Alex Ferguson review

Synopsis:

Sir Alex Ferguson's compelling story is always honest and revealing, and he reflects on his managerial career that embraced unprecedented European success for Aberdeen and 26 triumphant seasons with Manchester United. Sir Alex Ferguson's best-selling autobiography has now been updated to offer reflections on events at Manchester United since his retirement, as well as his teachings at the Harvard Business School, a night at the Oscars, and a boat tour round the Hebrides, where he passed unrecognized. The extra material adds fresh insights and detail on his final years as United's manager. Both the psychology of management and the detail of soccer strategy at the top level can be complex matters but no one has explained them in a more interesting and accessible way for the general reader than Sir Alex does here. Alex Ferguson: My Autobiography is revealing, endlessly entertaining, and above all, inspirational.

Review:

One of the most boring books I’ve read in a long time.

Despite specific chapters eg “Rooney”, “Beckham”, etc, Sir Alex finds it impossible to write about one subject for longer than one paragraph, instead it reads something like a convoluted list of all the people that he’s worked with, and each time you actually get an interesting snippet of information, you’re whisked away to the next kitman or coach with barely a second word.

Personally i just couldn’t get into this book at all, despite its potential to be very interesting and insightful

My Rating - 3/10

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