Henning Berg recalls favourite Sir Alex Ferguson hairdryer moment

“But there’s no need [to fight it] either, because you know why he is coming [at you] and you know the context of it. So I don’t think you have anything to gain by confronting it too much at the time. 

 

“We did speak about it the week after. He called me into the office and said: ‘Listen, I know what I said.’ And he explained why he said these things, but he also said: ‘Maybe it was also this and this…’ which was… okay. 

 

“But he didn’t excuse himself for what he said. Because that’s how he is, and he should never do that anyway. So I think he handled it in a good way.”

 

The story proves that no-one ever forgets a hairdryer from Sir Alex, once they’ve received one. But perhaps it also shows Ferguson’s more pastoral side, in the way the iconic manager invited Berg to his office to smooth things over and explain, rather than let the frustration simmer.

 

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