Alex Ferguson continues to annoy the sh#t out of me
Posted by Cathal Breathnach on April 8, 2010 | 27 Comments
I have never liked Alex Ferguson. Never have, never will.
The Manchester United manager was up to his old tricks again tonight, blaming officials for the fact his side just weren’t good enough to beat Bayern Munich over two legs.
When asked about Rafael’s sending off against Bayern, Ferguson had this to say : “It was 35 yards from goal. There was no threat and the referee wasn’t going to do anything about it until they surrounded him. It is typical of Germans. They are like that.”
Ferguson was then asked if the red card changed the game, to which he replied : “There is no doubt about it. They were never getting through that tie, with 11 men we had no problem.”
“It is hard to digest something like that. It was a top performance. In one way you could say we have thrown it away, in another you could argue we were very unlucky.”
Obviously I am not a United fan but even given that fact, I actually felt Bayern could have qualified even with Rafael on the pitch. They were already piling on the pressure before the Brazilian was shown his second yellow card and who is to say they wouldn’t have scored playing against 11.
There is no doubt that the ref probably wouldn’t have shown Rafael a second yellow had it not been for the Bayern players surrounding him, however I firmly believe Rafael deserved to be sent off. Two stupid fouls from a player who is still quite immature in my book.
Apart from the first 30 minutes or so, I actually thought United were pretty ordinary. For Ferguson to stand there saying that it was a top performance from his players is just ridiculous. He is always quick to blame others when things don’t go his way but I’m afraid tonight, he has no one to blame but himself.
Anyway, rant over. I want to know what you have to say about Ferguson.
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April 8th, 2010 @ 1:10 AM
WHAT A LOAD OF BULLSH*T !!!
BAYERN WERE WELL, WELL OUTPLAYED AND BEATEN. THEY HAD TO GATHER AROUND THE REF. JUST TO GET SOMEONE SENT-OFF.
THIS ARTICLE IS PATHETIC, GO AND WRITE ABOUT YOUR OWN TEAM !
SIR ALEX: TRUE LEGEND.
IT’S NOT SIR ALEX WHO ANNOYS THE SHIT OUT OF ME, IT YOU !
April 8th, 2010 @ 1:11 AM
First of all Dyl, take caps lock off when you’re typing.
Second of all, you’re obviously a United fan.
Cheers
April 8th, 2010 @ 1:41 AM
There’s no doubt that if it remained 11 v 11 united would have scored 2 or 3 more.. This Bayern side isn’t better than United .. no one can convince me otherwise..unfortunately rafael was sent off but i blame ferguson for keeping him on after half time.. Someone like mourinho would have taken Rafael off .. i don’t understand fergie sometimes.. you risk Rooney from the start, and when it comes to substituting a young inexperienced player, you sit back and take a chance!!!??? fuck that!! fergie is a legend no doubt but sorry to that he got that wrong completely
April 8th, 2010 @ 1:46 AM
You are one sad bloke.If Ribery was through on goal, I’d have absolutely no complaints about the red card. He wasn’t though, it was extremely soft. I just hate this whole ‘card waving’ thing, I fucking hate it.
That ref was an indictment of all that is wrong with the current state of officiating. Well past time the professional game got rid of the amatures and acted on the guidelines that are put down
April 8th, 2010 @ 1:56 AM
Quite the Envy, Sir Alex stands up for his team and says what he thinks, he clearly wants to remove pressure from Rafael which is bloody good management in my eyes. United were clearly the better team and with 11 men they’d have won comfortably without a doubt.
April 8th, 2010 @ 2:05 AM
OI! That’s SIR Alex Ferguson!!
April 8th, 2010 @ 2:16 AM
If that REF as you put it was not a amature then he would have sent rafael off for the first kick out he did like becks got sent off in world cup.
Personaly I think he took a closer look at that at half time and was making up for his poor choice in that moment of the match.
I think man u was great for 20 mins if that but you have to be great for 90 mins to win matchs and they can’t cut it atm.
Bayern was poor for 20 mins then I feel they got slowly back into it and by half time had regained thier confidence after that it was pretty much one way traffic and apart from a few good counter attacks man u didn’t have any thing else to give.
I can only see thier season getting worse from here with spurs comming up I can see them losing the title in next 3 games if they are not careful and playing rooney tonight was a crime.Not only for England but also for his chance to help man u win the title.
Now he could be out even longer and you only playing for 1 thing now.
April 8th, 2010 @ 2:21 AM
I have some sympathy with Man Utd. I also hate the card waving thing. In fact, it should be rewarded with a booking to the person doing it. All shirt pulls should be bookings. There’s going to be some crap refereeing in the World Cup and it’s going to annoy me.
I hate 4-5-1 too. I bet Sir Hairdryer wishes he had another player with experience of playing up front. It’s all very well with Rooney, but without him?
April 8th, 2010 @ 2:22 AM
Dyl. Shut up. You are one of the worst examples of United fan. I bet you’re not even from Manchester!
Fergie can’t accept losing. Simples.
April 8th, 2010 @ 2:28 AM
thats right number7. The ref is whats wrong with the game. Where as pulling at someone’s shirt and body when they are past you when you already have a yellow should be allowed. Right. If you just allowed professional footballers to not even attempt to play proper defense, that would make the game a lot better.
fact is, the olic goal was the big turning point. At 3-1 at halftime, bayern just needed another goal which was very possible 11v11 (see beg. 2nd half). The sending off just made it inevitable.
April 8th, 2010 @ 2:31 AM
Seriously I can’t remember the last time United lost and the red-nosed gum-chewing didn’t have some crazy complain about the referee or some external factor that not only contributed but was the sole reason for their loss. And he’s not fair with it either, like when they lost to Chelsea last weekend he was at his old game blaming the ref but didn’t say anything about the fact that the goal Macheda scored was with his hand! I’m not a Manutd fan but even the most hardcore mutd fans I know are getting pretty sick of his constant nagging. Look at Wenger yesterday, congratulated Barcelona and said they’d been beaten by a better team.
April 8th, 2010 @ 2:35 AM
what goes around comes around. manu are kings of england, get easy penalties, get ‘fergie-time’, get other get booked. manu players always surround referees and intimidate them. doesn’t work in europe…this time.
both incidents were worthy a yellow card.
get over it, ffs!
April 8th, 2010 @ 2:42 AM
It wasn’t a red, was it? It was a second yellow.
And for all you “united” fans, can we get your disgust at the weekly gang-ups by Scholesy, Giggsy, Ferdinandy, etc when they accost the ref? Or Saint Wayne, the foul-mouthed ref-baiter?
Just love your outrage…
April 8th, 2010 @ 5:05 AM
I mean, Fergie’s annoying, but he’s a legend at the same time. It’s much like someone like Ronaldinho on the field, he does a bunch of fancy/careless maneuvers that aren’t good for the team, but he always manages to prove his class.
April 8th, 2010 @ 5:06 AM
Can’t agree with you on this one mate, and I’m not a Man Utd fan myself. 3-1 up and Bayern were lucky with the first goal due to weak and sluggish defending just after Unt’s 3rd goal. Throughout the first half, how many saves did Van der Saar have to make ? I think if it wasn’t for the red card, Man utd would’ve made it through. Silly fouls from Raphael cost Man Utd the game, that said, he didn’t give Ribery a chance to move forward in the first half.
April 8th, 2010 @ 6:59 AM
You annoy the sh#t out of me yourself.
If Rafael had to get a second yellow, Van Bommel should have had one in the first half after a tackle from behind when he was already on a yellow, what about the 2 footed challenge on Valencia with the Bayern defender not getting the ball, that was a straight red. Officials got demoted for the Chelsea game which Man Utd shouldn’t have lost; the Red Devils have been hard done but one day it will happen to your own team I’ve no doubt about that because match official just can’t stop making mistakes.
April 8th, 2010 @ 8:34 AM
Alex kan’t jst agree that the more Arrogant and Tachtical Van Gaal,just sat bak n playd his cards right.With or without a red card Munich were better in tha second half,a repeat of wat happen at Allynce Arena”i don’t remember any1 gettin red carded”
April 8th, 2010 @ 9:30 AM
SAFs arrogance has lost us this tie. Knowing a half fit Roo would be targeted and would probably be put out for the rest of the season is madness. Expecting the ref to protect him is foolish in the extreme.
The team isnt good enough to protect a 3-0 lead against an average team because theres no depth in the squad and so called stars are living on past glories RIO.
April 8th, 2010 @ 9:31 AM
What a load of sh!t you can tell your not a united
fan just a bitter twisted wanna be, or you’ve just wrote that to for a reation well ya got one ya prick
April 8th, 2010 @ 10:13 AM
How the hell can anyone blame the ref.Rafael
pulled back Ribery by the arm,when he was on a yellow card already.Result simple,second yellow
card,no question.Ferguson blaming German’s is even a bigger laugh.Ribery is french and Van Bommel is dutch.Another one of many mistakes by Fergie on the night.Bon Voyage United.
April 8th, 2010 @ 10:31 AM
A few points…
The sending off definitely cost us the game. Bayern may have scored again but we would have still won by enough to go through!
Rafael deserved to go, no question. What annoys the hell out of me is that this is not the first time! And he’s given away at least 2 pens for the same thing! The coaching staff should have taken care of this a long time ago.
Those Bayern ***** who called for the red card should have got one too, but that’s another thing FIFA will never sort out.
Most of the time Fergie speaks complete sense but you ABU’s will never admit it. However, times like this I wish he wouldn’t use these smokescreens as they detract from that and give people like you the chance to do what you live for – slate Utd.
The likes of Benitez, Wenger, etc, actually say much more stupid things but you never see those in the headlines. I wonder why?
I take it thats a nom de plume and not your real name? No one could actually go through life with a name like that, could they?
April 8th, 2010 @ 1:08 PM
What do I have to say about Ferguson?
Best manager ever to have graced the game in England. A living legend.
April 8th, 2010 @ 1:59 PM
Excuse me, Tunnelboy:
Man U players get away with murder as it is.
Vidic could’ve very easily been sent off in the League Cup final, but it was only Aston Villa names going into the book.
At the Munich match, Ferdinand literally pushed a Munich player over to get the ball even though he was going to be beaten. Shoddy defending that is.
It’s also funny how Fergie complains at terrible decisions when it only affects HIS team, isn’t it…
April 8th, 2010 @ 4:33 PM
Thiers a party going on at Gold Traford, we move on fast us Mancs, breaak out the Mariachi songs, Hernandez the mexican mafio’s here, same weight and ballance as messi but the bullishnes of rooney,benzimas coming too,, and david silva,SO ALL THE KNOCKERS,, as Robert nesta Marley would say, What you going to’ what you going to when when come for you,Bad boi Bad boi
April 8th, 2010 @ 7:05 PM
Iam not a Manu fan but let me concratulate you teams 1st half performance. It was top drawer and at one time I thought you could make it 5-nothing. However, I dont subscribe to the blame game on bayern players for rafael’s second yellow. This is coz time and again I have witnessed your own defenders doing the rafael on opponent strikers in the premier league and getting away with it. PL refs ignore this, which perhaps explains why rafael thought nothing was amiss. But how would you feel if you were the striker and got this obviously unfair tackle? if your defenders are how they are hyped, why do they resort to these dark arts to win games? fortunately for bayen this was a euro match, not in the EPL where the refs would have waved play on, calling it a man’s game!
April 8th, 2010 @ 7:45 PM
sir alex is a legend. Refael hadn’t even fouled him! the first yellow was stupid from his side but undoubtedly the second was bull sh*t. If he wasn’t sent of united would have scored more: probably by nani who was fantastic
Rafael is only a kid and ribery just took advantage… still well play by utd.
April 8th, 2010 @ 11:29 PM
SAF is just stupid imo.
He should accept that manU didnt do anything in the 2nd half even before rafael got is second yellow card