Analysing the similarities between Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Sir Alex Ferguson's managerial style

#3 Delegation with staff

Solskjaer and his staff

In his time at United, Sir Alex always used to delegate the various club duties to his assistants and the staff, trusting them to carry out the tasks diligently. Many of his staff members thus went on to become managers like Brian Kidd, Carlos Queiroz, Steve Mcclaren etc.

One of the recurring sights, when you watch Manchester United play under Ole, is that whenever United score, the entire United staff on the bench come together and embrace each other indicating their togetherness and teamwork.

It is quite impressive and akin to Sir Alex that Solskjaer has delegated different tasks to his staff members preserving him to take the more important decisions. It was a masterstroke to get an experienced head like Mike Phelan back, who knows the club well and what is needed to be successful at this club. Phelan has been a vocal figure on the touchline shouting out instructions to the players.

Michael Carrick and Kieran Mckenna are two young coaches who work tirelessly to organize the training and also communicate with the academy lads since Mckenna was United’s under 18 coach thus has a close relationship with the youngsters.

Ole and Phelan are responsible for devising tactical plans to outwit the opponents. The Norwegian’s excellent delegation skills have helped him to concentrate on the more pressing issues on hand and could be the reason behind his successful stint thus far at United.