Worst Excuses In Football As Louis Van Gaal Blames Pitch And Ref For FA Cup Stalemate

The Away Strip

Ferguson himself could dominate this list with some of the incredible reasons for defeat he has come out with over the years.

Perhaps most ridiculously, however, was when he made his side change their away strip at half time when losing 3-0 to Southampton.

“The manager just stormed in and said: ‘Get that kit off, you’re getting changed,’ says Lee Sharpe. “Those were the first words he said at half-time… we certainly never played in it again.”