Colin malam finds that sir alex ferguson has more immediate concerns than jaap stams controversial autobiography. Jaap stam has recalled his anger and confusion at manchester uniteds sudden. Stam arrived at manchester united almost 20 years ago in the summer of 1998. He was known for possessing a rare combination of speed, strength and ballplaying ability, as well as an excellent positional sense. His song yip jaap stam is a big dutch man rang out at old trafford in his honour, as it still does on some match days. The story of jaap stam and sir alex fergusons greatest mistake. Full text of the gentlemans magazine internet archive. Keane by roy keane alex ferguson by alex ferguson red by gary neville. Sir alex ferguson made a mistake letting jaap stam leave. Some suggest ferguson was apparently upset at the revelations in stams autobiography which revealed details and inner secrets of the. In this his first book, stam reveals what it is like to play for the biggest and. Ferguson had been angered by extracts from stams book.
After eagleeyed readers noticed errors in sir alex fergusons autobiography, one customer who complained has been offered a full refund. The story of jaap stam and sir alex fergusons greatest. Jaap stam claims release of autobiography was used as excuse for. Manchester united surprised fans by selling jaap stam to lazio for. Former manchester united defender jaap stam says that the controversy surrounding the release of his book headtohead gave the club a convenient excuse to move him on from old trafford. Head to head first edition by stam, jaap, butler, jeremy isbn. Now recognized as one of the best central defenders in the world, jaap stam was.
The imposing centrehalf was a stalwart in the united defence following his. The book was tabloid gold including the claim that ferguson had tapped stam up while he was at psv eindhoven and that his teammates, the neville brothers, were whingers although the. Jaap stam lifts the lid on shock manchester united. Former manchester united defender jaap stam reveals all on his move to old trafford, his infamous. Hard tegen hard, jaap stam 9789000307210 paperback sport. Jaap stam reveals the real reason he was sold by manchester united. It was in jaap stam s jeep, in a shopping centre car park, halfway home from carrington, that sir alex ferguson told him his manchester united career was over. Manchester united manager alex ferguson has insisted that jaap stams shock. The dutchman enjoyed a prolific threeyear stint under sir alex ferguson at the red devils between 1998 and 2001, where he won three premier. Just three years prior, ferguson had travelled to the netherlands to convince a relatively unknown stam. Sir alex ferguson has expressed his regret about letting dutch defender jaap stam leave manchester united back in 2001. Stam made numerous statements in the book about his views on opposing players, and notoriously alleged that fergusons approach to buy him was done. Stam was shipped out of old trafford after his controversial book head to head suggested sir alex ferguson had tapped him up without the. Even so the book did not help and stamadmits he received the hairdryer treatment from ferguson for its publication.
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