Ferguson's cup half full

10th May 2010

Sir Alex Ferguson has declared 2009-10 a qualified success for Manchester United - but he knows the real pain will not be felt until May 22.

Ferguson has no intention of torturing himself about the point his team lost the title to Chelsea and his planning for the new campaign has already started with the purchases of Chris Smalling and Javier Hernandez.

However, when he sees Bayern Munich stride out at the Bernabeu Stadium to face Inter Milan in the Champions League final, the real injustice will sink in.

"The European Cup was the biggest disappointment," reflected the United boss. "We should be in final because we were the better team.

How you view the season depends on whether you focus on the low moments or look at the positives. It is the old conundrum as to whether you see the glass as half empty or half full.

"My job as manager is to assess and analyse in the cold light of day and get things into perspective. Did I always make the right team selections? Do we have a strong enough squad? We have to measure the successes against the disappointments and, taking everything into account, I think we are on the credit side."

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