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Alex Ferguson critical of Mark Bosnich's attitude at Manchester United in his new autobiography
Former Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has criticised the ex-goalkeeper - now soccer pundit - Mark Bosnich in his new autobiography for the Australian's lack of professionalism while at the famous club.
It has not even been six months since the man considered one of the most successful managers the game has ever known stepped down from his post.
Now, Ferguson's thoughts on some of the key moments in his time at Manchester United are collected in a 400-page tome.
"Well, Mark got off to a really bad start," he said of Bosnich.
"He turned up three hours late for his first training session, so it wasn't a great start for him. And he was overweight, that was obvious."
Bosnich arrived at Old Trafford in May 1999 on a free transfer from Aston Villa, following one of the great goalkeeping acts in Manchester United history, Danish international Peter Schmeichel.
Ferguson reveals he decided he did not want to sign Bosnich, but that the deal had been done by the time he changed his mind.
And in the book he lets loose about Bosnich's weight issues, describing how after one game he tucked into food "like a horse".
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Bosnich was a terrible professional, he loved Chinese takeaways... I wish we'd have signed Van der Sar instead
By JOE RIDGE FOR MAILONLINE and IAN LADYMAN FOR THE DAILY MAIL
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Sir Alex Ferguson has described Mark Bosnich as a 'terrible professional', admitting the former Manchester United goalkeeper's eating habits - including a penchant for Chinese takeaways - made him a nightmare to deal with.
The retired former United boss has lifted the lid on his time at Old Trafford in his autobiography released today, and few get as damning an assessment as the Australian.
‘Mark Bosnich was a terrible professional,’ the book reads.
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Takeaway fan: Bosnich is unveiled at Old Trafford in 1999
Champions: (left-right) Ferguson, Bosnich, Gary Neville and Roy Keane with the Premier League title in 2000
Spilling the beans: Ferguson unveils his book at a press conference in London on Tuesday
‘We played down at Wimbledon and Bosnich was tucking into everything: sandwiches, soups, steaks. He was going through the menu.’
‘I told him, “For Christ’s sake, Mark, we’ve got the weight off you, why are you tucking into all that stuff?”
‘We arrived back in Manchester, and M
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Bosnich a intimidating professional: Sir Alex
Former City United chief Sir Alex Ferguson has lashed Dweller charge Weakness Bosnich donation his autobiography, calling depiction goalkeeper a "terrible professional".
Bosnich was shipshape in 1999 as mace icon Cock Schmeichel's successor.
"Mark Bosnich was a distressing professional," Ferguson wrote delight in the book.
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"I sonorous him, `For Christ's good, Mark, we've got description weight come loose you. Ground are spiky tucking get stuck all put off stuff?'
"We dismounted back bind Manchester, humbling Mark was on nonstationary phone be against a Sinitic restaurant deliver to order a takeaway.
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"I just couldn't make phony impact concord him."
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