Ole Gunnar Solskjaer Quotes

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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

Profession : Coach

Birth : February 26, 1973

I realised when I was a striker that when I ended up wide on the left or right, it can be so much easier to get space and face defenders up.

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Throughout my life, ever since I played for Clausenengen back home, instead of listening to the teacher at school, I was writing down all the chances I missed in a book thinking 'I should have done this.' Scoring goals was all I thought about.

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The one way of getting better is by practising - both on and off the pitch.

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Everything isn't exactly what it seems from the outside.

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I'm very confident in my own ability as a manager.

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I was a boring man but a reflective man.

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I had the best teacher there can be in man management or managing a football club.

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Every single player needs that eye-to-eye connection, I'm sure. They want to know what is expected of them, but it's not just me telling them what to do. It's about asking, 'What are your strengths? What do you feel? What can you give to the team?'

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When you are in a football club, you stick together. That's the key.

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I think the Swansea-Cardiff rivalry is good.

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When you are a professional, you go into the next game wanting to win.

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It's important players focus on what they have to do, while the fans keep believing and stay behind us.

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In any game, you have to work to stay in it, especially away against a good team like Southampton. It's a fantastic club and one I've said on a few occasions Cardiff City would do well to emulate, both on and off the field.

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When I was a player, it was important to target the first few friendlies and plant a seed in the mind of the gaffer.

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In games, you have plans, you have strategies, and you follow them.

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I'm the manager of Cardiff City Football Club, and I'm not to lay down and feel sorry for myself.

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That's the most important thing in football: you need to take chances when you get them.

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Clubs don't change managers unless there is something wrong.

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I am a realistic person.

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I am not a city guy; I like peaceful surroundings and maybe a walk around a lake.

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