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The former Red Devils winger has offered insight into how his former coach brought out the best in his players at Old Trafford.
Ryan Giggs has named the four Manchester United players who were immune to Sir Alex Ferguson’s “hair dryer treatment”, describing the legendary Scottish coach as a “master of psychology”.
Ferguson is widely revered as one of the best coaches in football history, having guided United to 13 Premier League titles and two European Cups during his 26-year reign at the Theater of Dreams.
However, he did not always come face to face with his players, with reports of locker room disputes with certain stars during and after games, a common occurrence.
In one of those incidents, Ferguson admitted to kicking a boot in the face of David Beckham, leaving the former England winger in need of points, while off-field disagreements with Jaap Stam and Ruud van Nistelrooy eventually led both players to leave. the club.
Giggs says only a select few managed to escape Ferguson’s ire, including five-time Ballon d’Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo and former club captain Roy Keane.
“There were three or four players that he never had a chance at,” said United’s appearance creator. be in sports.
“Eric Cantona was one: Bryan Robson, Roy Keane and Cristiano Ronaldo. They were all match winners in their own way.
“They did things on the field, so he never felt like he had to.
“Eric, there were some games where Eric didn’t do anything. He didn’t score, he wasn’t running like a Carlos Tevez or a Wayne Rooney, he had no impact. But he knew that sooner or later it would come in handy.
“We would sit in the dressing room thinking, ‘You have to try, you have to have a pop because you did nothing today.’
“But the following week he had marked the winner or it would produce a moment of magic, so he handled the big names really well, as long as they did it on the field, he handled them in a different way.”
“He was the master of psychology, he was a master of bringing out the best in certain people, like giving them an arm, or giving them a rocket at halftime or at the end of the game or leaving them out. Knowing that the player would react positively. “
Giggs admitted that he encountered the end of Ferguson’s hot temper on several occasions, and that he was fined for not accepting criticism from his manager.
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“I fought with him many times,” added the Welshman. “I mean the number of times I would say about my career, six or seven times that it was a couple of weeks’ salary, I was fined for responding, for having an argument.
“At the time it is not very pleasant, you are in the locker room, you have just been beaten or you have performed poorly.” And I couldn’t help going back.
“Actually, later in his career, he said he liked that, it meant you cared. It would still be fine for two weeks because he wanted to show he was in charge, but he actually liked it, as long as he didn’t cross the line, of course. “
