It was a happy Ole Gunnar Solskjär, 45, who during the Friday morning held its first press conference as the coach of Manchester United for this weekend’s Premier League meeting against Cardiff.
the Norwegian was clear as the new coach of the club during the week and says that he never hesitated to accept invitations to take over the tränarrodret at his former club.
” I didn’t think twice when they called me to solicit me as a player and obviously, this is an even greater honor. It is a privilege to help the club in a few months, ” says Solskjär to the assembled press.
if the employment relationship only, for the moment, is temporary. It may be that he had declined a contract extension if that would be the case.
” I understand that there are many coaches who would like to take over Manchester United. I am one of them, but we have not talked about it. They (the club) will have their process in the next six months.
Even if the feeling to return to the United described as to come home so it is a different Manchester United than he once did.
Solskjär have track of several of the players from his time as a reservlagstränare in the club, but there are many new faces and people to get to know.
Michael Carrick and Kieran McKenna, who is in the club since in the past, therefore, will have a contributing role in his first the most successful outspoken not.
at the same time is the take-off distance short.
Saturday’s away game against Cardiff is the start of an intense matchperiod with five games in the next two weeks.
” I want to put my stamp on the team from the match. Get the guys to understand how I want them to play and how we want to play as a team. We will work together so we’ll see how many points we can take. I will not set any goals. We take it match for match, the Norwegian said.
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