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The local journalist and Glimt expert believes that drastic measures will be taken to play Bodø / Glimt and Kjetil Knutsen next season.
STRØMSGODSET-BODØ / GLIMT 1-2
DRAMMEN (Nettavisen): On Sunday night, Bodø / Glimt secured historic league gold after 1-2 against Strømsgodset in Drammen. Never before have merchants been able to celebrate a gold in Norway’s top division.
Despite the club having had an adventurous season, not as many spectators who would normally be present in the stands have had a chance to see the team.
That’s exactly what Glimt expert Freddy Toresen at the local newspaper Avisa Nordland thinks is a disgrace.
– It is incredibly broken, and the team does not receive the tribute of all those who want to honor them. The players deserved it, but they don’t get it. However, I think they feel the support and expressions of sympathy from the entire county of Nordland and northern Norway. This historic gold in the series will be celebrated devilishly long, devilishly for a long time, and in many creative ways. I am very convinced of that, Toresen tells Nettavisen.
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He has followed Glimt closely for several years as a reporter for the local newspaper. With success also comes great interest for several of the team’s players.
Although now various profiles may disappear, Toresen is not afraid that Glimt will be left behind after bigger clubs have stocked up on the stars of the Aspmyra club. He is sure that the foundation that coach Kjetil Knutsen has built is solid, that players who would not normally have been relevant to the club will now take drastic measures to play in yellow.
– The base that they have created with the training culture and the attitude in this group is very good. Glimt has the capital to bring in players, but I also think there are a lot of players who wouldn’t smell a Glimt transfer just a few years ago, that maybe, if they’re lucky enough to get a phone call from Kjetil Knutsen, they’ll run around naked. North to be a part of this, he says with a twinkle in his eye.
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Nor is the gold coach afraid that the team will now disappear everywhere. Knutsen has an underlying plan for how the club will work things out.
– There are two thoughts in my head. We bring ambitious players and they will fit in. That Jens Petter Hauge scores for AC Milan on Sunday night shows that it is all about planning things with the players. Being able to see things in a broader perspective and plan for them. Then we can work on the next players. It’s crazy work in terms of logistics and how we work in the field, Knutsen tells Nettavisen after Sunday night’s game.
Impressed with success
AN journalist Toresen thinks it’s hard to describe Glimt’s golden performance as anything other than impressive, but he still thinks what the team has done is extra great considering the clubs they are fighting, as well as the resources. that other Norwegian clubs have.
– First, it’s historical. No team from northern Norway has ever claimed league gold on the men’s side. As soccer has developed on the money front and access to the best players, this is impressive. Look at RBK, they have a bag of money few can point to. All credit to Molde and the owners, who have created a secure financial base. The two clubs are in a special financial position, he says.
– Then you also have two other clubs that often have access to more money than the others, which is Brann and VIF. Given this, is that a team from the high north arrives in a position to take the gold, it is great. For me, it has only become more distant that a team from Northern Norway can do this.
He admits that he did not think he would experience a Glimt gold.
– With the league’s gold, there are very few Glimt fans who have thought it was possible, as football has developed. Remember that we have never been closer than in 2003, when we followed Rosenborg to the gate. Since then, Glimt has not been around. What we experienced last year behind Molde, I thought was the closest we would get, says Toresen.
– Had many cars gone to Aspmyra to experience this?
In the absence of the illness of fellow midfielder Patrick Berg, it was Ulrik Saltnes who led the troops in Drammen on Sunday. He has excelled and has been one of the most important players on Knutsen’s team this season.
On Sunday, he struggled to put into words what it’s like to be a league champion with Bodø / Glimt.
– I’m a little perplexed. I don’t really know what to say. A bit empty. It will be good to turn off the light tonight and cry a little in peace, Saltnes tells Nettavisen just after the gold has been secured.
With enormous success in both Norway and Europe this season, the Northerners have earned their team unique pride. The people of Bodø are not spoiled by success, but in recent years things have changed dramatically.
In the city there is talk that the stands would be crowded were it not for the coronary restrictions.
– There are wishes for Brønnøysund, Sandnessjøen, Mo I Rana, Hemnesberget and all these places in Helgeland. Had it been allowed this year, many cars would have gone from Helgeland to Aspmyra to experience this. Same thing across Nordland County, for many it’s about 5-6 hours of car trips, but those trips had taken place this year, I know. I have received many phone calls about this, concludes Toresen.
The Bodø / Glimt players celebrated gold in the final hours in Drammen, before moving on to Oslo and Gardermoen, where they will fly back to Bodø for more celebrations on Monday morning.
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