Former Manchester United striker Andy Cole says he “cherished” the dressing room at Outdated Trafford and that Sir Alex Ferguson’s criticism used to gee him up.
Cole spent six years at United, successful 5 Premier League titles, two FA Cups and the Champions League in 1999.
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“Critically, I cherished it [the dressing room],” he instructed the Sacked within the Morning podcast. “I am a person. I by no means thoughts if persons are screaming and shouting at me. You get used to that. My dad was at all times telling me off, so I am unable to lie, I received used to that.
“So after I performed with Sir Alex, I keep in mind the boys stated to me ‘no matter you do, do not make a mistake like 5 minutes earlier than the primary half ends or 5 minutes earlier than the tip of the sport as a result of that is all he’ll keep in mind once you go within the dressing room’.
“I appreciated what they have been saying as a result of that is all he’d keep in mind for about 5 minutes and he’d go completely loopy at you after which he is beginning another person. However he solely ever did it to get one of the best out of every us you realize. Nothing was ever private.
“I feel that is why he was so good.”
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Cole scored 121 targets in 275 appearances for United and nonetheless ranks fourth within the all-time high scorers within the Premier League.
“I by no means understood simply how massive Manchester United was,” Cole added, referring to earlier than he moved to Outdated Trafford from .
“I walked right into a dressing room like that and two years earlier than I am taking part in for Bristol Metropolis in League Two watching Manchester United. Two years later I am really taking part in for Manchester United with these gamers.
“I feel everybody would suppose that I used to be a seasoned professional within the Premier League. Properly, I wasn’t. I might had one and a half seasons! You then transfer to Manchester United and everybody appears to be like at you as if to say, ‘gotta hit the bottom working’.”
[BBC]