Guardiola Asked to Repeat Sir Alex Ferguson’s Success

DBasia.news – 38 trophies in 26 years. The fantastic record seems impossible to be at least followed, let alone beaten. That’s what makes Sir Alex Ferguson as the best manager throughout the British football history.

Ferguson reached it with his club from 1986 until 2013, Manchester United. One of his biggest achievements was the treble winners of Premier League, FA Cup, and League Cup in 1999.

One player lucky enough to be under The Red Devil squad during that time was Henning Berg. Playing as the defender, Berg played for Man United in 1997-2000, before moved to Blackburn Rovers and retired in Rangers in 2004.

Though only 3 years trained by Ferguson, Berg felt his leadership method: time management ensuring the players’ health amid tight schedule, until his way to motivate the players.

We also don’t need to question Ferguson’s success. He was really successful in local or Europe level, with two Champions League titles. His method, according to Berg, worth to be followed by Pep Guardiola.

Though Berg has a close history with Man United, he gives support for Guardiola to be successful in the Europe level along with Manchester City, by learning Ferguson’s method.

“Maybe this is one thing he can improve – keeping his squad fresh all the way through. That was one of ­Ferguson’s strong points. When it got to March or April, you knew that every United team under Ferguson would be in top form, with lots of energy and ready to go,” Berg told Mirror.

“Maybe United weren’t quite so good in September, October or before Christmas, but you knew, when the season neared its end, that United would always be strong. United were traditionally slow starters, but Ferguson was very, very clever. He knew when to give players a break and he was one of the first to start to rotate players.”

“There was always a lot of talk about it in the media – people asking why someone wasn’t playing or why this player had been given some time off. Of course, he had a squad that enabled him to do it, but he managed it,” Berg explained.

March or April will be the crucial periods for teams competing to get a title in one season. Health, full concentration, and mental health will affect the team’s success.