A Norwegian football coach, Ronny Deila, took to desperate measures to inspire his Valerenga side in the battle against relegation, giving a crucial team talk while naked.
“A lot of people have probably seen me nude already,” Deila told the Norwegian paper VG on Friday.
He added: “We have to have fun in all the seriousness.”
Valerenga won the match against Brann 2-1 two weeks and a subsequent home victory, delivered by a fully clothed Deila, has lifted the capital club five points above the top-flight drop-zone with six games remaining.
Deila has said he will not regularly appear naked as not to reduce the “surprise effect” of the motivational manoeuvre.
That is a decision likely welcomed by his players.
“No one was really disappointed that he has not done it again since,” captain Christian Grindheim said.
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