In fact if you just Google it there a list of players Ferguson criticised in public
Like I said, imo Fergie knew when to kick ass and put an arm around a player, but what Im saying is he rarely in his 25 years as United manager publicly berated players in a press meeting though, especially singled out by name...
I 'Googled' it:
SOURCE:
https://www.manchestereveningnews.c...manchester-united-news-alex-ferguson-11918367
Manchester United players who Sir Alex Ferguson publicly criticised
Beckham
'The flying boot was punted inside the dressing room, but three years earlier Ferguson publicly admonished Beckham after he arrived for training late. United had just moved into their Carrington quarters and prying
photographers captured the moment Ferguson sent the world's most recognisable footballer back into the dressing room.'
Ronaldo
"It's hard when a player who wants to entertain doesn't get everything his own way,” Ferguson explained. “But you can't get everything your own way.”
In this instance, Ferguson's majestic man-management shone through. Three days later, Ronaldo responded to the rebuke by scoring perhaps the greatest goal of his career at FC Porto.
Evans
"F*****g wake up," Ferguson screamed at the 22-year-old defender. This was public criticism of a United player at its most volcanic, a glimpse of the hairdryers
within the four dressing room walls.
"I was just giving him a bit of gentle advice," Ferguson said later.
"Our whole back four were going to get it, but he's unfortunate he was the nearest defender to me.
Again, this was behind closed doors
Rooney
A notoriously unreliable penalty taker, he slipped and blazed the ball wide with a run up almost as ridiculous as Simone Zaza's at the Euros.
"I don’t know what Wayne was trying to do with the penalty," Ferguson fumed. "I was dumbstruck by that one."
Not much in it imo
Rooney
Rooney had just scored twice in a 4-0 win over Aston Villa but the goals masked a low-quality performance which Ferguson was keen to highlight.
"I think Wayne is the type of player who has to play on the edge in a game really," Ferguson told MUTV. “When it's a really close and competitive game. When it gets to that casual bit, he's worse than the rest of them. He gets so casual about it.” The club website did not hesitate running the quotes.
Not really much in that imo
Smalling
On the stroke of half-time, Smalling was outjumped by Vincent Kompany for the eventual winner.
"If you lose a goal at a set-piece you only have yourself to blame at this level," Ferguson said. He later admitted it was a mistake to single out Smalling.
Admitted it he was wrong to single out Smalling...
Rooney
"Rooney is fit, he has trained really well," Ferguson said after the forward had recovered from a nasty gash suffered against Fulham. "The period he was injured, I think that was key to it. He maintained his fitness which is important because he is a stocky lad.
"He is very stocky, he is going to have to train well all the time, there is no doubt about that.”
Calling a player stocky isnt really much of a criticism haha
Nani
"We gave the ball away for a third goal and we were in complete control of the game at that point," Ferguson said after United's 5-4 League Cup extra-time defeat at Chelsea.
"We were playing really good football at that point and all we needed to do was see the game out by keeping possession.
"But Nani decided to try and beat a player, lost the ball and they got a penalty kick against us.” The clumsy Scott Wootton conceded the foul to gift Chelsea a stoppage-time equaliser, but Ferguson turned on the more experienced Nani.
I was pissed at this game, but yeah he called him out...
Rooney
"I took him off because Villa were a very fast, young side, full of running, and their substitute was running past Wayne." Ferguson is unlikely to be of the same view as the multitude of blinkered television pundits that Rooney belongs in midfield in the current United side.
Not much in that either imo...
My point was that in my view over 25 years, Fergie was a more private person when comes to the team, Jose is more combative...