Are you anything? Little Naldu Crying at Ferguson's Poisoning...Behind the scenes of Manchester United's big year in 2008
Dec 25, 2024
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In the special article 'BBC' released on the 24th (Korea time), Ferdinand mentions an anecdote between former coach Ferguson and Ronaldo.
Ferdinand was upon his departure from Benfica. Ronaldo shed tears in the locker room."
Ferdinand said `At the time, Ronaldo was not very good. He was young, and he was trying to prove why he moved to Manchester United. I tried hard, but I didn't show my skills well"Who do you think you are to Ronaldo?" Who do I think it is? Are you a superstar?` he recalled.
Ferdinand "was a horse worth it. Look at what kind of player Ronaldo has become. Ferguson was able to treat Ronaldo kindly, but he also needed to be tough. We needed a moment like that to be the best in the world."
`Ronaldo's tears' laid the groundwork for Manchester United's victory in the European Champions League in 2008. The BBC highlighted the tears Ronaldo shed in 1999 when Ferguson created the "strongest United" behind Fergie and the children, and John Terry's, who missed a penalty in the 2008 Champions League final against Chelsea in Moscow.
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Manchester United players, including Ferdinand, Rooney and Vidic, agreed that Ferguson had the best team talk in history on the day of the final. On this day, Ferguson, the son of a Glaswegian shipbuilder, talked for a long time about how he came to this place, how many people starve to death in Russia, and life, not soccer.
Rooney says "'You have a lot of money, a good house and a good car. Is there a reason why we shouldn't run hard for 90 minutes, 120 minutes?' The words humbled us all." Ferdinand explained by adding an exaggeration that he wanted to break through the wall in the middle of listening.
Midfielder Michael Carrick was "a story about life, a story about family. And it was always about having to play hard, and it was about having to be proud of playing hard"I looked back. Manchester United, which beat Chelsea to the top of Europe that night, was not like a billionaire star legion, but like a "Glasgow Worker".
Park Ji-sung, the leading contributor to the final, was shockingly excluded from the final entry, but Ferguson left a huge legacy for Manchester United. United have not won a single Champions League or Premier League since Ferguson retired in 2013.
yoonjinman@sportschosun.com
