It is very common to see someone backing his favorite player or manager and if we talking about one of the longest and successful Manchester United boss, Sir Alex Ferguson, obviously, is the one who is being taken as the Godfather when it comes to lead a side. During his over two decades old tenure at Old Trafford, he has had several notable names giving their finest performances and one of them was former United captain Gary Neville who now serves Spanish side Valencia as manager. The 40-year-old Englishman helped Red Devils win as many as two Champions Leagues and eight Premier League titles under Scot. Now, when everyone doubts over his ability to lead a pressing side, Alex came in support of his former and assured he will surely be successful for La Liga side as he has been throughout his playing career. Having been on a six months contract at Mestalla, Neville is already a name to look for in Spain, in fact, thousands of club fans watched him taking his first training session which proves how confident his Primera División career is going to be.
Talking about his former associate and how his first managerial spell should be, Ferguson said at the TechCrunch Disrupt London event, “Typical Gary. He’s got the courage to do something like this. It’s a big step for him — owning Salford City Football Club to managing Valencia.
“But he’s got the football experience and he’s got that role with England that will help him too and the most important thing that he’s got, he’s got an incredible determination about him. He’s a good decision maker, he’s prepared to make a decision and he’s got that positive attitude. He’s a winner, he’s an absolute winner and I think he’ll do really well. His brother Phil was a far more talented footballer. Everyone in England wanted Phil and we took Gary simply because he was determined, and he was a centre-back at that time.
“But he had something in him and he made himself a footballer. He worked, he practised, he had an incredible determination that made him what he is today. He’s an incredible human being, everything he touches turns to gold. I think he will do well. He’ll be a success.”
Describing his first meeting with the promising Neville, Ferguson added: “I spoke to him, he came to my house. I said: ‘Be yourself, trust your conviction which you’ve done throughout your playing career. It never let you down.’ And I think that will help him. He’s got the language barrier and he’s going to try and correct that and make sure he’s taking the lessons every day which is a proper step, he has to do that. He has to communicate with the players and they’ll appreciate he’s trying.”