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I've been thinking about this, and I think it's the same reason why Fergie himself loved these players.
Lets use someone like Gary Neville as an example - if Sir Alex Ferguson asked him to jump, he's the type of person who would ask how high? I can imagine a control freak like Ferguson, loving this type of personality. Someone willing to do anything and everything he asked, without questioning or challenging his thought process behind it. Even Roy Keane for 99% of United career fell in that category, and as soon as he questioned or challenged Sir Alex on anything he was forced out of the door.
However, this type of personality doesn't translate into actually being the manager or the real leader (not just as Fergie's enforcer in the dressing room). Great followers don't necessarily make great leaders. This is where you have to show a bit of ingenuity, as it's impossible to copy & paste someone else's blueprint and try to implement it like-for-like by yourself.
Lets use someone like Gary Neville as an example - if Sir Alex Ferguson asked him to jump, he's the type of person who would ask how high? I can imagine a control freak like Ferguson, loving this type of personality. Someone willing to do anything and everything he asked, without questioning or challenging his thought process behind it. Even Roy Keane for 99% of United career fell in that category, and as soon as he questioned or challenged Sir Alex on anything he was forced out of the door.
However, this type of personality doesn't translate into actually being the manager or the real leader (not just as Fergie's enforcer in the dressing room). Great followers don't necessarily make great leaders. This is where you have to show a bit of ingenuity, as it's impossible to copy & paste someone else's blueprint and try to implement it like-for-like by yourself.