`What was his secret?

`What was his secret?

>Inb4 buying refs

Not spending billions on overrated shit, not playing meme formations.

purchasing officiating staff

FA in his back pocket

buying extra time

Having unquestionable authority and the intelligence to adapt with the times

Winning culture
See: Bill Belichick

Signing the greatest officiating genius Howard Webb

being alpha

Great motivator.

For example
>Lads, It's Tottenham

Just smarter than the rest tb h

No sex for the players before the game.

Smart and Ruthless

After a shit first half you could always see the players were scared when to go back to the dressing room

>You're either gonna play hard or get cut

He has a vince Lombardi state of mind.

Smart, Knowledgeable, Ruthless and also very lucky.

>be terrifying
>choose a terrifying captain
Never underestimate the power of a group of players terrified of fucking up.

wouldn't work so much today

they'd just say fuck it i don't have to put up with this shit and get their agent to move them to another megaclub

Yeah. Ferguson retired just at the right time, just before football became totally dominated by agents.

>buying
you missed 2 l's, pham, he was well known for it

letting the players have their chips

The players couldn't understand his scottish accent so Wayne Rooney did the tactics for him.

Being elite, unironically.

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He had a great sense of timing from what I heard. High quality watches too.

>agents
you misspelled tactician genius. even klopp would trash this domestic baby senile coach

you know how some teams will adjust their lineup or strategy to counter their (usually stronger) opponents?
SAF would do that sort of shit versus fucking Blackburn, let alone a Champions League knockout leg

he, in all truth, expected to win every match

>actually thinking this
retard

>tf
>tp

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He won the premier league with a team like this.

What could he do with the current one

------------------De Gea---------------------

Smalling----Ferdinand----Vidic----Evra

Valencia-----Kagawa----Carrick----Nani

---------------------Rooney-------------------

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