play. They forget that he went through adaptation periods and still went on to be successful. If SAF was managing United this year they would be in the title hunt with Liverpool and City.
SIR ALEX WAS 1 OF A KIND YOU WILL NEVER FIND HIS TYPE, WHEN HE ENTERED OLD TRAFFORD HE NEVER ACHEIVED IMMEDIATE SUCCESS BUT HE WAS GIVEN THE TIME THAT IS A LUXURY NOWADAYS HE WAS GIVEN TIME, IF IT WAS NOW HE WOULD HAVE BEEN SACKED WITHIN A FEW MONTHS, HE BROUGHT AND DEVELOPED RAW TALENT I THANK HIM FOR BRINGING CR7 TO THE WORLD AS A GUNNER I ENJOYED WATCHING UTD PLAY BUT NOT NOW THE FOOTIE IS BORING WHO NEEDS SLEEPING PILLS WHEN YOU CAN WATCH UTD
He had his own Philosophy (in a time, where many coaches adapted to the cryuff's 4-3-3 and revolutionised the football) and still managed win many trophies... 4-4-2 is the counter to 4-3-3..but only few coaches knows how to make use of it and get thr result.. And Ferguson definitely was one of them
Another great video lads. Keep it up. United in the 07/08 were a amazing team I wish I could go back
He is THE best manager of all time. Can barely see current managers lasting 10 years, let alone 27
My friend who is a much older arsenal fan and used to dislike Ferguson also used to praise Sir Alex for United's devastating counter attacks entering the opponent's third within a span of 3 to 4 swift passes.
rather than just dismissing every manager to jump to someone most relevant I would have liked to see a longer vid on how he adapted with each challenge, but still a great video.
Yet another great video, keep it up man
His adaptation, flexibility and man management are second to none. Period.
I think it is more than this, Ferguson was similar to Mourinho is squad selections. He chose the system based on the players available. He played 4-4-1-1 in last season as Rooney lost some speed, and played behind RVP. He change to 4-3-3 much earlier than you say. And that is because of Van Nistelrooy who was easy scoring 30-40 goals per season as lone striker and also because he bought Veron and wanted to play all 3 Veron Keane Scholes in middle
Simply A GENIUS
Not entirely accurate, JM was still at Chelsea when Utd were on their way to winning the PL in 06/07 he was sacked in mid Sept, also utd didn't surrender the PL because Arsenal were the holders in 03/04 so it was they who surrendered the title. Utd were in something of a transition integrating and building around CR7 and WR so I thinknif JM hadn't had come to Chelsea, Arsenal would've most likely won the league again.
I recall a 4-5-1 system being implemented with Scholes playing behind Van Nistelrooy for a period of time
I"m an Arsenal fan but for me, SAF was the greatest football manager of all time.
13 Premier Leagues, 2 UCLs, nobody can say nothing about Ferguson, the greatest of all time.
2 Ucl is not impressive . 3 finals in four years?
omalone11 anyways 13 premier league titles is just imposible to replicate
omalone11 2 UCLs isn’t impressive? How many managers have won more than 2? I can only think of Ancelotti, Paisley and Zidane. Not many.
I think some people have been given a false dawn by the recent Real Madrid team. It’s notoriously difficult to win the UCL to begin with.
Arsenal’s attacking formation in the invincible period mirrored more of a 4-2-3-1 with Edu and Vieira as holding with Bergkamp tucked into the #10 pocket flanked by Ljunberg and Pires with Henry as the striker...in defensive set ups that’s when they would revert back to a 4-4-2...
Brilliant as usual
Your videos are nothing short of amazing.
Would love a video on the recent goings on at Real Murcia, using fans to buy shares. Not only interesting but as I have bought 200 shares it would be amazing.
Ashley Bolland
Yeah good luck with that lol
Actually, the 2006-09 United almost always started games playing 4-4-2. The difference was that at least 3 of the attackers were capable of switching positions - Rooney could play upfront, on the left and as a 10, Tevez could play upfront and at 10, Ronaldo on either wing or up front. Nani could also play on either wing. Park could play in a number of positions. So they had fantastic fluidity. They never finished games in whatever formation they started.The only real constant were the 2 in midfield - any two of Scholes, Carrick, Fletcher, Anderson and sometimes Giggs. Only against equals did United play 3 in midfield. What an amazing watch that side was.
Unusual request, but would be interested in seeing a video on Middlesbrough's late 90s-2000s golden generation, i.e how such a supposedly insignificant club managed to attarct so many big names (Zenden Mendieta Viduka Juninho etc.), winning the 2004 league cup, making it to 2006 uefa cup final... Just a suggestion
Would you say ferguson brought the continental approach first during the 2001/2002 season,when he played scholes behind Van Nistelrooy?
The 4-5- formation
DAMN SON! That's some funky music. Had me grooving!!
Great video, but you should’ve added reshaping the defence with Van Der Sar (who was supposed to be short term solution because of his age), Evra, and especially Vidic.
Great analysis; well researched, very informative and interesting - well done.
Aside from adapting continuously in terms of tactical setup, Sir Alex also adapted in terms of pre-season preparation. For instance, he noticed that unlike the 90s where United could perform in the second half of the league season and win it, Jose's Chelsea would accumulate most of their points in the first half of the season. So when Jose's Chelsea won back to back league titles in 2004-05 and 2005-06 - Sir Alex said that he had the same pre-season preparation from 2003-2005 due to pre-commitments. So he planned ahead and changed that for the summer of 2006, stating that he knew that if he prepared United to get off to a strong start in the league he'd beat Chelsea to the title. United won the league by 9 points and Chelsea had to give United a guard of honor at Stamford Bridge, for which Fergie sent out United's B-team at the team. Classic Fergie.
Greatest manager/coach in major league sports imo."this" or "that" person won't change that. I grew up despising Fergie, and hate what he did for United. But nothing but respect for the Greatest.
Also more teams learn importance of "Makelele" role. Especially Real Madrid and English teams quickly learned this. ferguson allowed more #10 to go wherever they want to go. Often times switching with wingers and strickers.
Moral of the story: never stop learning. Thank you Gaffer.
Tifo, I highly suggest an analysis to Marcel Keizer Sporting's. 25 goals in 6 matches. All wins. Exciting attacking football. Cheers!
Quality video and informative channel..! Sir Alex the GOAT..!!!!
I am a simple man, I see new content by Tifo, I click like.
Good video but this time I have a complaint... Imo you oversimplified tactics using “only” formations, usually you don’t do that, maybe for time sake. Still the best football channel there is by far.
Mourinho was the perfect successor to Ferguson. Both managers liked to soak up pressure and counter with quick transition from back to front. Mourinho’s Real Madrid broke the record for fastest counter attack and most goals in a La Liga season. Ferguson has always admired him and has adapted his play based on mourinho‘s Chelsea side. I just wish there was someone in that team that could have called out the United fans for being impatient with mourinho. Utd fans keep talking about DNA, but out of all the managers post Fergie, Mourinho was the only one who was experienced enough, that shared Fergie’s tactics and ambitions and could have won Utd a PL trophy.
He also listened to people under him and took on what they said. Unlike 99% of the managers now who think it’s my way or your out
Ferguson understood evolution and change better than any other manager, just like what Darwin said, its not the smartest or the strongest that prevails, but rather the one who's most capable of adapting. Fergie's one weakness in Europe, but granted he was unlucky there. Facing arguably the greatest club side ever, Barca, on two finals.
United played with Carrick-Fletcher in 2010-2011 campaign for 2 weeks and Sir Alex didn't lose a game. That's what a real manager should-could do.
Does anyone has Jose Mourinho's email to send this to him?
Best manager in football history
I hope Tifo gets rights to show match clips so that the videos are much enhanced and visual, like the counter attack in 21st minute.
Regardless, a great video.
The man. The legend.
People always think about what he did at United, but his highest achievements are what brought him to Man United. He won the championship in Scotland with other team than Celtic or Rangers - twice. It's been 34 years since that happen. No other team than Rangers or Celtic won the league since than. He also won a European cup with Aberdeen (LOL) - UEFA cup eating Real Madrid in the final
Another great video brilliant content.
its crazy how ole plays the same football today, with rashford bruno martial greenwood...