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Former Manchester United supervisor Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has insisted that the Besiktas job reminds him of his stint within the Outdated Trafford dugout.
On Saturday, Solskjaer was confirmed as the new Besiktas boss.
He had been out of administration since he was sacked by United in 2021 after a string of poor performances and outcomes.
The Norwegian takes over on the Tremendous Lig aspect who’ve been with no head coach since letting Giovanni van Bronckhorst go final month.
Solskjaer put pen to paper on a deal working till the top of the 2025/26 season, with the choice of extending his keep by an extra 12 months.
The previous striker shall be joined at Besiktas by assistant coach Erling Moe and goalkeeping coach Richard John Hartis.
Talking to reporters [via ESPN], Solskjaer famous that he accepted Besiktas’ provide due to the similarities to his time at United.
The 51-year-old remarked, “I’ve been exterior soccer for a short time, as a boss.”
“However I’ve been working in UEFA and I’ve been following soccer in addition to this membership … This undertaking appears slightly bit like Manchester United for me. We had been sixth, then we turn out to be third after which second. And that is step-by-step.
“And naturally we’re right here to win, so hopefully we will make it quicker. However we’ve got to be lifelike. And sure, I had many provides, however as I stated earlier than, it needed to be the appropriate provide value me transferring away from my excellent life.”
“It is advisable really feel that heartbeat racing once more, as a result of [you ask] ‘do you may have the power?’ and the undertaking that the president and the board have been speaking to me about it was the appropriate factor I wanted now.”
He added, “I’ve been following United [since I left] and it’s tough when it goes down. It is advisable simply flip the boat and hopefully we will flip the boat shortly right here.”
Within the Turkish high flight, Solskjaer will come up towards his predecessor as United boss José Mourinho, at the moment answerable for Fenerbahce.
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