Solskjaer succeeded Mourinho as Manchester United head coach in December 2018, but was fired due to poor record in his third full season. In an interview with the BBC a few days ago, Solskjaer recounted an interesting conversation he had with Ancelo...
Solskjaer succeeded Mourinho as Manchester United head coach in December 2018, but was fired due to poor record in his third full season. In an interview with the BBC a few days ago, Solskjaer recounted an interesting conversation he had with Ancelotti when he was coaching Manchester United. Solskjaer said that even Ancelotti seemed unwilling to accept the challenge of coaching Manchester United at the time.
Solskjaer said: "I remember a game against Everton. I was standing in the technical area and the fourth official was next to me. Ancelotti came to my side and almost entered my technical area. The fourth official said: 'Ancelotti , you have to go back to your area, unless you want to take Solskjaer’s job. ’ And Ancelotti, who always had something to say, just laughed and said… ‘No, no, no. That’s too much pressure.’”
"So Ancelotti returned to his own area. Pressure is a privilege and I feel it is an honor to coach Manchester United. As a player, you just have to do your job, but as a coach, you are the representative of everyone. This pressure is a privilege because I have the freedom to do what I want, but in the end you need to produce results. Unfortunately, we experienced six consecutive weeks of poor performance at that time, which is a long time for Manchester United."
