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Oct 29, 2020

Tales uncovered from Solskjær's past point to a bright future | Jamie Jackson

Voices gathered from Cardiff and Molde in writing a biography of Manchester United’s manager reveal much about the manAs Ole Gunnar Solskjær’s biographer, this writer was recently asked whether the military service the Norwegian performed as a 20-year-old aided the formation of a man whose career arc has taken in scoring Manchester United’s 1999 European Cup-winning goal to now being manager of England’s record 20-time champions.The answer in essence was Solskjær has a self-possession that means it was immaterial; that whether or not he did the mandatory year in Norway’s army his would still have been a life and sporting career that is a triumph of self-determination. Related: Diaries, astuteness and work ethic: the making of Solskjær the manager |...

Dec 21, 2018

Smiling is just one part of Solskjær. He knows how to get his point across | Mattias Moström

Manchester United’s new caretaker manager transformed the style of play at Molde, one of his former players revealsI still remember the day Ole Gunnar Solskjær was presented as our manager for the first time in 2011. To be honest, you felt a bit shocked and it was a bit of a “wow moment”. Obviously, we knew him very well from his playing career and knew what he had done with Manchester United’s reserves.The way he worked on the training pitch was a bit of a shock, too. In most parts of Norway, they have sworn by the so-called “Drillo football”, stemming from the 1990s and the success Egil “Drillo” Olsen had with the Norwegian national team. That style of football...