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It didn’t have to be like this, Jaap

Chris Dunlavy
A FRESH TAKE ON FOOTBALL

JOSE Mourinho isn’t the only person who knows a thing or two about Manchester United’s heritage. Jaap Stam spent three years at Old Trafford, the immovable bedrock of a side that conquered Europe under Alex Ferguson.
He saw first hand – and frequently suffered from – the Scot’s unshakeable belief in going for the jugular.
Ferguson was a winner but, contrary to popular belief, not at all costs. “As a manager, we have to remember that there’s a public to be entertained,” he wrote ahead of the Champion...

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