Fergie slams 'unstable' Liverpool over Rafa treatment
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Fergie slams 'unstable' Liverpool over Rafa treatment
Fergie damn smart la...
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has jumped to the defence of Liverpool rival Rafa Benitez.
Benitez is fighting to save his job due to the infighting that has seen the Spaniard challenge owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett over their failure to provide the funds for new players this month.
The outspoken Hicks has since driven a further wedge between himself and Benitez by admitting to talks with Jurgen Klinsmann over the possibility of the German replacing Benitez.
Ferguson said of the Klinsmann meeting: "That was a bad piece of business on Liverpool's part. That sort of thing can be very upsetting for a manager.
"As a manager, there are quite a few moments in every week when you're on your own and people don't want to knock on your door because they think you're busy all the time, but you can be sitting there twiddling your thumbs.
"You can fill your time by phoning other managers and doing other things, but there's a lot of time spent on your own and, in moments like that, Rafa must feel very alone.
"How you react depends on what kind of person you are and Rafa seems a stubborn character who can put aside emotion, whereas Martin Jol seemed to be more affected by it when a similar thing happened to him at Spurs.
"I've been very fortunate at United because I have had good directors, people like Bobby Charlton and Martin Edwards, who always supported me very well. At big clubs, it is paramount that the board shows their class.
"Twenty years ago, Liverpool were a closely knit and well-run club and, when Peter Robinson was the secretary, a tightly run ship.
"Obviously results matter and they matter to me and they also matter to the likes of Arsene Wenger. But Wenger had great support from David Dein at Arsenal and I've had great support, too, ever since I came here.
"So there is unity there. You should allow a manager to get on with his job."
The United manager has left Liverpool in the shade during his 22 years in English football and he claims it will be more difficult for Liverpool to close the gap if Benitez is forced out.
Ferguson said: "The important thing is that big clubs should be seen to be big clubs. Most players want to play for Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal or Liverpool, but when they see a club that is topsy-turvy, with a divide between the manager and the directors, they might think twice. They want to join a stable club.
"One thing is that Rafa has brought in a lot of his players because of his Spanish connections. Now, if an English manager was to come into Liverpool, that connection is gone."
He defends Benitez coz he know he can beat Liverpool most of the time while they're under Benitez...
Thumbs up to Fergie
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Originally posted by jonchao72:Fergie damn smart la...
He defends Benitez coz he know he can beat Liverpool most of the time while they're under Benitez...
Thumbs up to Fergie 
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Keep Rafa!Originally posted by jonchao72:Fergie damn smart la...
He defends Benitez coz he know he can beat Liverpool most of the time while they're under Benitez...
Thumbs up to Fergie 
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mind games?haha
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his a lao wu li...he want keep rafa in so he can get 3 points every time dey meet
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He is also afraid himself or his successor will end up like pool treatment. He only say something which benefit himself.
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yup, what if one day the glazers turn on him when man utd is struggling. imagine the glazers talking to mourinho to succeed fergieOriginally posted by T.Ryousuke:He is also afraid himself or his successor will end up like pool treatment. He only say something which benefit himself. -
well, to me, he seems to be playing a different move.
he is "unofficially" telling players that Pool having internal problems and should not join pool.
and this way, he seems he is concerned about pool but indirectly announcing to the football world. -
Probably you didn't know how much the Glazers fear Ferguson. Ferguson can simply say anything but the Glazers would not even dare to reply. If The Glazers turn against Fergie, they will be turning against ALL the fans. The Glazers know this themselves. So don't underestimate Ferguson's power in the Man Utd.Originally posted by T.Ryousuke:He is also afraid himself or his successor will end up like pool treatment. He only say something which benefit himself. -
Originally posted by itaji:Probably you didn't know how much the Glazers fear Ferguson. Ferguson can simply say anything but the Glazers would not even dare to reply. If The Glazers turn against Fergie, they will be turning against ALL the fans. The Glazers know this themselves. So don't underestimate Ferguson's power in the Man Utd.
It sounds SAF is the one who took over Manutd, not the Glazers -
True true...Originally posted by scorchio:
It sounds SAF is the one who took over Manutd, not the Glazers 
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have you ever heard of employers afraid of employees??
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These employers are scared of employees in this case because the employee has mroe power. Its just pure polictics la. The Glazers are still in a hell of a debt, and they need the money from the fans(high priced tickets, merchandises..)
If they turn against Ferguson, I bet all the fans in UK will screw the Glazers upside down. Glazers know this themselves.. and they know they cannot afford to lose this source of income. -
Yup... plus Fergie has a proven record at Man Utd already, and is very well-supported by the fans and players.
There's a saying that goes 'if something's not broken, don't fix it'.