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Sir Alex Ferguson tips former Manchester United hero Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to be a great manager
The Norwegian, who made a name for himself at Old Trafford, has achieved success in his native country by winning Molde’s first ever league title in his debut season at the club
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Jan 18, 2012 10:32:00 AM
By Joel Lamy
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Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson believes Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has all the attributes to achieve success as a manager.
The Norwegian made a name for himself at Old Trafford with 126 goals in 366 appearances for the club, including that famous winner against Bayern Munich in the 1999 Champions League final.
Since hanging up his boots he has proved successful as a manager, first with the Manchester United reserves and then with Molde in his native country, where he won the club’s first league title in his debut season in charge.
Sir Alex, who has been offered a new contract worth £7.5 million by United, a deal which would likely end his stay at Old Trafford, is a big admirer of Solskjaer and believes his preparation for life after his playing career was over will put him in good stead for the future.
“I think the problem for a lot of footballers today is that when they get to the end of their careers they decide they want to become coaches because they have nothing else in their mind that they think they can do,” the Scot told reporters.
“Whereas Ole always wanted to stay in the game, so from an early age he was preparing stay in the game as a coach or as a manager, as he is at the moment. So he has given himself a better chance than the rest.
“Ole was always one of the professionals that used to take down all the notes from the training sessions and games.”
Solskjaer, 38, was linked with the Portsmouth job recently before former West Brom assistant manager Michael Appleton took over the hot seat.
And Sir Alex believes his individual qualities will put him in good stead for future managerial roles.
“He has got an inner toughness, there’s no doubt about that,” he said.
“He is a nice man with a lovely manner about him.
“If you go to a club in Norway that have never won the league ever in their history and you win the league you have to have something about you to do that.
“He has brought in his own staff. He’s brought two coaches from United as part of his structure to the club so he knew where he was going. A useful thing to have in management is good decision making.
“It’s possibly one of the most important things and he has been decisive, so yes he has got a lot going for himself.”
The Norwegian made a name for himself at Old Trafford with 126 goals in 366 appearances for the club, including that famous winner against Bayern Munich in the 1999 Champions League final.
Since hanging up his boots he has proved successful as a manager, first with the Manchester United reserves and then with Molde in his native country, where he won the club’s first league title in his debut season in charge.
Sir Alex, who has been offered a new contract worth £7.5 million by United, a deal which would likely end his stay at Old Trafford, is a big admirer of Solskjaer and believes his preparation for life after his playing career was over will put him in good stead for the future.
“I think the problem for a lot of footballers today is that when they get to the end of their careers they decide they want to become coaches because they have nothing else in their mind that they think they can do,” the Scot told reporters.
“Whereas Ole always wanted to stay in the game, so from an early age he was preparing stay in the game as a coach or as a manager, as he is at the moment. So he has given himself a better chance than the rest.
“Ole was always one of the professionals that used to take down all the notes from the training sessions and games.”
Solskjaer, 38, was linked with the Portsmouth job recently before former West Brom assistant manager Michael Appleton took over the hot seat.
And Sir Alex believes his individual qualities will put him in good stead for future managerial roles.
“He has got an inner toughness, there’s no doubt about that,” he said.
“He is a nice man with a lovely manner about him.
“If you go to a club in Norway that have never won the league ever in their history and you win the league you have to have something about you to do that.
“He has brought in his own staff. He’s brought two coaches from United as part of his structure to the club so he knew where he was going. A useful thing to have in management is good decision making.
“It’s possibly one of the most important things and he has been decisive, so yes he has got a lot going for himself.”
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