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Sunday 11 April, 2010

Are Ferguson, Real Madrid And Uli Hoeness Mad?

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The sore loser prize, yet again, goes to Alex Ferguson.

Typical Germans, the Manchester United manager fumed after one of the most delectable volleyed goals from Bayern Munich winger Arjen Robben blew down the house of cards that Fergusons once dominant squad risks becoming. it must be dawning on Ferguson by now that having Wayne Rooney alone does not make a winning team.

His World War II-era rant was directed at Bayern players he blamed for the 50th-minute sending-off of Rafael da Silva. They got him sent off, everyone sprinted towards the referee, he said, as if his players would never, ever, do exactly the same thing given half a chance.

Typical Ferguson. Decades of success at United have earned him the right to do, if not see, things his own way. but the truth is that only one of the Bayern players, midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger, who badgered referee Nicola Rizzoli was German. The others Franck Ribery, Ivica Olic and Mark van Bommel are French, Croatian and Dutch.

Had Ferguson plugged the weaknesses in his squad as quickly as he finds someone other than himself or his players to blame for their defeats, then United would likely still be defending the battered honor of English clubs in the Champions League, rather than staring at the prospect of a season with only the League Cup in the trophy cabinet.

Until the fullbacks inexperience betrayed him, Rafael played well, hounding Ribery out of the picture. it was a big gamble for Ferguson to throw the 19-year-old Brazilian into such an important match against such seasoned opponents. Rafael might have better handled the high pressure had Ferguson played him more often, instead of 35-year-old Gary Neville.

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