Alex Ferguson to quit Man United within 3 years - A look into the future!
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has revealed his intent to retire from the club within 3 years. His reasons: time for himself, and time for his wife.
Ferguson has had 22 majestic years at the legendary club, and while Ferguson leaves the door open to leave before he reaches the 25 year milestone, I fully believe that Ferguson will see his career out with 25 years in charge.
it’s no secret Ferguson wanted another Champions League victory after winning it in 1999. Now he has that victory, and I am sure that he feels as though he can finally consider himself a true success. How can he only now feel that way? 10 premier league titles, 5 FA Cup Titles, 2 League Titles. All those are great, and to anyone other than Alex Ferguson those titles would signify nothing short of greatness. But only 1 Champions League title was a blemish to the great manager. How easy would it be to say Ferguson was a great domestic coach, but not that great in Europe. People would say to that, what about the Champions League title? And the easy answer would be, “oh, that one time he got lucky?” Well, now no one can say he lucked out in 1999 (Of course only habitual nay-sayers and Man United haters would say such a thing). Now, Fergie has 2 Champions League titles, and what else? Fergie knows he can get one more.
3 years. That’s the length of time he has given himself, and this current Man United team he has built can do it, and he knows that. If United can keep the core of the team intact, this team has an excellent shot to repeat. But 3 years into the future? Who is the goalkeeper, surely not aging Edwin Van der sar. Paul Scholes, Gary Neville, or Ryan Giggs? Retired. Reo Ferdinand? Aging, and losing a step on strikers who are getting faster ad faster. Cristiano Ronaldo? I don’t expect he will stay at united for his entire career, but I do believe he will stay until Fergie goes.
So Fergie is giving it 3 years, and if I really was a betting man. I’d bet on Ferguson and United getting another Champions League title (to go along with a couple of EPL titles and an FA Cup or two).
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