When Ole Gunnar Solskjær came to Manchester United in 1996, he was a Norwegian with a weird last name that hardly no one on balløya had heard about. When we soon enter 2019, the man with the gutteaktige look been manager of the same club.
This employment had never happened, had it not been for what Solskjær symbolizes for United as a club and for the fans who love it.
Solskjærs history of Manchester United is characterized by the highs, the lows, the unforgettable moments and other events in which he is unique in the United-the story.
BEFORE the start of the season 2018: 29. February 2018 met the Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet, Ole Gunnar Solskjær to talk about how he wanted Liverpool to play in 2018. Video: Nicolai Delebekk / DBTVVis more Show more Drømmedebuten
In 1996 hunted Manchester United on the English migration Alan Shearer. But he ended up in Newcastle instead, and to many people’s surprise, there was instead a fragile, unknown doe that entered the gates at Old Trafford.
the Contrast between the Shearers and Solskjærs stardom was enormous, and nysigneringen was met with a form of skepticism.
the 23-year-old from Kristiansund marked, however, with a time, and soon was skepticism turned to joy with the fans. Once again, had Sir Alex Ferguson demonstrated his flair, and Solskjær used the following year to shoot their way right into fan preferences hearts.
Solskjær was joking with the future: – How long will it last?
Nordmøringen scored six minutes into his debut and ended up with 18 Premier League goals, the most of all in the United. The season laid the foundation for supporter after each such a legendary song about him:
“You are my Solskjær,
My Ole Solskjær,
You make me happy,
When skies are grey
And Alan Shearer,
Was f*cking dearer,
So Please don’t take,
My Solskjær,
Away”
Superinnbytteren
the Competition in gigantklubben was great in all of the Solskjærs years in the club. United have had outstanding angrepsstjerner as long as the club has existed, and the Norwegian had to sit on the bench frequently.
Had a stjernespiller been placed there, he had probably black to be offended. Solskjær managed, however, to get the best out of the situation and did innbytterrollen to a trademark.
Pogbas bitter words in the United-chaos
No one got more out of limited playing time than he. The Norwegian used his time on the bench to analyze the battle, and when he first was getting into, he knew exactly what he was going to do. Of the 126 goals he scored for the club, came 26, while he was a substitute.
Ferguson, he described as the “substitute from hell”, and the scot always knew that he could rely on Solskjær. Perhaps the most well known is the the match against Nottingham Forest, where he came in and scored four goals in just 12 minutes.
So red
Solskjær is most known to be deadly effective and do damage in and around the opponent’s 16-metres. With an innocent, boyish appearance, he was never seen as one of the toughest guys in the class. But those who know kristiansunderen, tells him that he has a tougher side and can be specific to the environment.
once it came to the fore, was when he stepped up on the ” office and demanded to play the next game. The manager, who was a feared figure, was not angry, but convinced of the Solskjærs arguments, and the Norwegian was in the starting lineup.
– Anyone remember the time in Cardiff, shaking her head in disbelief
another time, Solskjær surprised by the surroundings, was against Newcastle in the 97/98 season. Although angrepsspillere often viewed as an egoist, was Solskjær perhaps first and foremost, a player with the focus on the team and its achievements. In the match against Newcastle, it took the form of a startling red card.
the Newcastle player Rob Lee had a free path towards the United goal after a a post from David Beckham on the opposite side of the field, but behind came Solskjær jagende. Just before Lee came into the 16-metre, clip the United-the tip he outright down and received the red card from the referee without a small protest. The Norwegian marched straight to the locker room with the greatest matter of course, and was hailed by the fans on the way out.
I had to do it, was Solskjærs simple explanation.
Ferguson should have given him a fine for the behavior, but United fans got a new reason to love him.
– It says they are not for wives
Although he created a number of memorable moments in a United jersey, it is still one event and one goal all associate with him.
“Solskjær has won it”, is a phrase that rings well in fan preferences ears to this day.
the Norwegian started in familiar style on the bench in the Champions League final against Bayern Munich, but with ten minutes left and joined Ferguson for his useful doe, as so many times in the past.
Hailed by former teammates: – A genius
At the time, this was the score at 1-0 to the germans, and the dream of triumph in the world’s largest klubbturnering seemed to fade away. 90 minutes passed, and only then offsetting Teddy Sheringham. The hope was lit, and shortly after was the magic turnaround is a fact.
Beckham struck corneren in, the ball was taken aback further, and with a long sent Solskjær ball in the net. Players and fans erupted in ecstasy, and when the referee blew the whistle for the last time, was nordmannens role as a klubblegende cemented.
” It is wonderful to be such a big part of people’s lives. Many have told me that it is the biggest moment in their lives, and with larger a the wedding day. But it says they are not for the wives their, Solskjær later stated about the wonderful evening.
69 000 tributes
In the 03/04 season was Solskjær himself an injury that he never fully came back from. As the completed the professional athlete he was, he conducted the treatment to the letter, and insisted that he should come back.
At the end of 2004 came Solskjær in as a substitute. Then he had not taken up on the jersey for 18 months. It was, however, not more than five of the games in the season.
– Can get expelled before easter
In the next season he came up against Charlton and scored, and bowed in front of the fans that had always supported him and called his name when he could not play.
It was a great moment for Ole, the players, the personnel and United fans all over the world. He has never lost the faith, and tonight he got the rewards. We are overjoyed on his behalf, said Ferguson after the match.
Solskjær was made out the 2007 season, but after a new surgery in the summer, he decided to add up. In 2008, he got a hyllestkamp at Old Trafford, where 69 000 spectators showed up to say goodbye. The second highest attendance for a match in English soccer’s history.
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