Source: Team_Talk
Fergie: Hodgson certain to win award
Sir Alex Ferguson claims Roy Hodgson is a certainty to be named Manager of the Year and hailed Fulham's Europa League run as "miraculous".[LNB] Ferguson has won four European titles himself, one at Aberdeen and three with Manchester United.[LNB]But he feels even those epics have been matched by Fulham's astonishing performance, topped off last night when they came from behind to beat Hamburg in the semi-final at Craven Cottage.[LNB]"Roy should be Manager of the Year, there is absolutely no doubt about it," said Ferguson.[LNB]"It is a miracle. Hopefully he does win it now but it is one of the best British performances of all time."[LNB]Ferguson revealed he sent Hodgson a good luck message prior to kick-off and that former Cottagers keeper Edwin van der Sar was not the only player in the Old Trafford dressing room hoping the Londoners would come through.[LNB]He was also taken aback by a morning discussion about Fulham's perceived below-par performance in their 59th game of the season, which began in Lithuania in mid-July.[LNB]"I sent Roy a text message and everyone at the club was wishing them all the best," he said.[LNB]"When you go 1-0 down to a German team you say to yourself it is going to be hard but the comeback was fantastic.[LNB]"I heard people on the radio this morning saying that they didn't play well. It was their 59th game of the season and people were talking about their performance![LNB]"He was doing well to get those players onto the pitch because he can only have about 16 players in his squad.[LNB]"They still have another four games to play yet. That will be 63.[LNB]"They started in that tournament in July. July! Crikey. I was on the beach."
