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Publication date: Thursday May 14, 2020 10:37
Kenny Dalglish has recalled his mind games with Alex Ferguson when Blackburn fought Manchester United for the Premier League title in 1995.
Rovers joined the United championship on this day 20 years ago, when Dalglish led Jack Walker’s team from the Second Division to become champions of England.
It was the first time that United failed to win the Premier League and, with the trophy slipping out of reach, Ferguson said at one point that “Blackburn would need to do a Devon Loch” to lose from there.
Dalglish responded by feigning innocence and asking if it was a lake in Scotland, instead of the horse that fell infamously and inexplicably while leading the 1956 Grand National.
The Scot recalled that moment as he discussed how he dealt with Ferguson’s mind games as rivals.
“I think as a manager, representing the players, you have to defend your players if it’s reasonable,” he told Sky Sports. “Not if it’s outrageous and you don’t think it’s true.”
Erm …
I think it’s a little give and take. Fergie and I get along perfectly well. There is no problem. You have to face him. Players will look to you as an example.
“I think it is important. As I say, everything is fine playing mind games, but I think you know what is coming or you know what is coming. At the weekly press conference, they mainly came to my press conference after having been at Manchester United, so I had a chance to respond to what Fergie had said.
“I think he said something about hoping there would be another Devon Loch if we weren’t going to win the league.” So the press told me what Fergie said, so I said, “Where’s that in Scotland?”
“I knew where I was, but they never knew that I knew. You have to handle it correctly. There is nothing wrong with disagreement.
“It was just two games, so my rivalry was against all the rival managers. For me it was a bigger game on paper, but you still get the same amount of points. You know what you’re up against, a great team, an intense crowd. “
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