Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has revealed his three tips to becoming an excellent striker.
Solskjaer was appointed interim United manager last month and has overseen the club’s return to an exciting, attacking style.
The Norwegian established himself as a talented forward during his playing days at Old Trafford, scoring 126 goals in 366 games for the club.
And he has now passed down some pearls of wisdom to current forwards Marcus Rashford, Romelu Lukaku, Anthony Martial and the rest of the squad.
Asked to offer three secrets as to what makes an elite forward, Solskjaer told BBC Sport: “It’s not easy to put just three!
“I think first of all, from my experience, you need to know what you’re going to do.
“That was my biggest thing, I studied finishing and I studied goals. Then you have to be able to do it, and so that’s back on the field, practicing on the pitch.
“Then get into positions, learn the game again. And make a good decision – mentality is important.
“Do all your thinking on the training pitch. You’ve got to be relaxed. You can’t be stressed, you can’t think “Don’t miss”. You’ve got to think “Ah thanks, finally there’s a chance”. Then you just think.
“If you think “Don’t miss” – I’ve done that a couple of times – then you miss. So be confident, trust yourself.”