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THE It probably doesn’t mean anything to Norway or young super forward Erling Braut Haaland, but it’s the truth:
- If you manage to watch this match again, it is inevitable that the new favorite in the football world has made a rather weak effort.
That is surprising. Maybe for him too. When the national team before the break created many chances, it was not Haaland who seemed more dangerous. After that, it was barely visible in the neighborhood.
It was with three misused opportunities in three minutes early in the match, before, still 0-0, he blew an Alexander Sørloth return over the goal from close oblique range.
Then the much more visible attacking partner Sørloth scored in a corner, and the willing Kristian Thorstvedt on a ball that passed to Haaland after a Gibraltar error.
And that was that.
All the fun expected at the start of the World Cup disappeared when the 20-year-old left the field half an hour before the end. And as the main Spanish newspaper Marca precisely summed up the disappointment of the football world:
– The big surprise of the match was that Erling Braut Haaland started and did not score.
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GIVES the Norwegian national team with a new coach and a new captain was to start the World Cup qualifiers, the biggest star was almost absent. Last year’s best Norwegian athlete rarely shone in the first major event for Norway. While Erling Braut Håland, as usual, lifted almost every football match with his wonderful joy of playing, this time he was rarely focused.
For some other soccer heroes at this level, such a weak match is something you risk taking with you. That doesn’t seem to apply exactly to Erling. You will probably shake off disappointment quickly.
In this winter’s Bundesliga, he’s made a quick comeback after a few equally slow games. Seemingly safe as always.
ITS Furthermore, the match itself was an exception against an extremely short opponent and on a field that slowed down the pace, which also helps one of the best scorers in football to score more often.
Turkey on grass on Saturday will be something else entirely. In that way, it’s just a matter of forgetting the young man’s weak game and rather rejoicing over the three points.
But this surprising lack in a renewed selection was, in any case, fun for such a good player.
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NORGES Another great soccer star, on the other hand, had no problem being himself. Here there was a notable difference between Norway with Martin Ødegaard and Norway without. That despite Martins replacing as ball distributor; Patrick Berg from Bodø / Glimt, individually, was decent enough.
In any case, the statistics show that Norway produced two goals and 12 scoring opportunities. for break up with Martin Ødegaard on the field. In the second half, it was a shocking goal and two chances.
It is a weak battle development. Especially since such an inferior opponent will generally give more and more chances eventually.
Without Martin to rule Norway, this World Cup match just slipped into nowhere.
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IS You pessimistic, you can bother with some details even from the first round of creating opportunities.
Norway really had trouble starting there. Most annoying were the unnecessary balls from the start that ruined the first ten minutes. Then almost everyone made the wrong decisions on the plays from behind. Except for Martin Ødegaard then. He did everything he could to get the ball flowing.
Maybe it was the nerves; it certainly was the substrate. It’s difficult to get enough ball rhythm on dry, crumbly artificial grass. But it is not so difficult to understand that precisely this rhythm is crucial.
Exactly that’s just to take with you until Martin Ødegaard is back on the field again after overtime just before half-time. Norway depends on more people following its pace.
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THE what is worse to correct is the actual quality of the post. Against such a short and compact opponent, the level of the side post became important. Especially with boxing players as strong as Aleksander Sørloth and Erling Braut Haaland.
Before the break, there was hardly a single precise section save for Fredrik Midtsjø’s corner kick which found Alexander Sørloth’s head at 1 – 0. These problems continued the game. Especially since the solution lies in the individual qualities that the team apparently lacks.
At least when it comes to post stability.
The Gibraltar impact
NEVERTHELESS this was a good start to the World Cup qualifiers. As long as Martin Ødegaard’s cover isn’t serious enough to break Turkey’s party.
Ståle Solbakken hit the offensive tactical plan with Kristian Thorstvedt’s tackles, scored three points without much wear and tear and has several players in disuse to fix a line-up change when it becomes a regular international match in two days.
And an ordinary Erling Braut Haaland with a level of attacking power that Norwegian football has never seen before.
FOOTNOTE: Dagbladet commentator Esten O.Sæther was the coach of the Norwegian national futsal (futsal) team from 2009 to 2015.
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