Former Manchester United captain Nemanja Vidic has described Sir Alex Ferguson’s insatiable desire to keep winning by saying “for him, it’s never enough”.
Speaking in a new two-part BBC documentary called Sir Alex, former defender Vidic said of the Scotsman that “if he’s won two trophies this season, next year he wants to win three. If he wins three, he wants to win four”.
Former midfielder Michael Carrick says his former boss would be “quiet after victories”, saying that he would “smile, tell you ‘well done, fantastic’, but it was more, ‘right, that’s it, on to the next one, can we win another one?'”
Between 1986 and 2013, Ferguson’s United dominated English football, winning 38 trophies that included 13 league titles, two Champions Leagues, five FA Cups and four League Cups.
Prior to that, during his eight-year spell at Aberdeen from 1978, he broke up the Old Firm hegemony in Scottish football, transforming the Dons into a team that won three Scottish Premier Division titles, four Scottish Cups, one League Cup and the 1983 European Cup Winners’ Cup, when they beat Real Madrid in the final.
Over two hour-long documentary episodes and a seven-part podcast series, Sporting Giants: Sir Alex Ferguson, which is presented by Kelly Cates and Jonathan Northcroft, key figures from his career offer their insights into what makes him tick.
Former Aberdeen midfielder Gordon Strachan reveals how a young Ferguson changed the culture at Pittodrie, Class of ’92 graduate Nicky Butt attests to the coach’s faith in youth and United’s all-time top goalscorer Wayne Rooney speaks about how the Glaswegian’s working-class roots made him relatable to his players.
