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Video Simon Kjær about Morten Olsen

Part 2 of 5

This is part 2 of the documentary about Simon Kjær, that was broadcast in March 2021. Kjær speaks about his time with Morten Olsen, former coach of the Danish national team between 2000 and 2015. How does Kjær look back on it? Read the English translation below. Also watch part 1 about Kjær's debut with the Danish national football team.

Kjær about his former coach Morten Olsen

Kjær: “Morten was very direct. I’ve rarely seen a coach with a winning instinct like that. Just as soon as you entered the pitch, but also off the pitch. It was football all the time. You had to get used to it. I have always felt that he has given me confidence, even though he has been tough on me.”



“Up to today I still think he's the coach who started the discussion about whether I wanted to play at all. Whether or not I was capable. Still Morten had to take responsibility. It was a conversion that I have found ridiculous throughout my career. Completely unjustified from my perspective. But it’s also him who has shaped me into who I am and my career with the national team. I think he has only left me on the bench a few times. Maybe three times.”

"It’s also him who has shaped me into who I am and my career with the national team."

- Simon Kjær, captain of the Danish national football team, about his former coach Morten Olsen.

Kjær: “He also scolded me at some point, because when you've been playing for a long time and you're young, you might as well have the wrong body language and maybe show some wrong signals, then Morten turned to me and said: "Do you think ... do you think you're sure about this team?" He said that to me right here at the pitch and I still remember it, up to today.”



This is part 2 of 5 of the documentary about Simon Kjær. Stay tuned for more. Follow Simon Kjær GIFs on Instagram to get notified.


Many thanks to Randi for the English translation.

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