Wenger - Fergie drive is key to his success
Sir Alex Ferguson's insatiable appetite for trophies is the key to his success, according to Arsène Wenger.
The Scot needs just a point against Arsenal on Saturday or Hull City next week to clinch his 11th Premier League title as Manchester United manager. If Ferguson is crowned for the third successive season it will take United level with their old rivals Liverpool on 18 championship wins.
That looked highly unlikely when Ferguson took charge at Old Trafford in November 1986. At the time United trailed Liverpool by 16 titles to seven, but the gap has closed steadily since Ferguson's first Premier League triumph in 1993. Sixteen years on he shows no sign of stopping and Wenger attributes that to Ferguson's incredible drive.
"I believe the hunger never goes, until the last day of your life, the real hunger never goes," said the Frenchman.
"That is nothing to do with the number of trophies you have won or the amount of money you have made. You either want to win in life, or you do not want to win in life. It is as simple as that.
"It is only difficult to accept for people who do not have that drive. People who do have that drive, they understand that the only thing which matters at the end of the day is how much you want to be successful."
United have not had it all their own way this season. Liverpool have threatened throughout the campaign and Chelsea also made a late dash for the title when United faltered in March, but Wenger has been impressed by the champions' response.
"United bounced back very well, and credit to them," he said. "Today, they look the best team in England, and they are.
"That is credit to Ferguson as well, but it also shows that nothing is definite, it can all turn very quickly.
"They have different resources [to us], so you cannot compare the two clubs on that front. But United have bought very well and invested very well."
[Friday, May 15, 2009]
雲加認為，費格遜對獎盃永不滿足的欲望是他成功的關鍵。這位蘇格蘭人在週六對阿仙奴或者下周對侯城只需要拿到1分就可以鎖定他作為曼聯主帥的11個英超冠軍。如果費格遜連續3個賽季加冕，這將會讓曼聯追平他們老對手利物浦的18個冠軍記錄。
當費格遜在1986年11月執掌奧脫福時，這看起來非常不太可能。當時，曼聯落後利物浦的16個冠軍有7個，但是自從費格遜在1993年獲得第一個英超冠軍以來，這個差距逐步縮小。他這16年來展示出毫無停息的跡象，雲加將之歸功於費格遜永不止步的進取心。
“我相信這種渴望從未消失，直到你生命的最後一天，這種真正的渴望從未消失，”這位法國人說。槍手論壇" Q5 |7 a1 o; W" a. j) c
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“這與你贏得獎盃數量沒有任何關係，和你賺錢的數量也沒有任何關係。你要麼想在一生中獲勝，要麼你不想在一生中獲勝。就是這麼簡單。”
對於那些沒有這種驅動力的人來說，要接受是困難的。有這種驅動力的人，他們理解到了最後唯一要緊的事情就是你有多麼想獲得成功。”
曼聯本賽季一路上並不是都佔據上風。利物浦在整個賽季都威脅他們，當曼聯在3月蹣跚時，車路士也為冠軍在最後猛衝，但是雲加對於冠軍的回應印象深刻。bb“曼聯反擊非常好，他們值得表揚，”他說。“現在，他們看起來是英國最好球隊。他們是。”
“費格遜也值得表揚，但是這也說明了世事無絕對，世事如白雲蒼狗，變幻莫測。”“他們相比我們有不同的資源，所以你不能將這2家俱樂部拿到前面來對比。但是曼聯買人非常好，花費非常好。” |
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