Ferguson desperate to join Europe’s ultra-elite
April 26th, 2011 - 2:49 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr. 26 (ANI): Sir Alex Ferguson wants Manchester United to join other European Cup legends.
United, echoing the feats of Barcelona and Inter Milan, currently boast three European Cups - behind the four of Bayern Munich and Ajax, the famous five of Liverpool, AC Milan’s magnificent seven and Madrid’s nine.
Those numbers, those stellar moments in European history, dominate Ferguson’s waking hours and probably his dreams too, The Telegraph reports.
It is why he keeps on managing at 69, why he rested players against Everton in the Premier League last Saturday to keep them fresh for Tuesday night’s tie with Schalke.
In word and mood on Monday, Ferguson looked a man far, far, away from contemplating retirement.
He said: “My expectation has always been high in regards to the European scene,’ he reflected on the eve of another Champions League semi-final.
“But we do get envious of the records of other clubs in Europe. We look at other teams’ records and we are trying to get parity with that. We look at clubs like Real Madrid, AC Milan, Ajax, Bayern Munich and Liverpool and we really need to progress quickly to get to that level,” he added. (ANI)
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