Larsson looks for management return
The legendary striker is worshipped at Celtic, Barcelona and Manchester United but found his first stint in management less successful.
Three seasons of moderate success with Landskrona Bois ended last year with the club stuck in the middle of the second division.
As a player the Swede was constantly linked with clubs but Larsson the coach hasn’t been swamped by offers from clubs looking to give him another chance in management.
Former team-mates Neil Lennon, Paul Lambert and Jackie McNamara have all had degrees of success in management with the King of Kings itching for another chance to prove himself in the dug-out.
“I didn’t achieve the results I wanted,” he told The Sun. “But I learned a lot of things that are important, the political aspects of the game like the boardroom, and people working close to you.
“As a manager I’m quite hands-on, I like to speak my opinion and that’s not always appreciated, of course.
“If you put demands on people sometimes it can be counter- productive. Some people can deal with it, because they appreciate honesty, but others might not be so good at it.
“I wasn’t at the highest level in Sweden, so I knew that the levels I was used to would be very hard for others to produce.
“I had to lower the expectations and that was a problem at first but I got used to it. Now I am out of football and at the moment my phone isn’t ringing.
“Nobody seems to want me at the moment. I’m actually wondering if I’ve paid the bill because the phone isn’t ringing. It doesn’t disappoint me because that’s the way it is in this game.
“As a player it was a question of performing and doing well and clubs got interested in you.”
Larsson added: “If I look at my three seasons at Landskrona, the first one was really good, the second wasn’t the best and the last was okay with the squad I had.
“I never thought I would fail at Landskrona, although of course there was always that possibility but I wanted to step into this line of work and it was an excellent start for me.
“I’ve learned a few more things about the game. I’ve been in the game over 20-years, it’s something I feel I can do and it’s something I want to do.
“The future will tell if I can match my playing career. Ask me in 20-years, maybe five or 10, then I could possibly give you answer.
“Of course, I know I won a lot of things as a player and I will always be compared with my playing career but that’s no problem, as long as I get judged the same way as others managers.”
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