Giggs: Day I told Becks to shut up... and why Ronaldo
RYAN GIGGS claims no manager will ever have the total control Sir Alex Ferguson enjoyed in his days at Manchester United after lifting the lid on life under his “scary” boss.
Jose Mourinho might have called out stars like Luke Shaw and Chris Smalling in public – but United legend Giggs says that was nothing compared to Ferguson’s feared hairdryer.
“Fergie was scary and even now he still scares me” said Giggs.
“I still call him boss because he just has that aura about him. He had that little cough and as soon as you heard that, walking down the corridor at the training ground, you’d dive in a doorway to get out of his way.
“I was always wary of him because he had that ability to turn up at your house – and he sometimes did.
“But he did it all for you and he had so many other great qualities.
“He said recently he only ever used the hairdryer half a dozen times – but I think his memory is selective on that! It wasn’t nice to get it, even as an experienced player.”
Giggs recalled: “There was no point trying to argue with him. I did argue back twice, but it didn’t go well.
“The first time was against Juventus away. They were a very good team and, at half-time, I half-questioned him – and got substituted there and then!
“I did it again, though, because, when you are playing and in the midst of it, the adrenalin is going with you as well.
“We were all winners, so if you wanted to make a point and put it across, you would.” Giggs remembered how David Beckham used to tell him to shut up when he argued back with Ferguson. “Half the time I’d be sat next to Becks and he would be whispering, ‘Be quiet, be quiet’, if I said something back, and I’d do the same,” added Giggs. “You could never win – but we still said our bit. “It’s very difficult to think there would be