Sir Alex Ferguson. Photo: Reuters

“SE” continues the series of publications “Engineers football” – about the great coaches who designed the game and brought interest to a new level.

Today – the story of a genius sir Alex Ferguson, who from 1986 to 2013, he directed the man with him winning thirteen Championships of England and twice winning the Champions League.

THE AUTHOR AND PERFORMERS

With the top clubs and top coaches in engineering terms, notations and formulations tally infrequently, and to use their better eye. Careless, superficial interpretation can lead to self-deception. Not every coach, revered as the “top”-engineer, caught among them and the collectors solitaire games which most of the work done by the breeders and the club’s Academy, and the names of the created PR. The slightest need to draw a fair copy and build from scratch gives them a head.

Ferguson – engineer genuine, many times it is proved. The least that I bought in 1991, on the right side of midfield is not a diva and not an experienced fighter, but an unknown kid from Donetsk Andrey Kanchelskis, who even in the Soviet Union on its position wasn’t the best, and he played exactly what was required Ferguson. Or to what heights of skill have developed the ability of the ordinary in General-that of the player (also, incidentally, a right midfielder) of the teen team “Manchester United” David Beckham, play in the end to “real”. Or, finally, those that used best – in the near future the football player of the world Cristiano Ronaldo, who diligently performed the intended functions in the mechanism of sir Alex.

But if by and large, the engineering talent Ferguson revealed long before learned about it and started talking in our country. We discovered it when in Europe he was already recognized, famous and hung with trophies. Incidentally, the European Cup at that time – in the first half of his career – he won even more than in the second, our eyes. Just “late” success has become more important.

THE LEADER OF THE BOY SCOUTS

International football he had won in the early 1980s with Aberdeen. To Ferguson’s team, is unremarkable, in the second season under his guidance pushed from the pedestal of “Celtic” and “Rangers” for many years with a background in the title the question together. And after three years, this is the “Aberdeen” was established on a European throne, winning the Cup final “real” and snatching the Cup from “Hamburg”.

During all this time, the team Ferguson has not bought any player, which would be worth mentioning, but lost of the notable persons only striker Archibald, sold in “Tottenham”. While the basic structure of “Aberdeen” in five years, from debut to historical battles with “real” has changed half. Ferguson updated it with players from the weaker teams and young pupils of club, did not hesitate to throw into the thick of the battles of yesterday’s juniors, with the result that the oldest player in happy the season of 1982/83 was 29-year-old Stewart Kennedy, and an unforgettable finale and did Willie Miller just spravilsia 28th birthday. And Ferguson himself was then just 42 year.

The backbone of the team, he outlined once more in 1978. Beginner Leighton in his 20s firmly and permanently settled at the gate, Miller (he was 23) and macleish (19) is in the centre of defence, Kennedy (25) and Rogue (22) – on the flanks, and a key figure in the middle of the field was 21-year-old Strachan, reactive and inventive, similar to both the Bremner and Dalglish. Was green and Archibald (22) assigned to the percussion striker, but he managed to win against Aberdeen only a first championship title. Very similar to one of the Soviet “construction of the century” – with a young, but already a lot to see in my lifetime engineer and head of the Komsomol brigade.

Five years they completed on time.

SALVATION COMES FROM ABOVE

Manchester United, where Ferguson moved in the fall of 1986, the Charter to win the Scottish championship, had, of course, more opportunities for acquisition, and there was no longer any need to gather a group of boy scouts. Even before Ferguson in Manchester settled Strachan, soon appeared, and Leighton, and also on hand were such masters as the captain of the England Robson, the youngest at that time, the participant of the world Championships severoirlandtsev Whiteside, elements of “Danish dynamite” – Severac and E. Olsen. From Celtic managed to get Macclary, from Arsenal – Anderson, Bayern returned purchased two years earlier at Barcelona, but did not stick on the continent Welshman Hughes. But… it does not matter. Some of the stars were guided by the slogan “Who does not drink, he does not play”, others, particularly in Europe, too bored in the monotonous English football, with no European distractions, which island clubs were then deprived. And dictatorial manners Ferguson allowed in “Aberdeen”, honored the players of “Manchester United” held at the football to him, and without him, received a hostile reception. Not having for three years nothing, Scottish engineer found himself on the verge of failure.

Saved Ferguson’s patience and understanding of club bosses, people football, not greedy for quick results and hasty decisions. Feeling their support, the coach gradually straightened position, found a common language with players – those who shared his philosophy, and at the finish of the season won with Manchester United first trophy, the FA Cup. And next, the British returned to competition, and “Manchester United” brave March marched across Europe in the Cup winners ‘ Cup, which Ferguson won with Aberdeen. History repeated itself, only in the finals of 1983, was defeated real Madrid in the final-1991 – “Barcelona”. Five-year plan was again completed on time, and its finale was again the super bowl, produced in a dispute with “Crvena Zvezda”.

CHEMISTRY LESSONS

Played in those years, “MU” by modern standards, unpretentious, simple in a typical English manner – long longitudinal transmission and fight for the ball, mostly in the air. But it is distinguished, not only from Europeans but from many clubs-countrymen, underlined, brought up in the spirit of the glorious traditions of self-esteem, omnogovae character and ability to “hold strike”, and an irrepressible inspiration that ignites the passion and will to win. These qualities helped to cope against Barcelona – and will help later.

I will say, this is chemistry and not engineering? All right. The focus of that chemistry comes to know what is happening around and within us, and the engineer is able to apply this knowledge in practice. Therefore Ferguson is a real chemical engineer. He was able to calculate the organic structure for any player to influence it. In his hands and under him worked hard, flourished in all its glory and heaven grown to such complex organisms as Cantona, Roy Keane, Beckham, Cristiano. “Beckham is the best in England kicked the ball, not because God gave him a talent, but he trained with a zeal which even others could not conceive,” said the coach. And “MJ” with a bunch of chemical properties, could turn any game, even the Champions League final in the last minute.

KNOCKIN ‘ ON HEAVEN

Ability to work with the stars – a special gift. It is impossible to learn from scratch – only to develop his natural inclinations, using years of experience and observations. And it is also in a sense engineering, but not human souls, like Hiddink, who managed the players could reach their hearts, and human selves, with all its virtues and lowlands. Ferguson’s in the order of things had conflicts with the stars, nearly comes to blows, one only shoes in the head of Beckham is worth something!

He could be three sheets to the quarrel with any player, even with someone you respected, someone was proud of, say, Keane or Migelem, but it only motivated them and were forced to prove to the coach their worth. And if proved, Ferguson has always found the words of praise. He formulated the essence of the profession: “Coaching boils down to people management and relations”.

Ronaldo played in his Manchester United six great seasons, giant progressing from year to year, and never pouted, as it has become inherent in other teams. But megatelecom the Portuguese were already in the moment when Manchester United acquired him, Ferguson did not hide: “Cristiano was the most gifted player, with whom I have ever worked with. He excelled all the great players of our club”. In many respects thanks to the understanding of the coach and Ronaldo for Manchester United for the second time won the Champions League in 2008.

MOTHERS CHELOVECHISCHE

Even after the success of 1991 once and for all decided that from Manchester United Ferguson may leave only at their own initiative. He went through two decades, turning Manchester United from just a team with a rich and glorious tradition in the club, one of the best in the world. And immediately clearly revealed what a colossus he was, holding on their shoulders a huge edifice: without Ferguson’s Manchester United instantly vanished from all pedestals and for a few years forgot about the trophies and the glory of the universe. In order to get a little closer to its former greatness, had to enlist the services of a longstanding opponent of Ferguson and also outstanding engineer – Mourinho. And now Jose bit by bit, the sand restores the monumental building “MJ” and his unquestioned authority.

But even if he succeeds, all conceived and Manchester United will once again reign on top of the football hierarchy, the Portuguese, still a long time will be in the shadow of Ferguson. Too immense contribution to engineering, mental and intellectual – made the Scot to the club.

Eugene ZARANKIN, Sport-Express

Sir Alex FERGUSON

Born December 31, 1941

Playing career: Queens Park, St Johnstone, Dunfermline, Rangers, Falkirk, Ayr United.

Coaching career

1974 East Stirlingshire

1974-1978 St Mirren

1978-1986 Aberdeen

1985-1986 Scotland

1986-2013 Manchester United

Trophies

13 English Premier League (1992/93, 1993/94, 1995/96, 1996/97, 1998/99,

1999/2000, 2000/01, 2002/03, 2006/07, 2007/08, 2008/09, 2010/11,

2012/13)

10 The Supercup Of England (1990, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2007, 2008,

2010, 2011)

5 The FA Cup (1990, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2014)

4 The Scottish Cup (1982, 1983, 1984, 1986)

4 League cups (1992, 2006, 2009, 2010)

3 championship of Scotland (1979/80, 1983/84, 1984/85)

2 Champions League (1999, 2008)

2 Cup winners ‘ Cup (1983, 1991)

2 UEFA super Cup (1983, 1991)

1 Cup Scottish League (1986)

1 Intercontinental Cup (1999)

1 Club world Cup (2008)