Solskjaer takes over at Besiktas – 5th coaching position for Norwegians

And again spent millions for nothing and nothing again. Okay, of course it’s bad luck if the ex-coach Sergen Yalcin, wanted by the new president, cancels due to family problems. But it also shows that someone was elected without a plan B. Solksjaer was definitely not the replacement solution, because there wasn’t one. Since 06(07, when Zico became champion with Fener, there have been no foreign champion coaches in Turkey – the clubs should also keep an eye on that.

What spoke against Serdar Topraktepe’s commitment until the end of the year? Didn’t he want to? I can’t imagine. Missing license…I don’t know about that.

The fact is that Besiktas unfortunately has a confused squad, but no team. Just 80 million euros have been thrown away in the last 3-4 years – with transfer income close to zero apart from the 10 million for Emirhan, Ridvan and Serdar in 2022.

So what does a Solksjaer think about such a commitment? He thinks about himself. The team can’t be helped anyway, so third place and maybe a few victories in Europe (if you actually get into the top 24) would be a respectable success for him and he would get involved in other tasks.

I’m keeping my fingers crossed for him to achieve a turnaround, because Turkish football needs a strong Besiktas. But somehow the club just doesn’t seem to make the right decisions in recent years.