Sir Alex Ferguson has revealed the two players that impressed him most with their off-field intelligence during his reign at the club and, surprise, surprise, Wayne Rooney was not a candidate… Fergie was blessed with some of the world’s greatest footballing minds as members of his Manchester United dressing room. However, intelligence off the pitch remains a different story and the two players to make the biggest impression on the Scot were Patrice Evra and Diego Forlan. Ive always been blessed with a good memory but Patrice Evra? Theres a man with a brain,” Ferguson told The Big Issue. He could speak five languages and was a great help in the dressing room. Lovely guy. His father was a diplomat, it showed.” Following this, he added that there was one player who had even greater intelligence… a player who is universally considered a flop in terms of his on- pitch performances at United, Uruguayan striker, Diego Forlan. Even better, see Diego Forlan? When he was with us he was also a great linguist and could speak about five languages fluently.” Earlier this year when he signed for [Cerezo] Osaka, I was told that he prepared about a week in advance and then gave a five-minute interview to the media in Japanese. Now thats impressive. It’s pretty great to gain some insight to how some of the biggest stars can hold their own with regards to their mental capacities, despite the fact that they receive little formal education these days… Are you shocked by Sir Alex Ferguson’s comments?
Posted on: Tue, 25 Nov 2014 15:21:30 +0000
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