Rosenborg played in Odd – second place strengthened – VG

Rosenborg won the chance statistics 9-1 and took a well deserved victory over silver competitor Telemark. The show started three minutes before half-time when right-back Erlend Dahl Reitan threw the ball into the goal from an angle after Carlo Holse’s pass. Top scorer Zachariassen scored 2-0 twenty minutes before the end. Odd only managed to create tension with an undeserved reduction, before Dino Islamovic punctured the match with two quick goals.

– It may have been the fucking goal of this year, but goals are goals. You have to work to get lucky, and it was great with that free score. We deservedly won, the 26-year-old tells VG.

– I think 4-1 is a fair result. We were very effective, but we had the opportunity to score more than four goals, says Hareide at the post-match press conference.

Klopp is the role model

Hareide tells VG that Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopps counterpressing he is a role model for Rosenborg. Hareide, for his part, was unaware that Liverpool had lost 7-2 to Aston Villa when VG asked the question about the high and aggressive pressure from the Rosenborg players.

– Damn it, right? But Klopp has been good at it before. It is fascinating with soccer; Bayern Munich also lost a lot these days. You can laugh at that when the big boys lose, but it shows how difficult football can be. Little mistakes can ruin a lot.

Hareide has a lot of midfielders on the team. Against Odd, Zachariassen moved down the left wing to make room for Konradsen, Skjelbred and Henriksen in the starting lineup.

– Zachariassen had two tasks; one was to help pressure by closing Odd’s right wing. The second was to get into the midfield and help. He’s played there before and shows that he scores goals no matter where he plays, says Hareide.

Rollebyttet

Although Zachariassen, who is Rosenborg’s top scorer, had the freedom to move inward in search of space and good finishing positions, it didn’t happen as often as usual this season.

– I do better in the center, but I don’t need to be a substitute in the band, although I would like to be more involved. Overall a decent debut, Zachariassen tells VG after the match.

“Doff” tells VG that he has the ambition to play with the flag on his chest, but that the competition is fierce.

– I have no idea how far away I am. The ones that are removed are great. But of course I have a dream of playing with the flag on my chest. I have never played in any national team.

Henriksen injury

After a constant opening, the home team took more and more charge. Especially in the recovery phase, Rosenborg seemed to have learned a lot from Europe’s games against Alanyaspor and PSV, something Hareide also pointed out before the game.

The match was broken with many free throws and several fresh duels. Both Pa Konate and Markus Henriksen were replaced due to injury. This is especially interesting for Henriksen, all the while Norway will play a decisive match against Serbia next Thursday.

– The first assessment is that it is a crash injury. If so, it is possible to play an international match. It hurts a lot, because you got a real slap on the ankle / leg, and then you have a reaction. We try to minimize the effect of bleeding and swelling. When he left here now, he looked fine, but we’ll see early tomorrow, medical coordinator Haakon Schwabe tells VG.

– Is the international match in danger?

– It’s a bit too early to tell. Based on what we found today, it should be possible to play. We’ll see when he wakes up in the morning and has a few hours left. Anyway he travels to Oslo, about the midfielders who left Lerkendal without speaking to the press.

Odd tried, but rarely if ever did he put the defense of Rosenborg captain Tore Reginiussen to the test.

– It’s the way we lose and the way we play, which is disappointing. We don’t look like ourselves. We dare too little, our shoulders are too high, and we become a little too fragile. I don’t know why that will be the case, but we must wait longer to play a top-level match, Odd’s coach Jan Frode Nornes tells VG.

Målsnik

Half a meter away, Zachariassen fought in what will hardly be a candidate for this year’s goal, but which may still be important in the medal match. Odd created some tension with Simovic’s reduction, but the hope for points didn’t last long. For the next nine minutes, Islamovic also demonstrated his ability to score goals. Only then can he puncture the ball into the goal from six meters, then when it was frozen and constantly from the penalty spot.

Due to the new infection control rules, a joint press conference with Hareide was held after the match. The players then met with the press for interviews on the pitch.

– I’m not the one who asked, but I think the press has been a little too close mixed. In fact, I’ve been in favor of this for quite some time, because I answer almost the same questions one, two, three, four, and eight times, Hareide says.

– Will Rosenborg be active before the transfer window closes on Tuesday night?

– I think we have done what we are supposed to do in this window. If someone comes out, they should speak to sports manager Mikael Dorsin.

The match was important for both teams as the winner of the match would occupy second place in the table and take the first step in the battle for the silver medals behind the superb Bodø / Glimt, who maintains a steady course towards gold from the league. The distance to Rosenborg is now 18 points.

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