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- People will draw conclusions already after the West Ham ma

Fri Jan 10, 2014 4:01 pm

Another newsarticle from Norway :)

Pressure on Solskjær and Cardiff before West Ham enounter

Ole Gunnar Solskjær prepares for one of his biggest challenges as a manager. Everybody expects a good start agains a West Ham-side in crisis.

The cup-triumph agains Newcastle can be forgotten if Cardiff City loses tomorrow. The first match is always important for managers, states former Wolves-manager Ståle Solbakken to Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet.

Tomorrow Solskjær leads his Cardiff-team for the first time in the Premier League. It will be his first meeting with the league since he ended his career as a player in 2007.

Cardiff faces a West Ham in free fall, and wednesday they lost 6-0 for Manchester City in the cup.

Right now West Ham is probably the weakest team in the Premier League. The chances for Solskjær and Cardiff winning the game is big, but that certainly increases the height of the possible downfall as well, Solbakken says, - Solskjær has a good group of players and they've shown earlier this season that they have got potential.

Have to win
The fans will demand a win against West Ham in Solskjærs first Premier League test.
There is no doubt about it, The match against West Ham must be won, states Tim Hartley, the leader of the Cardiff City Supporters Trust.
We expect attacing football. Everybody has faith in Solskjær, mut the results is all that matters. The West Ham game will shape the rest of the season. We need a win and that's what the fans expect, Hartley says to Dagbladet outside Cardiff City Stadium.

Fomer Wimbledon coach Lars Tjernås says that the position in the table indicates that it is vital to grab the three points tomorrow. Partly for their own sake, but just as well to deny the table-neighbours getting them.

This will be a debut where there will be demands and expectations. People will draw conclusions already after the West Ham match. I hope and think that it will work out for them, and the chances of at Cardiff win is good, Tjærnås states.

No more norwegians
Solbakken doesn't think Solskjær will make it a habit getting norwegian players to Cardiff City.
I don't think there will be any more norwegian buys now. Eikrem and Dæhli will most likely be the only ones, he says,

Møller Dæhlies transfer is awaited to be complited within short time.


Hope that it was understandable for you guys :)

Re: - People will draw conclusions already after the West Ha

Fri Jan 10, 2014 4:11 pm

Thank you.
Good to see what others are saying. :thumbup:

Re: - People will draw conclusions already after the West Ha

Fri Jan 10, 2014 4:11 pm

Thank you Grim....