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Man Utd boss Ferguson: Young players these days now fragile

Submitted by tribalfootball.com on Fri, 02/05/2010 - 03:18

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson admits he has had to change his approach to handling young players over the years.

Ferguson is as driven as ever but is not certain many share his undying love for the game.

He said: "Young players now are more fragile, they are more cocooned. They are encouraged by an insatiable press to think they are better than they really are, and they are protected by their agents.

"But you have to deal with that in sport now. You have to be very conciliatory."

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