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Norway is two wins away from Euro Cup matches next summer. If that dream comes true, the level must rise dramatically since the last match in Ullevaal.
Lars Lagerbäck and Erling Braut Haaland met with the press on Monday. Stian Lysberg Solum
ULLEVAAL STADIUM: Norway has embarked on final preparations for the biggest international match in five years. Serbia must fight for the hope of the European Championship to live. The biggest are, of course, the expectations of Erling Braut Haaland. The new season has also started in spectacular fashion.
Five Dortmund games have resulted in five goals. The last two arrived on Saturday against Freiburg.
– Only God can save us from Haaland, football profile Dragoslav Stepanovic recently said according to NTB.
Serbs fear Jærbu. The 20-year-old himself expects a difficult match.
– There are two very good teams that meet. They have good individual players, so do we. We are very good collectively, they are good there too. They have good experience on the team, Haaland said.
He was very impressive in the previous meeting of the national team. It wasn’t very positive to take away Austria’s 1-2 loss, but Haaland did at least get his first goal for Norway.
Outside of Northern Ireland things were much better. Jærbuen scored twice. The collaboration with forward Alexander Sørloth also worked out excellently.
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Passive and stagnant
Norway is completely dependent on the Norwegian version of the game against Northern Ireland which will be presented on Thursday night. A new show like the one in Austria is unlikely to last.
Lagerbäck said that the attitude before the first game was bad.
– So I have to dig way back, and I’m not that good at it. I prefer to look forward. I think we can make a very good plan against Serbia, says Haaland. The question was what was the difference in the Norwegian attitude towards the two parties.
Lagerbäck says it is his responsibility that the players have the right attitude.
– Against Austria we were very passive, especially in the attack game. We get very stuck. The strikers did not receive much support. I think that’s a mental thing. That is what we are going to work on. It was a completely different attacking game in the second game, with a lot of movement and interaction. We must have movement throughout the team, says Lagerbäck.
He previously described the Norwegian team as “too friendly”.
– If you mean it, then we must prove on Thursday that we are not, says Haaland.
Austria’s home defeat was a huge disappointment for Norway. Stian Lysberg Solum
Got better
Lagerbäck emphasizes that he believes the Norwegian team has improved a lot in this area.
– There were some games in 2018 and 2019, like against Austria, that we were too passive. It is also important to keep a cool head. If you get angry, it goes beyond how you play, says Lagerbäck.
On Monday night, the director of the national team will have a review of the Serbian team. Haaland will also study the Serbian defense a little more.
– I think you can get some things out of that, but in the end it’s about yourself. There is always a little bit to get there a little bit, says the forward.
If he and the team are successful, a pure play-off final against Israel or Scotland awaits them in November.
