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The best description I have heard of Sir Alex Ferguson’s strategising is that he is a tactical magpie. Some managers have gone down in history as greats thanks to their innovation as well as their success – the passing of Jimmy Hogan’s various sides, the movement of Gusztav Sebes’ Hungary, the universality of Rinus Michel’s Ajax – but not Ferguson: his success has been based upon observing the tactics of others and taking what works best. The greatest example of this was one of Ferguson’s more recent sides. The rise of Chelsea thanks to Roman Abramovich’s millions meant Ferguson was going to have to rebuild his side if he was going to compete with Jose Mourinho. The acquisitions of Edwin van der Sar, Patrice Evra and Nemanja Vidic in the 2005-06 season and the sale of Ruud van Nistelrooy to Real Madrid over the summer was sufficient to bring the Premier League back to Old Trafford the following season, with Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney flourishing now that the emphasis had been taken away from simply trying to feed Van Nistelrooy. It wasn’t until the next season however that the side really hit their peak. Th fetishisation of Luciano Spalletti’s [...]
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