Ferguson is a very complicated man. He's tough. If things are all right, then they are all right. But when he thinks something is wrong, everything is screwed. He can go from complimenting you to just plain trashing you in a matter of minutes. Has it happened to me? Hell, yes! He'll say 'Nani, how could you miss this or this'?
He shouts at players in front of everyone. No one escapes, everybody is the same. Giggs and Neville suffer most, because they have more experience. It is 'F**k' here and 'F**k' there.
"I apologise to Mr Wiley for any personal embarrassment that my remarks may have caused and to the FA for going public with my views," he said.
"In retrospect, I accept that this could be deemed as expressing those views in an inappropriate forum. "It was never my intention to bring the focus of intense media attention on Mr Wiley. I intend to contact him personally after I return from a trip overseas during this international break.
But to be honest, just like many other, I too believe that Fergie never intended to criticize the ref. He got into that mode to deflect the attention away from a poor performance by his team. He surely is a great manager who knows how to protect his players and the team.
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson's recent rant on referee Alan Wiley has forced the FA to question Fergie. He branded the ref 'unfit' and Ferguson's personal attack was so harsh that it left referee Alan Wiley questioning whether he ought to walk away from football.
But a review of the ProZone match data - the tool top players and officials use to analyse their displays - shows that Wiley, 49, ran a total of 6.86 miles during Saturday's match, more than all but four of United's players and three of Sunderland's.
Will Fergie have to take back his words and apologize the ref? What say?
After a disappointing draw against Sunderland that saw United lose their top position, Manchester United find themselves into more trouble. Not exactly trouble, but it will surely cause a bit of distraction, I believe.
After his side's 2-2 draw with Sunderland, Fergie had blasted referee Alan Wiley for his lethargic proceedings. Fergie also said that the 49 year old ref was unfit for officiating matches in the Premier League. And this has surely not gone well with the body that represents the referees. And hence FA had to pitch in and take matters in their control. And now they have written to Sir Alex Ferguson, asking him to explain his comments about referee Alan Wiley.
So what did Fergie say that irked the FA?
The pace of the game demanded a referee who was fit. He was not fit. It is an indictment of our game. He was also walking up the pitch for the second goal needing a rest. He was not fit enough for a game of that standard. You see referees abroad who are as fit as butchers' dogs. We have some who are fit. He wasn't fit. He was taking 30 seconds to book a player. He was needing a rest. It was ridiculous.
I think the only thing that irked the FA was that Fergie referred the refs abroad better than their English counterparts. What do you think?
A chance to strengthen their top position in the League table was given away by Manchester United as they only managed to earn 1 point against Sunderland.
Manchester United have not been defeated by the Black Cats at Old Trafford in the last 40 years and that gave a great opportunity for the home team to earn all three points. And given the big clash between Chelsea and Liverpool the next day, a victory would have seen Sir Alex Ferguson's team maintain their top position. But that did not happen and United slipped down the table.
I could not believe how United were playing that day. No passing, no composure, no seriousness and that allowed Darren Bent to score an early goal. As if that was not surprising, United never looked as if they wanted to get anything out of it. They played ridiculously bad and had to rely on their much-used box of late comebacks to rescue a 2-2 draw against Sunderland. This draw left United at the top, but only temporarily.
Come Sunday and the big battle at Stamford Bridge awaited huge attraction. After a goalless first half, I thought United do have a chance to stay on top. And I was constantly wishing that Liverpool win this game as that would prevent Chelsea on catching up United. But the final result was a completely different affair. Carlo Anceloti managed to win in front of his club owner and that put Chelsea on top again.
United have themselves to blame for a poor and disastrous performance in front of their home fans. I guess, Fergie is going to blast a few lads in the dressing room. But currently, he himself seems to be in some trouble following his comments on ref Alan Wiley.
