[ad_1]
Ian Baraclough chose to pull the smiling ribbon after being crushed by Norway with Erling Braut Haaland and Alexander Sørloth at the top.
Norway’s 5-1 win over Northern Ireland is Northern Ireland’s biggest home win since Spain won 5-0 in 2002.
Mohamed Elyounoussi opened the scoring for Norway, before Sørloth and Haaland each scored two goals.
The fight has received attention in the British media, who boast uninhibitedly about the two Norwegian attackers. The Guardian writes, among other things, that the Northern Irish were unable to handle the two Norwegian strikers.
Baraclough, the manager of the Northern Ireland national team, also acknowledges it.
He tells Sky Sports that he is disappointed in the game and that his team felt missed by Leicester stopper Jonny Evans.
– We knew the loss of Jonny Evans and Jamal Lewis would put us to the test. It is a difficult challenge to face such an offensive weapon that we have just faced. They were ruthless. They were clinical on goal, says Baraclough.
Jokes about haaland
The Northern Ireland manager was clearly impressed with Haaland in particular, who he believes must be worth more than one billion Norwegian crowns.
– The boy is probably a 100 million pound player, right?
– He doesn’t exactly have bad genes and has become a usable player. He’ll probably do well when he’s older, Baraclouch laughs, knowing that Haaland is already one of the best forwards in the world.
Baraclough also says he is disappointed that his team has given the Norwegian team too many opportunities.
On the other hand, he believes that the Northern Irish will rise as soon as they return to playing club football.
Pair of satisfied forwards
Hopefully for them, next time they won’t have to face an attacker of the caliber of Haaland and Sørloth. For the two Norwegians, the class really showed itself on Monday night.
After the game, it is not surprising that they are very satisfied.
– I hit the badger good on both. They were two great goals, he told TV 2 about his two goals.
Sørloth was able to reveal that the Norwegian team had decided to show themselves from a completely different side than that shown against Austria on Friday.
– Today we had decided to go out with a completely different intensity. You see, we pushed and drove from the start. Even if we get 1-1 on the bag, we keep shooting. I think we played a very good game, especially offensively, he told TV 2.
Haaland was very satisfied with the collaboration at the top.
– I think it worked well. I really think I work well with all the forwards. Today was Sørloth and you saw that we both enjoyed ourselves today. Yes, it was a good game, Haaland said.
[ad_2]
