The Rangers vs. Motherwell match ended in a 1-1 draw, according to major media reports. Rangers played Motherwell in the Premiership opener on a Saturday.
Jens Berthel Askou's display in the match was dominant and brave, as reported by major media. Russell Martin, the Rangers manager at the time, threw his players and their egos under the bus after the match, according to the Daily Mail - Sport. Russell Martin's tenure at Rangers lasted until early October, according to major media.
Russell Martin earned his opportunity at Rangers by taking Southampton into the Premier League after impressing with MK Dons and Swansea, according to major media. Jens Berthel Askou and Russell Martin briefly played together at Norwich City, according to major media. Jens Berthel Askou and Russell Martin kept in touch via text, according to major media.
Jens Berthel Askou held a press conference with half-a-dozen newspaper reporters at Fir Park less than eight months ago, according to major media. Jens Berthel Askou has played football in Denmark, England, the Faroe Islands, Sweden, and the Czech Republic, according to major media. Jens Berthel Askou won trophies with HB Torshavn, according to major media, though the specific trophies he won are unknown.
He was an assistant coach at Sparta Prague, where he was fired, according to major media, but the reason for his firing is not disclosed. He was also an assistant coach at FC Copenhagen, according to major media. It remains unclear what led Motherwell to hire Jens Berthel Askou despite his previous postings.
No one now questions if Jens Berthel Askou is worthy of standing in a dug-out opposite more established names like a former Scotland international, according to major media. Jens Berthel Askou is no longer an unknown quantity in his chosen field, according to major media. Jens Berthel Askou increasingly looks like he's the real deal, according to the Daily Mail - Sport.
Many believe Jens Berthel Askou would be a hand-in-glove fit for Celtic Park next season, according to the Daily Mail - Sport, though the specific reasons for this belief are not detailed. Jens Berthel Askou's ability to deliver style and substance from a standing start is one in the eye for his contemporaries pleading for multiple transfer windows, according to the Daily Mail - Sport. Motherwell put five goals past St Mirren without reply last month in what's regarded as the best performance in a generation, according to major media.
Eight of the 15 players involved in the St Mirren match had been at Motherwell prior to Jens Berthel Askou's arrival, according to major media. Paul McGinn and Stephen O'Donnell were inherited by Jens Berthel Askou at Motherwell, according to major media. Paul McGinn is 35 years old and Stephen O'Donnell is 33 years old, according to major media.
Paul McGinn and Stephen O'Donnell are SPFL stalwarts who would have felt their best days were probably behind them, according to the Daily Mail - Sport. Paul McGinn and Stephen O'Donnell have epitomised the squad's complete buy-in to Jens Berthel Askou's style and philosophy, according to major media. Jens Berthel Askou's style and philosophy involves progressing the ball up the field by sharply passing and moving, according to major media.
New arrivals at Motherwell include Elliot Ward, Elijah Just, and Ibrahim Said, according to major media. The full extent of the radical transformation at Motherwell under Jens Berthel Askou has not been fully detailed.