As a Livepool fan it pains me to say but Sir Alex Ferguson would have been the making of Gazza. They would have looked after him and ensured he did not self destruct.
I know what you mean. His goal against Scotland in Euros was devastating for us but you just had to go 'wow' I think had he signed for utd thngs could have been very differnt
Why do people think they know how a non existent future would have worked out? Gazza has mental problems, it’s clear, he wouldn’t have lasted at Utd. Fergie Dodged a bullet
I can see where you're coming from, but I disagree. Walter Smith is in the same kind of mould as Fergie......and Rangers got 4 great seasons out of Gazza.....right around the time of that Euro 96 performance. Had Fergie been able to get him earlier, I believe a lot of his problems would have been eradicated to an extent. He needed a father figure while away from home. Walter Smith was that man, and he came on leaps and bounds while up here. I'm certain Fergie would have put him on the right path too,
@@mka70 I'm no Rangers fan, but you're dead right. After Newcastle, with a no-nonsense manager and at a successful club, Gazza would have had the chance to address his problems.
We now live in a world where if I tried to type what I think he said on here I get one of those "help us keep comments respectful" UA-cam messages pop up asking me to maybe consider editing it 😂
There are many people who, by the help of their friends, have saved themselves from the grasp of alcoholism. I think if there's one stupid comment, it is yours.
Yes. Apparently Ferguson in the early days used to personally make sure that his players didnt go to pubs and bars when they were training and playing. When Ferguson joined Man Utd there was a deeply engrained culture of drinking within the club. As the story goes, he stamped that out.
Maiden Astraea he was always surrounded by family and friends yet you think alex ferguson could have saved him.. Your the fkn idiot.. You can't even bring an argument
Fergie would’ve moulded Gazza into someone who played, lived and thought positively; I’m sure of it. Can you imagine having a 4-3-2-1 with Gascoigne and Cantona in floating AttMid roles behind Cole or Solskjaer and connecting to the midfield with Beckham and Giggs on the wings, and Keane providing support in the centre. I want to cry at that possibility. What a team!!
Oh what could have been. A 19 year old Gazza under the wing of SAF. He would have turned out very differently. Ravel Morrison excepted, Fergie always turned the boys into men
Paul Mcgrath too. Ferguson is a legendary man manager but not all players turned their life around. A pisshead is a pisshead and Gazza is a pisshead. He wouldve been gone from utd in 2 years.
Irie Ite 100%, I think the shouting and screaming would scare them at first but after a while it would just get tedious, Gazza was pretty much doomed the moment he was born to be honest
However life ended up however sad it is the country loved him they still love him Gazza was the best we have ever produced and no one has played for the shirt like this man nothing can take that away as a child I can only thank him for the memories.
+Esam E. Al-Shakarchi No, his biggest mistakes were marrying that gold-digger & performing a spinning bird kick on gary charles & in the FA cup final...
supahdupahguy81 But this was his first mistake,the others wouldn't have followed had he not been a fuckin immature moran and used his head instead of thinking of the nightlife of London and signing because the club bought his parents a house ?!?! The money he was going to get at United he could've bought them one himself ! Thought more of retelling the story than of a responsible future ! Here's a choice-sign for a dodgy gangster or for the manager building a footballing dynasty at the most famous club in the world ?? Gazza then and now=Idiot !
Would love to have seen him at United, I look at the way SAF managed cantona, who was a massive handful, I think he could have dealt with Gazza and maybe, just maybe, could have made a profound difference to his life then and now, SAF was a tough man, but he knew how to look after special players.
You are forgetting one huge thing...hindsight. At the time United were not what they are now. Looking back now its a big mistake but at the time it was not
spencer whippers United were building a whole new side and spending massive money,Spurs were a usual top six side then the same as United,United won the cup in '90,Spurs won it in '91 and United won the Cup winners cup in '91 so no,Uniteds initial success proves Gazza fucked up !! In hindsight he was a moran to sign for Spurs !
All these comments voted up saying Fergie would have made sure he was the best in the world and healthy for the next decade and after thinking about it and taking into account both of their personalities and upbringing...... i'm honestly not so sure. Gazza was working class, wore his heart on his sleeve and never backed down from a challenge, his bookings and sendings off seemed to come from him being overly emotional, if he had lost possession cheaply and was over compensating wildly trying to get the ball back and that showed a lack of maturity, but because he's so ridiculously talented he more than makes up for this potentially catastrophic flaw. You need players like him because people who are overly emotional are normally also overly competitive and push themselves to be creative to always succeed, couple that with an addictive personality, hyperactivity and money not being an issue to limit him anymore and people lauding him as the best young footballer in England sends your confidence through the roof.... i just dont see Sir Alex getting through to him If Fergie had been too strict on him it could have backfired spectacularly, pretty sure if Alex had thrown a boot at Gazza he would have picked up Paul Scholes and thrown him at Sir Alex. Alex Ferguson upbringing was very very very tough and he used fear to control his players and i just dont see that approach working with an 80's Gazza. We might have never got the timeless classic Fog on the Tyne single either and i dont want to see that alternate universe
really?? he managed cantona and Keane for the better part of 12 yrs. both crazy characters and both turned out to be 10 times the players they were because they came to united. cantona was actually about to retire. Platini and houllier actually had to convince him to come back. otherwise we'd Never get to see the enigmatic frenchman. if sir Alex was amazing at one thing, that was man management. he would have been the only guy in the world of football who would have controlled him and given his energy a proper direction.
I dream of what that team would have played like. As a Geordie I often think that shearer and Gascoigne would have been better off at Manchester utd. Professionally I mean. Medals, medals, medals.
Alex Ferguson admiration for Michael Collins is great. I listened to A.F. on Irish Radio RTÉ 1 talking about M.C. as Michael Collins was a Strong LEADER Too.
What a shame, Paul would have been world player of the year at least once. He would have a cabinet full of medals, and probably be in a better position in life today. What a talent.
When Gazza played for England EVERY England fan would think the same thing. Just give the ball to Gascoigne. This at a time when we had other great creative players but Gascoigne was head and shoulders above. His Cryuff turn against two Holland players was brilliant to watch.
You ask many past UTD players...they say that Fergie was a father figure to them...after so much of an influence hes had on so many players hed of let Gazza slip?...not only a football manager but a peoples manager...principles...work ethic...consistency...its hard to say what hed would of made of Gazza but I tell you....hed of been much a better state now if he was under Fergie....
Here's the thing though; by the time the 70s were coming around, Best had won every major trophy in football that was available to him. And with an ever growing celebrity status, coupled with no Matt Busby around, he really wasn't interested in football any more.
GlasgowEoin2k6 It's a funny one, I think Walter Smith knew how to handle Gazza and tried to be a bit of a father figure and cut him some slack. Ferguson has a stricter policy and his my way or the highway attitude would have probably rubbed Gazza up the wrong way resulted in him rebelling.
Am a Liverpool fan and I miss vs Alex Ferguson the match was so much more competitive and he had a great flow with the game and I wish we still had that In football lfc ftw
I don't even know if Fergie could have saved Gazza, having read his (Gazza's) book Gazza had a lot of inner demons already, and also an addictive personality. Football wise he was a phenomenon - perhaps not in the Cristiano / Messi / Maradona bracket, but he was the best of his generation in terms of talent. Definitely the best England had for generations. Maybe at United Gazza would have self destructed in a different way, would he have towed the line, or rebelled against it? As it goes, although he never truly had the career his talent deserved, it wasn't a bad one. It's fantastic to see him looking so well and lucid now though. He was my hero as a 10 year old in 1990 - it was Gazza that made me fall in love with football as a whole (although I "supported" United before then)
without doubt he is the best English player ever his talent,skill,ability on the ball passing,the tricks he had to unlock defences and England have never had anyone close to match him.
I'm from Brasil, and Gascoigne was one of the three english players who impressed me, who i thought that could come close to our level; the others were Hoddle and Owen.
You mean your level from the past surely, as the players you've got now in Brazil are bloody awful. We've had better players than Gascoigne, Hoodle and Owen but they rarely got picked as in England the coaches like dull players who do exactly as they tell them and have good engines like Gerard - that's why England never excite their fans.
Lee Boyall Yeah, but still our players fro today are like better than any English, French, Italian, etc. I was talking in terms of technique, ability, skills. Gascoigne and Hoddle were two superb midfields, used both feet equally, great vision. Hoddle had long passes and Gascoinge had dribbling. And Owen was a genius, plain and simple. He got me stunned in 1998 WC, he couldve been best world player several times
He took the right decision. Tottenham made sure not only him but his parents were happy as well, this is how you take care of your employee. SAF got a lesson that day.
Gazza was brilliant but did things his way - this is what I also love about him. He shone on the pitch and lived life off it. He gave so much to entertain everyone that perhaps he forgot about himself at times.
Was before my time but his name in football still this day shows how much of a good player he must of been. And watching his videos probes to me he was. Got told by loads he was arguably best player of his time but the bright lights of London ruined him. Gutted to never have seen him play live
I don't really buy that the bright lights of London are to blame. Gazza was an alcoholic and probably bipolar. He would have boozed it up in London or Manchester. Remember, the United team of that ear were big boozers. It's not like they were at home in their slippers having a cup of ea at 7PM! They were out all the time.
TheBarbahaba russia has oneof the worlds biggest alcoholic nations, and denmark , norway arent far behind.... colder climates do have something to do with strong alcoholic intake. fact
10 20 years ago the same would be in effect... there arent many players today that are alcoholics because of piss tests.... i do know a few that do the odd bit of heroin and coke but thats another story....
90% of the comments: gazza could have been the best midfielder england ever had if he'd only signed for fergie gazza: the best england midfielder england ever had
i'm a Liverpool fan but i think that sir alex ferguson was one of the all time great managers not just in britain but throughout the world as well. and i think that he was right about paul gascoigne he was a great player and he could have been one of the all time greats but he just didn't fulfill his potential i'm afraid. i wish that he had come to Liverpool at that time because we had a good team then but failing that i think that he would have been great at manchester united where sir alex would have got the best out of him like he did with eric cantona as well. it's just a shame what has happened to paul gascoigne with all of his troubles but i would like to see him given a coaching role at a club but i know that would be very hard to do at this moment in time with all that he is going through i'm afraid.
everyone let's not get into he should've could've would've and let's just agree that he was a huge talent for his clubs and England and a bloody good funny man who ran into addiction and illness in later life. Gazza you legend.
That really would have been a special team - both did well at Newcastle but could have done a lot better at Man Utd - by the way I am not a Man U supporter.
Whitesied, Robson, and moses. Great players in the bar beer , rum , and some punani. Gascoigne outclassed all of them, and added abit of magic flour on the top aswell, as if icing on the cake .
Clickbait. Alex Ferguson was talking about Paul Gascoigne, but I wanted to hear him talk about Paul Gascoigne.mp4 (bitrate, encoding, disk volume size etc). Very disappointed unsubscribed.
Lucky he later signed for the world's most successful club side the famous Glasgow Rangers 💙🇬🇧 at least he didn't make 2 huge mistakes as turning utd down was arguably his worst choice as he would of had English league and cup medals along with his Scottish 1s #only1gazza
As Sir Alex says Gazza made a mistake by moving to Spurs, but he made up for it after leaving Lazio by moving to Scotland and joining Rangers with Ferguson's old friend Walter Smith.
Gazza himself admitted it, he made a mistake not signing for united. He said it himself, ferguson would've been a massive benefit to him off the field, and looked after him.
I reckon if fergie had gazza then imagine how gazza would be today, fergie would've took care of him like a son and gazza would've blossomed even more as a player and especially out side of football.
ghostwhisper666 Tottenham were at least sensible and banked most of the money they got for Bale rather than rushing into buying sub standard players..............oh no wait, that's not right is it?
This interview was very special. It was right after the 2008 champions league final. Where can I find the full interview? I've been looking for it for years to watch it again.
Fair point because he just got rid of paul. McGrath wouldn't change thats why he was shown the door. Gazza was a complex character and its very hard to change that but he knocked that celebrity bollocks out of giggs. Gazza had the potential to be great, so its shame to see him like this now.
And Gazza didn't think Manchester United would have done the same if that would have done it? He wasn't any brighter at 19, lol. Wish him all the best, though, seems like a great guy.
cantona was of the same ilk. sometimes there are few people you connect with and the people that you connect with tend to bring the worst or the best out of you. sir Alex had a really positive influence on cantona's career as in Platini convinced him to not retire and sir Alex gave him his love of football back. Gaza would have been wrapped in cotton wool just like he did with cantona. that was a match made for each other that never happened.
Paul said it was also the sun bed for his sister that made him go to Tottenham and said “if she’d had made do with a spray tan I’d have a few more medals now”.
Here's an alternate timeline I'm sure Newcastle fans would have loved. When a young Alan Shearer went for his trial with Newcastle they didn't have enough goalkeepers for the trial matches so the trainers just picked outfield players to go in goal for the match and you guessed it Shearer was one of the unlucky ones. One seemingly irrelevant decision cost the club 15 million quid in the long run. Imagine a Newcastle team with Gascoigne and Shearer staying with the club until they got an infusion of cash during the early 90's? I bet they would have made more than a dent in Man Utd's 90's titles haul I'm sure if you asked Kevin Keegan today he'd tell you he would love that alternate timeline.... Loooovveee Ittttttt!!! 🤣
under fergie Gascoigne would have been premier league fa cup league cup champions league pfa player of the year football writers player of the year European and world player of the year winner all he won was fa cup in wich he got injured and Scottish trophies wich don't mean anything in England and he is now an ill man
Not sure how it was a mistake-Man Utd were several years away from starting their glory period, they were mid table in Division One most seasons until 1991/1992 & Ferguson didn't win anything until the 1990 FA Cup.
What ?? United were runners up the season before,mid table the season that idiot signed for Spurs,then they were winning trophies every season until 1995 and then started again !! Do your homework ! Thinking you’re all insightful and you haven’t a fuckin clue what you’re talking about ! Plastic fans like you annoy the shit out of me !!
When Ferguson first came in, most man utd players were binge drinkers, late night party-ers, involved with drugs and heading for championship football and Ferguson set everything straight, took them out of the relegation zone
Could've been one of the best of England easily, but after reading his history and having a loook at his background you must say he suffered and he had inner problems too deep to go through
Fergie might’ve been able to look after Gazza. Maybes there’s another reality where he was a Man Utd legend and won the World Cup for England. Loved Gazza when I was a kid.
It would have been fascinating to see what would have happened if gaza had gone to United. I don't think it's a certainty that he would have stayed out of trouble though as there were a few heavy drinkers at United at the time like Robson, Paul Mcgrath and Norman Whiteside.
He had no tolerance for unprofessional behaviour. Ferguson could have been the making of Gascoigne as a true legend. It could have changed the way Gazza's career headed. I say "could have" because no one will ever know.
It wouldn’t have mattered if Gazza had joined Man Utd. He would still had been great but been haunted by demons. Ferguson could’ve only done so much for him yet not enough.
He was a hero at spurs and Venables was no chump. It’s here-say, Ferguson might have fallen out with him, few boots thrown.... I still think it was the reckless on field tackles that led to injury’s that was a bigger demise than his lifestyle choices. Maybe they related to his other... hard to say.
There are no evidences but with a great manager like this, Gascoigne would have probably won the Ballon d’Or(and with a long career 1999 Champions League as well) Figure out Gazza among Keane,Scholes and Giggs. Just yeah
As a Livepool fan it pains me to say but Sir Alex Ferguson would have been the making of Gazza. They would have looked after him and ensured he did not self destruct.
I know what you mean. His goal against Scotland in Euros was devastating for us but you just had to go 'wow' I think had he signed for utd thngs could have been very differnt
Why do people think they know how a non existent future would have worked out? Gazza has mental problems, it’s clear, he wouldn’t have lasted at Utd. Fergie Dodged a bullet
I can see where you're coming from, but I disagree. Walter Smith is in the same kind of mould as Fergie......and Rangers got 4 great seasons out of Gazza.....right around the time of that Euro 96 performance. Had Fergie been able to get him earlier, I believe a lot of his problems would have been eradicated to an extent. He needed a father figure while away from home. Walter Smith was that man, and he came on leaps and bounds while up here. I'm certain Fergie would have put him on the right path too,
@@mka70 I'm no Rangers fan, but you're dead right. After Newcastle, with a no-nonsense manager and at a successful club, Gazza would have had the chance to address his problems.
@@mka70 Gazza 'came on in leaps & bounds' at Rangers ? No.
I imagine Ferguson's actual words on hearing Gazza had signed for Spurs were a bit more colourful than "Oh, how can that be?!"
Nice one..I believe you're right!
Biggest mistake of Paul's life.
We now live in a world where if I tried to type what I think he said on here I get one of those "help us keep comments respectful" UA-cam messages pop up asking me to maybe consider editing it 😂
gascoignes the only player ive seen that made playing for england look easy.what a player.brilliant he was.pure class
Gascoigne a legend since him England have never went far
I watch jack Grealish and he could be as good as Gazza!
No wonder Man utd want him.
Southgate is a twat for not picking him!
I love watching old interviews. they're so respectful, soothing yet so passionate.
this is literally the biggest mistake in footballing history, sickening
English football history*
weemark18 , what a sickener! Imagine what he would have achieved!
There would be no keane though
biggest mistake in footballing history is escobar's own goal for columbia.
Chris Parker well it was for him because the drug cartels then murdered him since they had big money bet on the game
I'm a Newcastle fan. Fergie would have made Gazza the world's best.
look where Gazza is now. Shame
There are many people who, by the help of their friends, have saved themselves from the grasp of alcoholism. I think if there's one stupid comment, it is yours.
Maiden Astraea keep typing
Yes. Apparently Ferguson in the early days used to personally make sure that his players didnt go to pubs and bars when they were training and playing. When Ferguson joined Man Utd there was a deeply engrained culture of drinking within the club. As the story goes, he stamped that out.
fade2gray he was always surrounded by family and friends yet you think alex ferguson could have saved him.. Your a fkn idiot
Maiden Astraea he was always surrounded by family and friends yet you think alex ferguson could have saved him.. Your the fkn idiot.. You can't even bring an argument
Fergie never let his youth players go on loan to any London clubs, he said there's to much glitz and glamour and too much temptation in London
Recall something like this about Becks
He handled his boys like a father and they all turned out lovely
@@nigelnyoni8265 apart from Ryan giggs he shagged hid bothers wife for 10yrs
LONDONNN?
Moral of the story: Don't go to Spurs
Worked awrite for a certain Mr.GREAVES.
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I've never been there, would rather go down the road.
worked oright for him
Fergie would’ve moulded Gazza into someone who played, lived and thought positively; I’m sure of it. Can you imagine having a 4-3-2-1 with Gascoigne and Cantona in floating AttMid roles behind Cole or Solskjaer and connecting to the midfield with Beckham and Giggs on the wings, and Keane providing support in the centre.
I want to cry at that possibility. What a team!!
Oh what could have been. A 19 year old Gazza under the wing of SAF.
He would have turned out very differently.
Ravel Morrison excepted, Fergie always turned the boys into men
Harvey Smith Phil Jones ? Macheda?
Lee Sharpe was another exception tbh
Paul Mcgrath too. Ferguson is a legendary man manager but not all players turned their life around. A pisshead is a pisshead and Gazza is a pisshead. He wouldve been gone from utd in 2 years.
Irie Ite 100%, I think the shouting and screaming would scare them at first but after a while it would just get tedious, Gazza was pretty much doomed the moment he was born to be honest
paul pogba?
However life ended up however sad it is the country loved him they still love him Gazza was the best we have ever produced and no one has played for the shirt like this man nothing can take that away as a child I can only thank him for the memories.
Who's here after Sir Alex gave a similar answer during the interview on LADbible TV?
He could've kickstarted United's rise a few years sooner than it came.
Gazza was so good he even managed to win a trophy at Spurs! Truly a generational talent.
Gaza is a Rangers legend. Brilliant player.
Drug taking alcoholic,wife beater,yeah he went to the right club..you must be so proud.
gazza is the man . had the honour of watching him every other Saturday at Ibrox . what a player . simply the best
Yes, stirring up religious hatred by pretending to play the flute.
What a guy!
He tripped up that child on TV. Yeah real classy guy .
@@CB-xr1eg he's nothing but a drunk bum.
I think, that was Gazza's biggest mistake he has ever made...
+Esam E. Al-Shakarchi
No, his biggest mistakes were marrying that gold-digger & performing a spinning bird kick on gary charles & in the FA cup final...
supahdupahguy81 But this was his first mistake,the others wouldn't have followed had he not been a fuckin immature moran and used his head instead of thinking of the nightlife of London and signing because the club bought his parents a house ?!?! The money he was going to get at United he could've bought them one himself ! Thought more of retelling the story than of a responsible future ! Here's a choice-sign for a dodgy gangster or for the manager building a footballing dynasty at the most famous club in the world ?? Gazza then and now=Idiot !
Would love to have seen him at United, I look at the way SAF managed cantona, who was a massive handful, I think he could have dealt with Gazza and maybe, just maybe, could have made a profound difference to his life then and now, SAF was a tough man, but he knew how to look after special players.
You are forgetting one huge thing...hindsight. At the time United were not what they are now. Looking back now its a big mistake but at the time it was not
spencer whippers United were building a whole new side and spending massive money,Spurs were a usual top six side then the same as United,United won the cup in '90,Spurs won it in '91 and United won the Cup winners cup in '91 so no,Uniteds initial success proves Gazza fucked up !! In hindsight he was a moran to sign for Spurs !
All these comments voted up saying Fergie would have made sure he was the best in the world and healthy for the next decade and after thinking about it and taking into account both of their personalities and upbringing...... i'm honestly not so sure.
Gazza was working class, wore his heart on his sleeve and never backed down from a challenge, his bookings and sendings off seemed to come from him being overly emotional, if he had lost possession cheaply and was over compensating wildly trying to get the ball back and that showed a lack of maturity, but because he's so ridiculously talented he more than makes up for this potentially catastrophic flaw. You need players like him because people who are overly emotional are normally also overly competitive and push themselves to be creative to always succeed, couple that with an addictive personality, hyperactivity and money not being an issue to limit him anymore and people lauding him as the best young footballer in England sends your confidence through the roof.... i just dont see Sir Alex getting through to him
If Fergie had been too strict on him it could have backfired spectacularly, pretty sure if Alex had thrown a boot at Gazza he would have picked up Paul Scholes and thrown him at Sir Alex.
Alex Ferguson upbringing was very very very tough and he used fear to control his players and i just dont see that approach working with an 80's Gazza.
We might have never got the timeless classic Fog on the Tyne single either and i dont want to see that alternate universe
really??
he managed cantona and Keane for the better part of 12 yrs. both crazy characters and both turned out to be 10 times the players they were because they came to united. cantona was actually about to retire. Platini and houllier actually had to convince him to come back. otherwise we'd Never get to see the enigmatic frenchman.
if sir Alex was amazing at one thing, that was man management. he would have been the only guy in the world of football who would have controlled him and given his energy a proper direction.
Best player I've ever seen live....and with huge respect,I saw George Best.....
Imagine:
Giggs Keane Gazza Scholes Beckham
With Shearer upfront
I dream of what that team would have played like. As a Geordie I often think that shearer and Gascoigne would have been better off at Manchester utd. Professionally I mean. Medals, medals, medals.
I don't think the whole city of Manchester is big enough for the egos of Keane, Cantona and Gazza. Forget it, Ince was a better buy!
Kaleidoscope Ince wasn't in gazza's league, nor Keanes.
You're right, offensively Gazza was so unpredictable. However, he had the tendency to piss off his teammates with overdoing his solo runs.
Alex Ferguson admiration for Michael Collins is great. I listened to A.F. on Irish Radio RTÉ 1 talking about M.C. as Michael Collins was a Strong LEADER Too.
What a shame, Paul would have been world player of the year at least once. He would have a cabinet full of medals, and probably be in a better position in life today.
What a talent.
When Gazza played for England EVERY England fan would think the same thing. Just give the ball to Gascoigne. This at a time when we had other great creative players but Gascoigne was head and shoulders above. His Cryuff turn against two Holland players was brilliant to watch.
When you talk Sir Alex....We Listen!
Brian Clough would never had made that mistake, for some of our signings he wouldn't leave their house until they signed
It wouldn't of mattered if Gazza went to Man United he would of self destructed like George Best. But what a talent he was.
George Best might not have self destructed if he had Ferguson managing him?
You ask many past UTD players...they say that Fergie was a father figure to them...after so much of an influence hes had on so many players hed of let Gazza slip?...not only a football manager but a peoples manager...principles...work ethic...consistency...its hard to say what hed would of made of Gazza but I tell you....hed of been much a better state now if he was under Fergie....
i totally disagree, i think ferguson would of been the guy to keep him in control
Here's the thing though; by the time the 70s were coming around, Best had won every major trophy in football that was available to him. And with an ever growing celebrity status, coupled with no Matt Busby around, he really wasn't interested in football any more.
GlasgowEoin2k6 It's a funny one, I think Walter Smith knew how to handle Gazza and tried to be a bit of a father figure and cut him some slack. Ferguson has a stricter policy and his my way or the highway attitude would have probably rubbed Gazza up the wrong way resulted in him rebelling.
Am a Liverpool fan and I miss vs
Alex Ferguson the match was so much more competitive and he had a great flow with the game and I wish we still had that In football lfc ftw
I don't even know if Fergie could have saved Gazza, having read his (Gazza's) book Gazza had a lot of inner demons already, and also an addictive personality. Football wise he was a phenomenon - perhaps not in the Cristiano / Messi / Maradona bracket, but he was the best of his generation in terms of talent. Definitely the best England had for generations. Maybe at United Gazza would have self destructed in a different way, would he have towed the line, or rebelled against it? As it goes, although he never truly had the career his talent deserved, it wasn't a bad one. It's fantastic to see him looking so well and lucid now though. He was my hero as a 10 year old in 1990 - it was Gazza that made me fall in love with football as a whole (although I "supported" United before then)
Mike M naw fergie would have turned him into the greatest player ever
ANDI FISHER true.
+ANDI FISHER jock stein would have put that guy right just different times
He was as good as anybody who has ever touched the ball talent wise, whether he fulfilled his potential is another matter.
he was defo up their with Ronald messi and maradona without a doubt
Big praise
Paul Gascoigne a very special player
Quite possibly the biggest "what if" in football history
without doubt he is the best English player ever his talent,skill,ability on the ball passing,the tricks he had to unlock defences and England have never had anyone close to match him.
Never had anyone since neither. Not someone who could turn the game on its head like Gazza could.
Beardsley was as good if not better.
Perfect Gentlemen
Beardsley was way to underrated. I think Beardsley had a better football brain than gazza but GAZZA obviously had more ability.
Give over. your'e just winding people up.Beardsley was a very good player but gazza was on another planet.
Le Tissier 100% inadequately resourced .
I'm from Brasil, and Gascoigne was one of the three english players who impressed me, who i thought that could come close to our level; the others were Hoddle and Owen.
You mean your level from the past surely, as the players you've got now in Brazil are bloody awful. We've had better players than Gascoigne, Hoodle and Owen but they rarely got picked as in England the coaches like dull players who do exactly as they tell them and have good engines like Gerard - that's why England never excite their fans.
Lee Boyall ... Alan Hudson
Lee Boyall Yeah, but still our players fro today are like better than any English, French, Italian, etc.
I was talking in terms of technique, ability, skills. Gascoigne and Hoddle were two superb midfields, used both feet equally, great vision. Hoddle had long passes and Gascoinge had dribbling. And Owen was a genius, plain and simple. He got me stunned in 1998 WC, he couldve been best world player several times
@@leeboyall9009 Matthew Le Tissier was insanely talented and only got like 5 caps. Absolutely criminal.
@ 1.29 I can assure you he didn't just say "oh god almighty"
He took the right decision. Tottenham made sure not only him but his parents were happy as well, this is how you take care of your employee. SAF got a lesson that day.
No, Man Utd recruitment got a lesson that day. A painful one.
If sir Alex got our bestest footballer Paul Gascoigne he would have been massively world class. ..
Gazza was brilliant but did things his way - this is what I also love about him. He shone on the pitch and lived life off it. He gave so much to entertain everyone that perhaps he forgot about himself at times.
Best of his generation.
Was before my time but his name in football still this day shows how much of a good player he must of been. And watching his videos probes to me he was. Got told by loads he was arguably best player of his time but the bright lights of London ruined him. Gutted to never have seen him play live
I don't really buy that the bright lights of London are to blame. Gazza was an alcoholic and probably bipolar. He would have boozed it up in London or Manchester. Remember, the United team of that ear were big boozers. It's not like they were at home in their slippers having a cup of ea at 7PM! They were out all the time.
weeweeeewee i dont see russian footballers or the guys in sweden denemark or norway complaining
TheBarbahaba russia has oneof the worlds biggest alcoholic nations, and denmark , norway arent far behind.... colder climates do have something to do with strong alcoholic intake. fact
pobble obbodob but wew were talking about footballers not the general population
10 20 years ago the same would be in effect... there arent many players today that are alcoholics because of piss tests.... i do know a few that do the odd bit of heroin and coke but thats another story....
And he's our boy (spurs)
Imagine that midfield!!!
Gascoigne, Scholes, Giggs, Beckham
Literally gives me shivers
Replace Beckham with Roy Keane, and yeah...
@@seldomsane5278 keane isn't a right midfielder mate
To see Gazza playing for Man United would of been amazing
Paul Gascoigne. The greatest ever player for Man U who never was.
Gazza was that legit. Everything they say about him (as a player at least) is true
In life anything can happen but there’s no better boss than Sir Alex to shield you.
Best English player in last 50 yrs
This was the era where transfer battles would usually be decided by whichever chairman that would buy the player a house or a pub.
90% of the comments: gazza could have been the best midfielder england ever had if he'd only signed for fergie
gazza: the best england midfielder england ever had
Gazza was well into the drink thanks to his family and friends long before he left Newcastle.
Yes and right into it when he went to Rangers with McCoist,Durrant and Goram.
@@johnclark7049 There was a video some where of Gazza and his pal Jimmy 5 bellies chucking water over a sleeping Goram after a night on the p*ss
i'm a Liverpool fan but i think that sir alex ferguson was one of the all time great managers not just in britain but throughout the world as well. and i think that he was right about paul gascoigne he was a great player and he could have been one of the all time greats but he just didn't fulfill his potential i'm afraid. i wish that he had come to Liverpool at that time because we had a good team then but failing that i think that he would have been great at manchester united where sir alex would have got the best out of him like he did with eric cantona as well. it's just a shame what has happened to paul gascoigne with all of his troubles but i would like to see him given a coaching role at a club but i know that would be very hard to do at this moment in time with all that he is going through i'm afraid.
What a legend
The interview is 3 words away from a stroke
everyone let's not get into he should've could've would've and let's just agree that he was a huge talent for his clubs and England and a bloody good funny man who ran into addiction and illness in later life. Gazza you legend.
If Gascoigne had signed for Man Utd under Ferguson he would probably have been one of the greatest midfielders of all time, genius.
To have seen Gascoigne and Cantona in the same team. That would have been something special.
LOVE OR HATE FERGIE IT DOESN'T MATTER BUT JUST THINK OF WHAT HE COULD A DONE WITH GAZZA. FERGIE COULD SPOT A NATURAL FOOTBALLER .
where's the full interview?
Gazza was a great football player.
Imagine Gazza and Shearer playing in that Utd team, both came close
That really would have been a special team - both did well at Newcastle but could have done a lot better at Man Utd - by the way I am not a Man U supporter.
Then you would have to drop Rooney.
well both of them played for the greatest club in the world
He's Paul Gascoigne!
He does what he wants!
Gazza was made for United he would have thrived at Old Trafford.the guy had talent.
Whitesied, Robson, and moses. Great players in the bar beer , rum , and some punani.
Gascoigne outclassed all of them, and added abit of magic flour on the top aswell, as if icing on the cake .
Clickbait. Alex Ferguson was talking about Paul Gascoigne, but I wanted to hear him talk about Paul Gascoigne.mp4 (bitrate, encoding, disk volume size etc). Very disappointed unsubscribed.
Tottenham legend.
Lucky he later signed for the world's most successful club side the famous Glasgow Rangers 💙🇬🇧 at least he didn't make 2 huge mistakes as turning utd down was arguably his worst choice as he would of had English league and cup medals along with his Scottish 1s #only1gazza
Gersfan 1872 he found his levelup there
Well they are dan and Irish rover, Rangers wont the European cup in 72 beating dynamo Moscow 3- 2
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As Sir Alex says Gazza made a mistake by moving to Spurs, but he made up for it after leaving Lazio by moving to Scotland and joining Rangers with Ferguson's old friend Walter Smith.
Gazza himself admitted it, he made a mistake not signing for united. He said it himself, ferguson would've been a massive benefit to him off the field, and looked after him.
If alex ferguson couldn't help paul mcgrath with his alcoholism, i doubt he'd have had much luck with paul gascoigne.
Saw him play ay Ibrox and he was the best player there but at united he would have been a Ballon dor winner
What does he say from 1:30 on?
"The bright lights of London" blinded Gazza!
I reckon if fergie had gazza then imagine how gazza would be today, fergie would've took care of him like a son and gazza would've blossomed even more as a player and especially out side of football.
Bale chose Tottenham over Man U... the rest is history
Yup tottenham still haven't won anything .
ghostwhisper666 Tottenham were at least sensible and banked most of the money they got for Bale rather than rushing into buying sub standard players..............oh no wait, that's not right is it?
+Ally Wildgoose
"rushing into buying sub standard players"
Sounds a lot like Man Utd's last couple of summer transfer windows..
+supahdupahguy81 ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh stop killing him🔥🔥🔥
If Gazza had signed for Man Utd, I have no doubt he would have been up there with the world greats. Such a shame.
Gazza ❤️
This interview was very special. It was right after the 2008 champions league final.
Where can I find the full interview? I've been looking for it for years to watch it again.
Fair point because he just got rid of paul. McGrath wouldn't change thats why he was shown the door. Gazza was a complex character and its very hard to change that but he knocked that celebrity bollocks out of giggs. Gazza had the potential to be great, so its shame to see him like this now.
And Gazza didn't think Manchester United would have done the same if that would have done it? He wasn't any brighter at 19, lol. Wish him all the best, though, seems like a great guy.
He's a YID legend......
Is that DIY backwards?
Let's not forget Paul had many demons from his childhood, he was a troubled guy even Fergie may not have been abled to control.
Yip thats right. Football certainly blanked a lot of that.
Same a George Best I would say.
Was he abused? Something happened to him. Despite this he's a great character.
cantona was of the same ilk. sometimes there are few people you connect with and the people that you connect with tend to bring the worst or the best out of you. sir Alex had a really positive influence on cantona's career as in Platini convinced him to not retire and sir Alex gave him his love of football back.
Gaza would have been wrapped in cotton wool just like he did with cantona. that was a match made for each other that never happened.
I honestly believe that if Gazza had signed for United, he would have performed better in the 90 World Cup and brought it home.
HAHA England are always going to bring it home. But !
Paul said it was also the sun bed for his sister that made him go to Tottenham and said “if she’d had made do with a spray tan I’d have a few more medals now”.
Here's an alternate timeline I'm sure Newcastle fans would have loved. When a young Alan Shearer went for his trial with Newcastle they didn't have enough goalkeepers for the trial matches so the trainers just picked outfield players to go in goal for the match and you guessed it Shearer was one of the unlucky ones. One seemingly irrelevant decision cost the club 15 million quid in the long run. Imagine a Newcastle team with Gascoigne and Shearer staying with the club until they got an infusion of cash during the early 90's? I bet they would have made more than a dent in Man Utd's 90's titles haul
I'm sure if you asked Kevin Keegan today he'd tell you he would love that alternate timeline.... Loooovveee Ittttttt!!! 🤣
under fergie Gascoigne would have been premier league fa cup league cup champions league pfa player of the year football writers player of the year European and world player of the year winner
all he won was fa cup in wich he got injured and Scottish trophies wich don't mean anything in England and he is now an ill man
Aye he got injured right enough, thanks to his own stupidity and a wild reckless tackle.
Not sure how it was a mistake-Man Utd were several years away from starting their glory period, they were mid table in Division One most seasons until 1991/1992 & Ferguson didn't win anything until the 1990 FA Cup.
What ?? United were runners up the season before,mid table the season that idiot signed for Spurs,then they were winning trophies every season until 1995 and then started again !! Do your homework ! Thinking you’re all insightful and you haven’t a fuckin clue what you’re talking about ! Plastic fans like you annoy the shit out of me !!
Gazza to join Utd under the umbrella of Sir Alex would've taken him to legendary status. Same applies to Alan Shearer I think. Same it didn't happen
When Ferguson first came in, most man utd players were binge drinkers, late night party-ers, involved with drugs and heading for championship football and Ferguson set everything straight, took them out of the relegation zone
when was this
Gazza would have so many trophies under this man and ik he regrets that Tottenham move
Could've been one of the best of England easily, but after reading his history and having a loook at his background you must say he suffered and he had inner problems too deep to go through
Fergie might’ve been able to look after Gazza. Maybes there’s another reality where he was a Man Utd legend and won the World Cup for England. Loved Gazza when I was a kid.
Has anyone got this entire interview? Would love to see it
It would have been fascinating to see what would have happened if gaza had gone to United. I don't think it's a certainty that he would have stayed out of trouble though as there were a few heavy drinkers at United at the time like Robson, Paul Mcgrath and Norman Whiteside.
can you imagine ferguson putting up with gascoignes antics? I don't think so, what a joke... would of loved to have seen it though lol
He had no tolerance for unprofessional behaviour. Ferguson could have been the making of Gascoigne as a true legend. It could have changed the way Gazza's career headed. I say "could have" because no one will ever know.
gascoigne has mental illness, ferguson is not a doctor lol
@@insparks782 He let Rooney away with it and Giggs.
It wouldn’t have mattered if Gazza had joined Man Utd. He would still had been great but been haunted by demons. Ferguson could’ve only done so much for him yet not enough.
Crazy. United missed out on the best player in years for the price of a house for his parents in Newcastle which in 1987 would have been about £10k. 😊
like they did with whiteside and moran?
just leave it with the history, man utd without gazza in 90's still greatest team in epl.. from arsenal fans
He was a hero at spurs and Venables was no chump. It’s here-say, Ferguson might have fallen out with him, few boots thrown....
I still think it was the reckless on field tackles that led to injury’s that was a bigger demise than his lifestyle choices. Maybe they related to his other... hard to say.
Nope it was the booze.
There are no evidences but with a great manager like this,
Gascoigne would have probably won the Ballon d’Or(and with a long career 1999 Champions League as well)
Figure out Gazza among Keane,Scholes and Giggs.
Just yeah