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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United supervisor Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has insisted that the Besiktas job reminds him of his stint within the Outdated Trafford dugout.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 facet who’ve been and not using a head coach since letting Giovanni van Bronckhorst go final month.
Solskjaer put pen to paper on a deal operating till the tip of the 2025/26 season, with the choice of extending his keep by a further 12 months.
The previous striker might 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 venture appears a bit of 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 sooner. However we’ve to be lifelike. And sure, I had many presents, however as I stated earlier than, it needed to be the precise provide price me transferring away from my good life.”
“You want to really feel that heartbeat racing once more, as a result of [you ask] ‘do you’ve gotten the power?’ and the venture that the president and the board have been speaking to me about it was the precise factor I wanted now.”
He added, “I’ve been following United [since I left] and it’s tough when it goes down. You want to simply flip the boat and hopefully we will flip the boat shortly right here.”
Within the Turkish prime flight, Solskjaer will come up towards his predecessor as United boss José Mourinho, at the moment answerable for Fenerbahce.
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