It must be Bodø / Glimt in those degrees – VG

And Knutsen’s stated strategy of being himself as much as possible, even in the mighty San Siro, could be an echo of what the RBK boss himself repeated and repeated when Rosenborg broke the Champions League limits from mid-mid-September. The 1990s.

No match from this period is more famous than the 2-1 win over Milan at San Siro in December 1996. Vegard Heggem overcame the defense of the European giant and led Rosenborg to a historic quarter-final in the most generous club tournament from Europe, while Milan, a finalist in the Champions League a year and a half in advance, which faded sensationally.

And now Bodø / Glimt can create a new Norwegian sensation in the third round of four in the Europa League qualifiers. The same opponent, the same arena, and roughly the same balance of power?

– Milan was perhaps even better then than now. But I have faith in Bodø / Glimt. And I have faith in Norwegian football, says Eggen, who won at the San Siro 24 years ago with nine from Trøndelag from the start and a norteño as a substitute (Mini).

Bodø / Glimt in 2020 is a bit more international, but Eggen’s advice is as he himself thought almost a quarter of a century ago.

– We have already spoken before, Kjetil and I. You have to go out there and give them trouble. You have to be Bodø / Glimt to the degree, you have to be Bodø / Glimt at their best. That you dare to start the movements before the next situation. They’re good at it, Eggen describes the day after his 79th birthday.

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He could celebrate with a Rosenborg win against Latvia’s Ventspils and a Bodø / Glimt win against Lithuania’s FK Zalgiris. Eggen emphasizes that he also enjoyed Molde’s penalty win in the Champions League standings the day before.

But now it’s about Milan at the San Siro.

– The start of matches can be a bit of both, also for Glimt. But throughout the matches, the pattern of play emerges more and more. Then come the opportunities and therefore the goals, says Eggen.

– Italian teams have been a bit underrated in recent years. They have not gained much, but they maintain a very stable level. Like Juventus. Milan have been a bit more variable, but there’s Atalanta, who play excellent football, Eggen points out about the charming from last season’s Champions League.

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Knutsen also referred to Atalanta when he described the Milan match on Thursday night after beating FK Zalgiris on a half-day Glimt.

– Either we win or we learn, Knutsen said.

Like Eggens Rosenborg.

– We eventually learned. We played long before that, at home in Lerkendal, but did some slams abroad. But we realized, when we play outside, it must give them problems. We should not make everything up. Because then the starting point will be negative, warns Nils Arne Eggen.

He received Kjetil Knutsen and the rest of the Bodø / Glimt training apparatus at home in Fannrem in March of this year. But the Glimt coach abandons the “Milan conversation” with the legend of the coach beforehand.

– No, I do not do that. It was wonderful to have a meeting with him then. But there is something about him and having enough time. It has a huge record, you have to dig into things. As a coach and leader, you should also take the learning yourself, Knutsen points out to VG on Friday afternoon.

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