Ole Martin Årst will be an attentive spectator of Standard – La Gantoise this Sunday. The former striker would like the Number 16 to regain its place, “in the top 3 of the championship”, and would be ready to return to help the residents of Sclessin if the club deemed it necessary.
This week, Walfoot.be had the opportunity to speak with Ole Martin Årst before the meeting, the last of the calendar year in Sclessin, between two of his former clubs: Standard and La Gantoise. In the first part of our interview, to be found HERE, the Norwegian returned to his arrival in Belgium, in Anderlecht, before talking about his fondest memories with the Rouches and the Buffalos.
If we ended this article by writing that the former striker no longer had much opportunity to watch the matches of the Belgian championship, Ole Martin Årst was still particularly interested in the Jupiler Pro League when Ronny Deila joined it. the feet. First at Standard, then at Bruges.
Årst didn’t want Deila to leave Standard
Moreover, the ex-Rouches striker did not really appreciate the departure of his compatriot to the Venice of the North even before the end of the season. Ole Martin Årst told us that he was in fairly recurring contact with Ronny Deila during this period, and did not hesitate to make the comment to him when T1 joined the Jan Breydel Stadion.
What are you doing ? You’re building something!”
“The club has had some good times since my last match with Rouches, but the last few years have not been good to see. I spoke a lot with Ronny Deila when he was the coach, I hoped he would continue and I wasn’t happy when he left. Yes, I said to him ‘what are you doing, you’re building something’. most beautiful in Bruges. We know it. end of the story, but it’s always easier to talk about it afterwards.”
In Norway, Ole Martin Årst is currently participating in a television show and posting extracts on his Instagram account. “It’s like an Advent calendar, with 24 Norwegian personalities competing in various little games. Each week, one candidate is eliminated until the grand final.” And if the former top scorer in the championship is still in the race, he can count on the support of a former teammate. “Ali Lukunku actually sent me a message this week to ask me where he could see the show,” he laughs.
Ole Martin Årst does not close the door to a return to Standard
It is therefore in front of his television set, this time not on the set, but with an attentive eye that Årst will follow the meeting between the Rouches and the Buffalos. A Standard that Ole Martin Årst would like to see again at the height of his glory, and that he could help if the club deemed it necessary.
“If a club like Standard wants help, I would say yes, straight away! I could help them look for players, intermediaries or whatever it takes. If Standard one day thinks they need me, they are more than welcome,” he concluded. The message got through.
