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Premier League Table After Alex Ferguson Retired
There’s one figure that defines success better than anyone else in the Premier League era of English club football. Manchester United won the league title 13 times under his management, including in the inaugural Premier League season. Since his retirement (following the 2012-2013 season, which was also won by the Red Devils), things have gone a […]
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Football Managers Corruption History: Sam Allardyce Isn’t the First
England manager Sam Allardyce is out, and the blitz the Daily Telegraph are on in exposing corruption in English football has pinned the blame on three individuals in the Championship division: Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink of QPR, Tommy Wright of Barnsley, and Leeds owner Massimo Cellino, who is probably the least surprising name to find on this list. $7 m
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Manchester United – Just About Money, Like Everyone Else
Gone are the days in which Manchester United fans mocked at clubs like Chelsea, Manchester City and others for spending recklessly in order to win titles. With every signing and passing transfer window, it’s clear to see that there was never something truly special or transcendent about the club with more championships than anyone else in the Premier League. They simply had a manager who made them different.
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Manchester United – Louis Van Gaal Already Making Excuses
When Louis van Gaal became the manager of Manchester United, he knew that the team had problems with a squad that lacked balance and quality in certain areas. Two matches into the season, and his attempts to make up for that with tactics that don’t seem to fit with the players he has makes it once again a team that completely relies on Wayne Rooney, Juan Mata and Robin van Persie, while a talented youngster like Adnan Januzaj gets wasted in a position that has nothing to do with him.
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Cristiano Ronaldo – Alex Ferguson is Special to Him
While the public persona of Cristiano Ronaldo doesn’t always make him seem like the nicest or most humble of people, but someone like Alex Ferguson seems to always bring him back to the ground. Some men are even bigger than the biggest ego in football.
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Manchester United – Great Managers Don’t Want to Work There
The sacking of David Moyes and the 24 hours that follow raise an interesting question: Is Manchester United truly a big club or just one that seemed that way with Alex Ferguson in charge, because you wouldn’t expect Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola to be so keen on turning that speculative interest down if it was truly the dream job for them.
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11 More Excellent David Moyes Failure Memes
[imagebrowser ID=181] The fun never stops for those who are simply enjoying this Manchester United season, orchestrated by David Moyes. How much is this his fault? It depends on who you ask, but the sharp contrast when compared to last season and generally the Alex Ferguson standards has created some hilarious memes over the course […]
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The Best of the David Moyes Failing Meme
The latest failure in a seemingly very long list since David Moyes took over the Manchester United job has sparked a new flurry of memes depicting the Scottish manager as someone who isn’t really sure of what he’s doing, and generally one huge mistake made by Alex Ferguson.
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David Moyes & Manchester United Sinking to the Pleasure of All
Conspiracy theory? Bad players? Bad manager? Whatever it is, something (a lot of somethings) isn’t working at Old Trafford, becoming a stage for setting long forgotten records as Manchester United under David Moyes has turned into something of a laughing stock, and the manager trying to blame everyone else but himself simply doesn’t seem to be working.
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Steven Gerrard – Liverpool Legend Shouldn’t Care About Alex Ferguson
Yes, there’s no denying that Steven Gerrard will probably retire one day as one of the best player to never win a domestic championship, although Liverpool have been looking a bit closer to achieving that goal this season. But it doesn’t mean that he’s had a pretty much dream career for his boyhood club, and nothing Alex Ferguson writes out of pure spite and venom is going to change that.