The former Aberdeen boss claims that the media have exaggerated his conduct with Mike Dean during the game against Newcastle United, claiming that he never intended to shove the referee or deface him in anyway.
Controversy surrounding Sir Alex Ferguson, especially when it comes to criticizing match officials, is nothing new in the Premier League, with the tactician deeming it his right to launch attacks on the referees when they go against his team.
It was the same case again when Newcastle came to Old Trafford on Boxing day and Mike Dean awarded an own goal to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Demba-Ba-c10812, who was in an offside position.
With that in mind, Ferguson approached the referee and quizzed him over the decision, claiming that the goal should have been disallowed.
While the drama should have ended on the pitch, Magpies’ boss http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alex-c4752 for his actions and then the whole scenario embroiled into a feud, which the media have exacerbated to quite an extent.
Reports from http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749 criticized the coach for his actions, but Fergie himself came clean and claimed that he done nothing wrong and that the press had done everything to malign him, leaving no angle of the controversy to chance.
Speaking to reporters, the tactician claimed that the Reds are always the one to suffer because of their popularity and that he did not have any malicious intent when he approached Mike Dean the other day.
“The problem for me and Manchester United is that the profile of the club is huge. It’s unfortunate that I carry that, because I’m the manager of the biggest club in the world. I’m not like Newcastle, a wee club in the North-east. He shoved the fourth official
[in Newcastle’s first game of the season] and laughs about it and then he has the cheek to criticise me. It is unbelievable. He forgets the help I gave him by the way.”
“I was demonstrative, but I was not out of order. I’m always demonstrative – everyone knows that. I’m an emotional guy,” Fergie was quoted as saying.
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