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I read two sections today. They are called Confidentiality and Rivalries. SAF talks about how hard it was for him to keep the club's secrets within the club. He also mentions how Rivilaries played an important role in his career which helped him succeed.

Today I read the section called Innovation. This was one of the best sections that I read in this book because SAF talks about how innovation also impacts sports and football in particular. He talked about how it became essential that a club has video analysists, nutritionists, etc. In addition, he talked about how he tried to keep up with technology so the team has the best advantage

Today I read two sections. These two sections were about Negotiations and Brokers. SAF talked about being a football manager helped help become a better negotiator through signing and selling players. He also mentions how players these days appoint an agent which overcomplicates the process of signing players. I am still enjoying the book because it talks about the challenegs behind the scenes of a football club.

Today I read a long section called Compensation. SAF talks about how he managed the club's salaries. He mostly talked about how his experience when he was a player and a manager for Scottish clubs like Aberdeen. I am still enjoying this book because he talks about topics from a manager's prespective and not from the media's prespective which can be biased.

Today I finished shooting an elephant. I like this story because Geroge Orwell tries to convey a message to the readers by describing how his intentions and reasons behind killing the elephant were to impress and fulfill what the people want. George Orwell also talks about how him, being a white, had several implications on his life and the way he behaved because he desperatley tried to fit in the environment.

Today I read the chapter called Frugality. SAF talks about how he used to spend money during his professional career as a manager. He also talks about his strategy in buying and selling players and how he didn't spend a lot of money on players. One of his beliefs was that you have to build and not buy a team.

Today I read three sections called Decision-making, Buying, and Delegation. He talks about the importance of each one and how he applied these principles during his time in Man U. At first, he wrote about how he tried to do/manage all aspects of the club during his early carrer but eventually realised that he needs to trust and give other people responsibilities so that he can focus of the managing aspect.

Today I read the two sections called Owners and Control. SAF talks about the importance of having owners who care more about the long-term goals rather than the short-term goals. In addition, he explains how he used to manage the players and the different departments of Manchester United to increase the productivity of his players. I still find the book very interesting.

Today I read two sections called writing and answering. In these two chapters, SAF talks mostly about the press and how he dealt with the pressure they mounted on him. He also describes the importance of talking to the press and some of the tips he received from and gave to other managers. Overall, I am still enjoying the book because it describes what happens behind the scenes which cant be seen by a the fans.

Today I read a long section called failure. It talks about how failure haunted him during his career and was an essential part of his success because he always strived and worked hard to not suffer failure and defeats. I am still enjoying the book as it talks about something i am passionate about.

Today i read about how SAF used to manage his time in order to make the most of it in training and managing United. In the second section, he talks about how keeping distractions away from him as dinners and parties contributed to his success because it helped him concentrate and spend more time to focus on United. In addition, I am still enjoying the book because it talks about a lot of interesting topics.

I read the section called Complacency where SAF talked about how complacency stood as an obstacle in front of him because it made it difficult for him to keep the players motivated after winning so much. He gave a lot of examples of when complacency caused them to lose titles. For example, in 2012. I also started a new chapter called Measuring people, in this chapter I read two sections, Job Hunting and Networking.

today i read about how SAF used to encourage his players whenever they made mistakes. He also talked about how he used to handle some special players differently because they needed more attention or help. He also mentioned how he always tried to help the players whether they played with Manchester United or in their national teams whenever they suffered from criticism.

Today I finished the sections called Teamwork and Captains. I also started the chapter called setting standards. I the new chapter, he focuses mainly on how he set goals at the beginning of each season and how ensured that the expectations are really high because they could bring disappointment incase they cant do it.

Today I read the chapter called Teamwork where Ferguson talks about the importance of teamwork to achieve success either in Football or in any different aspect of your life. He also spoke about how it is important to be balanced. For example, he said that he always made sure he had a mixture of creative, strong, disciplined and experienced players on the pitch in order to win.

In this book, Sir Alex Ferguson, the former coach of Man United speaks about the 26 years he spent in Man United. He talks about the success they had and the secrets behind them winning consistently. Today I read two chapters: Preparation and organisation.
In both chapters, he talks about how he used to prepare his team how the club organisation helped them dominate England throughout his spell.