He is extremely controlling. Wants everything his way. What Beckham should wear, how he should cut his hair, how many days he should spend on his honeymoon, who should he marry and who should he not be with … Is this OK for you? And he would get away after physically assaulting him? For SAF, everything was always about himself.
Arsene Wenger on the other hand is so different. He only controlled what people ate (and that too, through education and not “enforcement”). I never hear any such stories about him. He too was a winner, wasn’t he? But completely different style of management.
Seems Ferguson controlled through fear while Arsene Wenger coached through love.
Don’t you think there is a reason that all of those boy’s respect him the most out of anyone? It’s almost like 16-20 year old boys are fucking idiots and they had a person genuinely looking out for their best interest. I’m sure they talked shit behind his back when they were kids but you best believe it clicked for them when they were 25-30 and realized how much SAF did for them, not only on the pitch but off.
All you need to do is compare Beckham’s career post 2003 to Scholes and Giggs.
Beckham won one La Liga (in which he started 17 games) in an inconsistent spell at Real and was basically done as a serious top level footballer by 2007.
Scholes and Giggs won another 5 league titles and a Champions League.
If we’re only talking about football then Beckham leaving United so he can live his celebrity lifestyle was a disaster for his football career and he’s have been far better off staying at United.