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How Did Mark Bosnich React When Sir Alex Ferguson Called Him 'Terrible Professional'?
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Mark Bosnich was signed by Manchester United two times during the golden era of Ferguson.
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Former Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson created much noise when he branded Mark Bosnich as a “terrible professional" in his autobiography more than a decade ago.
The old chapter was recently reopened by Jeff Stelling, who shared an anecdote about the row during a chat with former Australian footballer Mark Schwarzer on the Football’s Greatest podcast. Bosnich was regarded as one of the most talented goalkeepers of his generation. However, his undisciplined lifestyle and controversial off-field activities took a toll on his emerging career.
Mark Bosnich was signed by Manchester United two times during the golden era of Ferguson. He first joined the Premier League club as a teenager in the late 80s. After plying his trade for some other teams, Bosnich returned to Old Trafford in 1999 to fill in the shoes of Danish legend Peter Schmeichel.
His second spell with Manchester United did not go as per the expectations. Only a year later, Bosnich became the third-choice goalkeeper as Sir Alex Ferguson kept more faith in the newl
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Mark Bosnich orders showdown with Sir Alex Ferguson over ‘unprofessional’ jibe
Mark Bosnich has demanded a showdown with Sir Alex Ferguson after being branded ‘a terrible professional’ by the former Manchester United boss.
Bosnich says he wants to meet Ferguson face-to-face after he was attacked by the Scot in a press conference ahead of the release of his autobiography this week.
Ferguson had said he wanted Bosnich to be United’s number one goalkeeper in 1999, but the Australian ‘turned up three hours late for his first day’s training and he was overweight’.
Bosnich was also branded ‘a terrible professional’ in the autobiography, but he says he wants to meet Sir Alex when they both attend the Melbourne Cup Down Under next month.
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‘I’ll definitely go down there if he is down there and ask to see him,’ Bosnich told talkSPORT.
‘I’m going to tell him straight to his face and I’ll ask him to repeat [his criticism] and then I will tell him exactly what I want to say and you guys can all read about it, like you read his book.
‘Sir Alex is entitled to his versions of events as I will be entitled to my right to reply at the appropriate time.’
Despite his fury, Bosnich, who now works as a TV