These past 2 days I've been reading articles online about Sir Alex Ferguson retiring as Manchester United's manager after 2 more seasons. He was appointed manager of the club a couple of years before I was even born. As far as I know, United is his team. So what will life at Old Trafford be without him? Is anyone good enough to replace him?
Sir Alex Ferguson has proven himself to be one of the best - if not THE best - football manager of all time. He won 10 trophies within 8 1/2 years of managing Aberdeen, plus 22 major trophies in his 22 years with The Red Devils. He has created successful teams, giving chances to talented young players while building his latest team. His current team now consist of young stars like Cristiano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney, Carlos Tevez, Darren Fletcher, Anderson, Nani, and the Da Silva twins, all under the age of 25. Of course, he has been lucky to have the resources United has, but without his ability to build winning teams, United won't have half as many trophies as they do now.
Fergie has stated that he has no intention of being a manager when he reaches 70. He'll be 67 on December 31st this year, which means he has until 2010 to continue his glorious career. As to appointing his successor, Fergie or Manchester United have commented that they have not think about it. I'm pretty sure they're thinking about it, and thinking hard. How can anyone be good enough to replace a man like him?
Some reports say that Jose Mourinho, former Chelsea manager and current Inter Milan manager, has been interested in this job since he started. The fact that Fergie might retire in 2010, the year when his Inter Milan contract expires, has people assuming that he's the one. Seeing how he was at Chelsea, I really don't Jose to be the manager at United. I really hate the way he talks to the media. He's too self-obsessed, it's always about him. I don't want anyone like that at United. Whoever the next manager will be, United has to be the number one priority to him.
I still can't imagine Old Trafford without Sir Alex. I know the time is getting closer now, but I don't want that to happen...
Sir Alex has built his latest team. The last 2 seasons have been amazing for United. With the young players maturing and developing, whoever replaces Fergie has to know that he's lucky enough to have a strong team to begin his journey at Old Trafford.
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