5 greatest football managers of all time

#1. Sir Alex Ferguson:

Sir Alex Ferguson

No other manager can come close to Sir Alex Ferguson in terms of longevity and overall achievements in football. Sir Alex transformed Manchester United and made it the biggest and most popular brand in football. He spent an incredible 27 years as the manager of United and won a staggering 38 titles with them.

Not many people actually know or remember that Ferguson had coached the Scottish national team and Scottish club Aberdeen before joining United in 1986. He also managed to win the European Cup Winners Cup with Aberdeen. However, it took him a few years to make it big with United, and he won his first Premier League title in 1990-91.

He did not look back after that and collected 12 more Premier League titles before stepping down as the United manager in 2013. He also won the Champions League twice and finished runner-up on two more occasions. United reached 3 Champions League finals in 4 seasons from 2007-08 to 2010-11. They beat Bayern Munich 2-1 in the 1998-99 final and Chelsea on penalties in 2007-08.

Ferguson was a great man-manager and spotter of talent. He signed great players like Cristiano Ronaldo, Peter Schmichael, Nemanja Vidic, Roy Keane, Wayne Rooney, and Eric Cantona and helped them become superstars. He also handled home-grown players like Ryan Giggs, David Beckham, and Paul Scholes extremely well.

United demonstrated a never-say-die spirit under the great man and won many close encounters through late goals. They also became the embodiment of success and glory in world football under Fergie’s reign, and still, continue to be one of the most popular clubs in the world.