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kizmarlo

@kizmarlo

described once by the ross gazette as 'a young john savident'

obsessed with football, dreams of being an angry political satirist, with no energy to try.

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Joined January 2019
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kizmarlo @kizmarlo
SAF's legacy was never taking unknowns and turning them into greats. He wasn't an archetypal 'coach'.

He instilled winning mentalities into already-talented players and made them the best.

Tactics, scouting... not really his bag. But he was still the best ever at what he did.
Dougie Critchley Verified account @DougieCritchley Jun 21, 2025
I've had a football theory for a while...

That although Sir Alex Ferguson was a brilliant motivator, man manager and club totem...

By the end of his reign, his talent recognition for players not yet established (although no doubt somewhat affected by Glazernomics) wasn't what it was.

From the summer of 2008 onwards, fresh off winning the Champions League, these were the players aged 25 or under that Ferguson signed permanently:

-Zoran Tosic
-Ritchie De Laet
-Antonio Valencia
-Mame Diouf
-Gabriel Obertan
-Bebe
-Chris Smalling
-Chicharito
-Anders Lindegaard
-David De Gea
-Phil Jones
-Frederic Veseli
-Shinji Kagawa
-Nick Powell
-Angelo Henriquez
-Alex Buttner
-Wilf Zaha

With the obvious exceptions of Antonio Valencia, Chicharito and David De Gea...

That's not a great hit rate!
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kizmarlo @kizmarlo
馃毃 SURPRISE, SURPRISE馃毃

Aboubakar Sylla to Southampton - it's official!

Schalke centre-back is joining Bournemouth from Strasbourg for 拢10m + 拢2m in clauses. It is understood that Moussa Sylla will join Schalke on loan as a sweetener for the deal.

[source: fuck knows]