In recent years, Manchester United has exuded a bit of a Viennese spirit – one that doesn’t give up, that doesn’t surrender in advance to rumors of failure. And tonight (Friday) she may very well have found the way. With the man most associated with the club’s successes: Sir Alex Ferguson. The British “Daily Mail” reports that the 80-year-old Scot, one of the club’s greatest coaches of all time who won no less than 13 domestic championship titles with United, will return to the board – this time as a professional consultant.
The British daily claims that the new CEO, Richard Arnold, is putting together a new “think tank” that will include, along with him, of course, Ferguson, former CEO David Gill, Brian Robson (who previously served as the team’s captain), and also the technical director the current one, John Mortow, so that they can make professional decisions together – next to the current coach, the Dutchman Erik ten Haag.
But with all due respect to the other members of the team, it is clear that Ferguson (perhaps on the weight of David Blatt’s role in Maccabi Tel Aviv in basketball) will be the strong man, as the “Mail” claims that “he will have the greatest impact since he left the position, nine years ago.
The article also speculated that this was a move intended, among other things, to keep Cristiano Ronaldo at the club for another year. Remember, it was reported that the Portuguese star wanted to leave United, and find himself a new team – Ferguson was the man who brought Ronaldo, and also convinced him to sign with the club last summer. Will this move ultimately change his decision? We will wait and see.