Footage 0:33〜2:02
Fergie: The United Stories Narrator: When Sir Alex arrived from Aberdeen in the autumn of 1986, Manchester United were in decline. They hadn’t won the league since 1967 and found themselves second-from-bottom in the old First Division. Ferguson set about overhauling every aspect of life at the club, bringing discipline back into the changing by eradicating the destructive drinking culture.
Andy Mitten: The player didn’t really know a lot about him. One player who did was Gordon Strachan who played with him at Aberdeen. A lot of United players asked Strachan what he was like. Strachan laughed and said, “There’s going to be a big change of scene here. He gathered players in the small gymnasium at the Cliff and said, “I’m not happy about this culture of drinking. I’m hearing things around Manchester from people saying you’ve been spotted out. I don’t like what I’m hearing. It’s not professional.” There was some resistance to that change. “This is what it has always been like… This is what it’s like at every club”. Maybe, it had been. But that wasn’t how Sir Alex Ferguson wanted it to be.
Lee Sharpe: He scared me to death, pretty much. I played under fear. I was always fearful of his hairdryer tellings-off. I didn’t want to let him down. Probably Liverpool was the worst one. He told me at half-time he was kicking me out of my house and putting me back in digs. My girlfriend had moved up from Birmingham. She had to go back home and we had to split up. My dog had to get sold. My car had to get sold. And I had to go out there and prove to him that I could play.
Vocab 0:33〜2:02
Aberdeen アバディーン
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✍️スコットランド北東部の都市のこと。ファーガゾン監督はそこでアバディーンＦＣを率いて、リーグ優勝3回などの成績を残した。
in decline 下降線をたどっている, 減少中で
/ɪn dɪˈklaɪn/
The number of supporters is in decline for 3 years.
set about A Ａに着手する
/set əˈbaʊt/
Rome set about finding a new striker.
overhaul 〜を徹底的にチェックする
/ˈəʊvəhɔːl/
Our school is overhauling the old curriculum in order to make it more attractive.
aspect 側面
/ˈæspekt/
They should consider their team problem from every aspect.
discipline 〜規律, しつけ
/ˈdɪsəplɪn/
The manager made up new team discipline.
eradicate 〜を撲滅する, 〜を根絶やしにする
/ɪˈrædɪkeɪt/
No matter what it takes, we must eradicate racism.
destructive 破滅的な
/dɪˈstrʌktɪv/
A destructive typhoon hit the West Coast of the U.S.
gather 〜を集める
/ˈɡæðə(r)/
If you can do this perfectly, you can be a professional player!
be spotted out 目撃される
/bi ˈspɒtɪd aʊt/
Famous Man United players were spotted out at the party.
resistance 抵抗, 反発
/rɪˈzɪstəns/
Resistance is useless.
to death 死ぬほど
/tə deθ/
This match is boring to death.
telling-off 小言, 叱責
/ˈtelɪŋ-ɒf/
Some of the players couldn’t stand Ferguson’s telling-off.
kick out of A Ａを追い出す
/kɪk aʊt əv/
One player was kicked out of the pitch for his bad behaviour.
digs トレーニング場, 下宿地
/dɪɡz/
Neymar was forced to be back in digs on Tuesday.
Practice
1. 私たちの学校は、より魅力的なものを作るために、古いカリキュラムを徹底的にチェックしています。
Our school is ( ) the old curriculum in order to make it more attractive.
2. その監督は新しいチームの規律を作った。
The manager made up new team ( ).
3. マンＵの有名選手たちが、そのパーティーで目撃された。
Famous Man United players ( ) at the party.
4. ある選手が態度の悪さによってピッチから追い出された。
One player was ( ) the pitch for his bad behaviour.
5. ローマは新たなストライカーを見つけるのに着手した。
Rome ( ) finding a new striker.
6. 抵抗は無駄だ。
( ) is useless.
7. この試合は死ぬほど退屈だ。
This match is boring ( ).
8. 彼らはチームの問題を全ての側面から考えるべきだ。
They should consider their team problem from every ( ).
9. どんな手段を使っても、我々は人種差別を根絶しなければならない。
No matter what it takes, we must ( ) racism.
10. ３年間、サポーターの数が下降線をたどっている。
The number of supporters is ( ) for 3 years.
11. 破滅的な台風がアメリカ西海岸を襲いました。
A ( ) typhoon hit the West Coast of the U.S.
12. 選手たちのうち何人かはファーガソン監督の小言に耐えられなかった。
Some of the players couldn’t stand Ferguson’s ( ).
13. 火曜日、ネイマールは強制的に下宿地に戻されました。
Neymar was forced to be back in ( ) on Tuesday.
Answer
1. overhauling
2. discipline
3. were spotted out
4. kicked out of
5. set about
6. Resistance
7. to death
8. aspect
9. eradicate
10. in decline
11. destructive
12. telling-off
13. digs
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