{"id":292111,"date":"2023-09-11T00:35:23","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T00:35:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=292111"},"modified":"2023-09-11T00:35:23","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T00:35:23","slug":"ole-gunnar-solskjaer-rejects-international-offer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/ole-gunnar-solskjaer-rejects-international-offer\/","title":{"rendered":"Ole Gunnar Solskjaer rejects international offer"},"content":{"rendered":"
Former Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has rejected an offer to take charge of the Norway women’s team.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Solskjaer has been out of a role since being sacked at Manchester United in November 2021, just a month shy of three years in the Old Trafford hotseat.<\/span><\/p>\n The 50-year-old has been linked with vacancies at Burnley and Leicester but has so far remained\u00a0patient when it comes to taking a new role.<\/p>\n And he has now turned down an approach from the women’s team of his home nation, who are looking to replace Hege Riise.<\/p>\n ‘Yes, I have spoken to the association about the job as national coach, of course I have,’ Solskjaer told Norwegian outlet NRK. ‘They have asked. But I’m not ready for that yet.’<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has rejected an offer to take charge of the Norway women’s team<\/p>\n During his time in charge, Solskjaer guided United to a second-placed finish in 2020-21 but they went out of the Champions League after the group stages that year after suffering a humbling 2-1 defeat against Turkish side Istanbul Basaksehir.<\/p>\n The team recovered to make the final of the Europa League, but lost to Spanish side Villarreal on penalties in Gdansk.<\/p>\n Despite narrowly missing out on a European trophy, things had looked promising for United at the end of their 2020-21 campaign, and that summer they added Cristiano Ronaldo, Jadon Sancho and Raphael Varane to their squad.<\/p>\n It seemed that they could be genuine title contenders after those signings, but their results fell away alarmingly, and this ultimately cost Solskjaer his job.<\/p>\n He was unable to pick up any silverware, unlike his predecessor Jose Mourinho, and could not bring back the glory days that the club enjoyed under Sir Alex Ferguson.<\/p>\n However, it is understood that Solskjaer is ‘satisfied’ with his time as United boss.<\/p>\n