Things were much harder when he had to shop in the bargain bin. But when he had De Boer, Ferguson, Caniggia, Arveladze, Artera, Klos, Moore, Amoruso etc, it's no surprise he made them winners. Look at the bosmans in 04/05, Prso, Boumsong, even Vignal on loan, then Ferguson coming back and Buffel. A good manager with good players! His 2 bad seasons, look at the recruitment and that tells you everything