Does Alex Ferguson avoid certain nationalities to work for him at Man Utd?
I think that he hasn’t been able to sign Italian or Spanish players (except Italian-American Giuseppe Rossi who is on loan in Italy) because they tend to stay in their own domestic leagues, with a few exceptions. Portuguese and Brazilian players also tend to migrate towards those two countries when looking to upgrade from their domestic teams. I’d like to see him tap the African market, after seeing players like Eto’o, Essien, and Drogba shine for Manchester’s English and European rivals. I think that the base of any team should be homegrown… the core is still built around British players Scholes, Giggs, and Rooney, but I think that it is migrating to Cristiano Ronaldo (who, incidentally, is rumored to be going to Madrid or Barcelona in the summer)… also, the language barrier makes the transition easier… which is why some highly skilled Spanish-speaking players like Uruguayan Diego Forlan didn’t make an impact with the Red Devils. I expect a shift to occur in the next few years..
