Quotes from Sir Alex news conference : • Sir Alex on retirement : It was right time to retire. Its very difficult to leave the club, the Directors role was perfect, you have to remain active • Sir Alex : Wayne Rooney is a slow learner and he struggles to stay fit. The day after we won the league, he asked away. • Sir Alex : Wayne Rooney wanted me to sign Mesut Ozil in 2010. • Sir Alex on Ronaldo : Cristiano was the most gifted player I managed. He surpassed all the other great ones I coached at United - and I had many. • Sir Alex on van Persie: I always remember Arsene saying to me about RVP: You dont realise what a good player youre getting. Arsene was right. • Sir Alex on Robin van Persie: He took a lower wage to come to place where he could be most successful. • Sir Alex : Beckham had to go because he thought he was bigger than the manager, Keane had to go because he thought he was the manager. • Sir Alex on Beckham: I had no issue with him, he was a marvellous guy. How can I argue with how he has turned out, he is an icon. • Sir Alex on Beckham : He was around 12 feet from me. Between us on the floor lay a row of boots. Beckham swore. I moved towards him & I kicked a boot. Of course Beckham rose to have a go at me & the players stopped him. • Sir Alex on Beckham: He fell in love with Victoria. That changed everything. I had to think of my own control of the club and where we were going • Sir Alex on Beckham: David thought he was bigger than Alex Ferguson. You cannot have a player taking over the dressing room. • Sir Alex on Beckham: David was only player I managed who chose to be famous • Sir Alex on Keane: Him leaving was the best thing that could have happened • Sir Alex on Keane: The hardest part of Roys body is his tongue. He has the most savage tongue you can imagine. • Sir Alex on Benitez: The mistake he made was to turn our rivalry personal. Once you made it personal, you had no chance, because I could wait. • Sir Alex on Benitez: I found #LFC hard to watch when he was there. I found them dull. Benitez has more regard for destroying a game than winning. • Sir Alex Ferguson: I tried to sign Steven Gerrard at Manchester United, but hes not a top player. • Sir Alex on Mancinis wine: Mancini bought very nice wine! Im sorry hes left! • Sir Alex on Hargreaves : He was a disaster. One of the most disappointing signings of my career.
Posted on: Tue, 22 Oct 2013 15:29:57 +0000
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