Who is ferguson successor

This has led many to believe that there have been whispers about him slotting into the position. Who better to take up right where Sir Alex leaves off than the man who has helped build his latest team of young talent? On his retirement in , Solskjaer took on the head coach role for Manchester United Reserves and helped to mold the blossoming talents of Danny Welbeck, Tom Cleverley and Federico Macheda.

Currently managing his former club Molde, many newspapers have claimed that Solskjaer is simply honing his skills to take over for Sir Alex whenever he chooses to retire. With Solskjaer's knowledge of the club's workings and his good relationships with some of the breakthrough talents at United, he may be the perfect man to take on the position. Laurent Blanc has won it all as a player, including a Premier League with United in , albeit in a disappointing season for the French man.

During his time at United, Blanc was already looking toward his coaching badges and Ferguson primarily bought him for his experience after the departure of Jaap Stam. As a manager for Bordeaux, the World Cup winner showed his quality, setting his team apart by winning the league and two cups in his two seasons with the side. This won Blanc a call up to manage the French national team after they suffered under the reign of Raymond Domenech.

The French leader has been constantly linked with Sir Alex's job upon his retirement and one look at his achievements in his young managerial career will convince non-believers otherwise.

Mourinho was a managerial sparring partner to Ferguson during his time at Chelsea , with Mourinho getting the better of the Scot on many occasions. There is no doubt that the self-proclaimed "Special One" has gained most of the headlines when it comes to who will take over for Ferguson, but sometimes I think people forget how frustrating it was to play against Mourinho's defensive Chelsea line up, and the criticism, perhaps jealous, that United gave the Londoners for it. It has also been claimed that Mourinho has a release clause at the end of any four years he spends at Real to take over for the United legend.

But based on Real's current form, he may want to stay to rack up some trophies before making his decision. The Portuguese manger is very much a natural successor to Ferguson. A master of mind games like the Scot, his drive for success is proven through his record thus far, having won 18 titles across four different leagues, including two UEFA Champions Leagues, since his start as a top tier manager in Enjoy our content?

Join our newsletter to get the latest in sports news delivered straight to your inbox! Your sports. Join Newsletter. David Moyes might have the required character and potential, though with his limited acquaintance with silverware and his negligible experience in Europe he would essentially be going to Old Trafford to prove himself, and that is a situation fraught with risk.

Moyes would be the likely winner in any contest to find a manager who most resembles the last one United recruited. Like Ferguson in he is ambitious, driven, popular and proven at a high level within Britain, though things have moved on a bit at United since , and the successful candidate this time is going to hit the ground running, because the basic job description is to keep repeating a formula for near-perfection.

That is what Ferguson ended up achieving — league titles and the later stages of the Champions League were almost taken for granted — and anything sub-standard in either respect will be quickly noticed by players as well as fans. The accepted wisdom in football is that it is never a good idea to succeed a really successful manager, let alone the most successful the country has produced, because the transition is unlikely to be smooth and comparisons are bound to be unfavourable. Better to come in as the next manager but one, when a few things have gone wrong and there is some scope for improvement.

Bob Paisley managed to disprove the theory by taking Liverpool on to new and greater heights after taking over from the revered Bill Shankly in the 70s, though as Paisley came from within as a product of the boot-room culture that Shankly himself instigated, it could be argued that Liverpool 40 years ago had mastered the seamless transition and were ahead of their time in avoiding the pitfalls that Manchester United discovered when it became necessary to replace Matt Busby.

Ferguson's own appointment came after United had steadied the ship post-relegation, and enjoyed relatively stable times under Dave Sexton and Ron Atkinson, yet the absence of a league title since meant there was still plenty for the new man to do.

United at the moment bestride the English scene just as Liverpool did before them, but without the continuity or security the boot room used to provide. Whoever the club turn to to replace Ferguson will represent something of a risk. Mourinho because he courts controversy, makes enemies and generally only stays at clubs for a handful of seasons. However, four months later, without any prior notice given to Ferguson, Bayern Munich announced that Guardiola would replace their coach Jupp Heynckes at the end of the season and United were forced to look at other candidates.

Jose Mourinho was discounted on the belief he had an agreement to join Chelsea with Carlo Ancelotti, another target, ready to replace the Portuguese coach at Madrid.

Jurgen Klopp was believed to be settled and happy at Borussia Dortmund and Louis van Gaal, the current United manager, was engaged with the Netherlands in their World Cup campaign. Ferguson's eventual successor, David Moyes, therefore appears to have been sixth choice in the list of preferred successors.

Upon his appointment, the former Everton boss was hailed as dour Glaswegian moulded in Ferguson's image, an ideal successor, and awarded a six-year contract with the club. His reign was ultimately disastrous, with the defending champions finishing seventh and failing to qualify for European competition.

Moyes was sacked before the end of the season following a reverse to his former club Everton, the defeat that ruled out Champions League qualification.