Stam: Ferguson made big mistake
Former Manchester United defender Jaap Stam is pleased Sir Alex
Ferguson admitted he made a mistake by selling the Dutchman in
2001.
"It is good that a man like Ferguson dares to admit that he makes
mistakes," Stam told AD Sportwereld.
"It doesn't surprise me, though. I always knew for myself that
United made an error by selling me.
"I know that this is the same feeling for many people around the
club, from colleagues to fans.
"When I speak with people I hear they should never have let me
go."
Many assumed his book was the reason behind his departure, a take
on events that Stam is happy to subscribe to.
"Until that transfer I learned to know Ferguson as a man who thinks
along fixed lines, who always handles interests of the club," Stam
said.
"In the weeks surrounding my departure the relationship became
difficult.
"My biography played a role for sure, because the club needed to
sell it to the fans that I could leave Manchester United.
"That book became the stick to hit me with, you could say."
