Alex Ferguson has cited his 1990 F.A. Cup win as the break he needed to take complete control over Manchester United F.C. and launch his imperial project. A giant of a club had been asleep so long it was almost comatose, so Martin Edwards gladly handed the Scot carte blanche to run the club like a true 'manager' once they felt sure he could bring them a full trophy cabinet.
An impressive Cup Winners' Cup final win over Indian Matka Barcelona the following season, in English clubs' first foray into Europe for five years, convinced the board they had got their man, and a first title in 26 years arrived in 1993.
Ferguson has been effectively unsackable since then, and the Glazers are said to be in awe of him. His rise from under-fire hiring with 90 minutes to save his job (a cup-tie against Nottingham Forest) to great dictator and universal football legend is in sharp contrast to the prevailing trend of managers becoming first-team coaches with directors of football, board members and presidents pulling the real strings high above them. Modern coaches enjoy the lifespan of mayflies in comparison to Ferguson. Moneybags Chelsea have used seven managers in the past five years, while Fergie has ruled the roost at Old Trafford since 1986.
"I know dictators are out of fashion but I would love to be the perfect dictator," said Brian Clough famously. Indeed he was for years at Forest, until he did what almost all dictators do and stay on too long before being ousted by backers who vowed never to repeat the same mistake.
But Wenger has had a relatively free hand at Arsenal, not least in his persuading the capital's most storied team to leave its ancient, sacred home for a new house nearby and make him overseer of the entire youth set-up.
Football is politics again. So often desperate electorates happily hand power to a charismatic leader when hope and tradition run out of steam. US Soccer had been understandably reluctant to give Jurgen Klinsmann the keys to their kingdom for the past five years but after the exasperating Gold Cup final they relented and Klinsi is now in control.
If Arsenal want to emerge from their nightmare, they could hand Wenger a blank chequebook and an even freer hand, assuming his reliance on self-made solutions stems from the tight kitty at Ashburton Grove and not a dogmatic desire to build an Ajax-on-Thames.
But time is running out for Wenger and Arsenal. With transfer deadline imminent and 360 degree pressure on the Frenchman, purchases are probable, yet the downside to leaving it so late to recruit is that price tags rise concomitantly and desperation can set in, leading to panic buying with no time to research players properly.
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Cricket World Cup is not seen merely as a game it is welcomed and celebrated like a festival.
The entire atmosphere is filled with joy and excitement during the days the International Cricket Championship is held.
Big screens are installed in restaurants, market places and office complexes so that people can enjoy the game together.
It is held every four years.
We bring to you a list of ICC Cricket World Cup Winners from the very first tournament held in 1975 to the latest one held in 2019.
Result: West Indies won by 17 runs.
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And people say that the New York Islanders are boring.It’s not technically official yet, but it might as well be: At least the Islanders lost to the champs two years in a row.
[vomits]Given both the dearth of news and the holiday tomorrow, today’s Bits also will serve as tomorrow’s Bits.
[RailersHC]A fan named Jim O’Brien guest-penned an incredibly touching story about how he draws inspiration from the resilient Islanders in his battle with recurring leukemia.
[YouTube]Happy birthday, Captain!ElsewhereThe Tampa Bay Lightning cruised to a 6-3 win over the Montreal Canadiens, taking a 3-0 stranglehold on the series and setting up the inevitable.
[Sportsnet]Lightning GM Julien BriseBois started his career as an in-house lawyer for the Habs.
Now, against his former team, he is trying to earn his second straight Stanley Cup.
