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Alex Ferguson & Harry Redknapp On Management
Two members of '1000 club' give their opinions on how to be successful as a young manager.
Nov 18, 2009 5:19:37 AM
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson and Tottenham Hotspur boss Harry Redknapp attended the inaugural League Managers Association Hall of Fame 1000 Club dinner on Tuesday night, to mark the achievements of the select group of managers who have overseen 1000 or more games of senior football.
Both men are among the list of greats that includes Brian Clough, Sir Matt Busby and Sir Bobby Robson.
They also took the chance to give their thoughts and how newcomers to the job could be successful.
"I think that the best chance a young manager's got is a chairman who's reasonable and understanding about his job,and the difficulties and complexities of the job today," Ferguson told Sky Sports News.
"Because when Harry [Redknapp] and I started you didn't have the agents the way they are today. You didn't have a media the way they are today. And you didn't have the knee-jerk reaction from chairmen you have when we started the game."
Redknapp felt that staying true to one's self was an important quality for any manager new to the job.
"You gotta love it. People ask 'When are you going to retire?' but the buzz you get on a Saturday when you win is something no one can ever explain," he enthused.
"And sometimes the lows you get when you get a bad result it's like the world's come to an end.
"But for any young guy: be yourself. Don't try and be somebody you're not. We've all got different personalities and what we is what we are."
Zack Wilson, Goal.com UK
For more news on England, visit Goal.com's England section!
Both men are among the list of greats that includes Brian Clough, Sir Matt Busby and Sir Bobby Robson.
They also took the chance to give their thoughts and how newcomers to the job could be successful.
"I think that the best chance a young manager's got is a chairman who's reasonable and understanding about his job,and the difficulties and complexities of the job today," Ferguson told Sky Sports News.
"Because when Harry [Redknapp] and I started you didn't have the agents the way they are today. You didn't have a media the way they are today. And you didn't have the knee-jerk reaction from chairmen you have when we started the game."
Redknapp felt that staying true to one's self was an important quality for any manager new to the job.
"You gotta love it. People ask 'When are you going to retire?' but the buzz you get on a Saturday when you win is something no one can ever explain," he enthused.
"And sometimes the lows you get when you get a bad result it's like the world's come to an end.
"But for any young guy: be yourself. Don't try and be somebody you're not. We've all got different personalities and what we is what we are."
Zack Wilson, Goal.com UK
For more news on England, visit Goal.com's England section!
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