– I have compared him to Martin Ødegaard and his situation when he was at Real Madrid. Ødegaard was early on in the A national team, partly as an apprentice, before he gradually grew bigger and bigger. That’s what news’s football expert and former U21 captain Jonas Grønner says, who was hugely impressed by what Bobb showed in the opening match. Jonas Grønner has a great feeling for Oscar Bobb. Photo: Vegard Wivestad Grøtt / NTB Grøtner believes Bobb is so talented that he is asking Ståle Solbakken to include him in an A-national team squad already this autumn. – Must be cultivated and educated – Here is someone who must be cultivated and educated, and then together they must find out what is the best race for him. Is playing permanently at U21? Maybe it’s good that he gets to come in and get a taste of the A national team, that he joins the squad, gets to know the players and support staff. This is because he will become an important part of the Norwegian A national team squad, Grønner predicts. The news expert points out that Bobb has skills and is a type of player that is rare in top Norwegian football – and that he believes Solbakken is missing in his squad as of today. But he emphasizes at the same time that he does not think Bobb is a short-term contributor and solution to the A national team. – When I say he must be included, it is because he is such an exciting player that it must be included in his football education. That he must gain as much experience as possible as early as possible so that he builds up enough weight for the day he really has to take over, then he is ready for that, says Grønner. Life smiles at Oscar Bobb, who is in a very exciting phase of his career. Photo: Marius Simensen / BILDBYRÅN NORWAY This is how Solbakken answers news goes straight to the source and asks national team manager Ståle Solbakken what he thinks about Grønner’s wish: – We always select the ones we think are the best, writes Solbakken in a text message to news. At the same time, he emphasizes that they have full control over the qualities of the City player. – Bobb, we have seen a lot both in the club and in Norway. We didn’t discover him against Switzerland, adds Solbakken with a smile. Oscar Bobb also smiles when he hears what the news expert has said. – Thanks to Jonas Grønner! But I don’t know if I’m next in line there anyway, so I don’t think anything of it, Bobb replies. Oscar Bobb impressed greatly for Norway in the first game of the U21 EC. Photo: Nikola Krstic / NTB U21 national team coach Leif Gunnar Smerud says he was in a good mood to see his technical prodigy in the opening match against Switzerland. – He has been brilliant for us all week and did quite well in the match, even though he lacked the icing on the cake with scoring, says the U21 manager to news. – The favorite for a first-team place in City Smerud responds like this when he hears his old U21 captain Jonas Grønner’s wish that Bobb be promoted to the A national team already in the autumn’s international matches. – Oscar was born in 2003 and has had his breakthrough at U21 now, where the road goes next is difficult to say, but he has insanely exciting potential. It will be exciting to see how his everyday life will be now, it will control his performance development. For his everyday life, great excitement is attached to it. The Manchester Evening News writes that City plan to send Cole Palmer on loan next season, which frees up a permanent place in the A team. According to the newspaper Oscar Bobb, this place should be the favorite to take over. – If it happens, I’m happy, but I don’t know anything yet, so I can’t comment on it, says Bobb. He believes his future will be clarified later this summer, not immediately after the EC. Viral Bobb video The Norwegian 19-year-old’s performance in the opening match against Switzerland has attracted attention internationally. A highlight video of Bob’s involvements has gone viral and currently has over 1.4 million views. – Pleasant and cool. The EC is a big arena, says Bobb when he hears about the viral video. Manchester Evening News journalist Joe Bray follows the light blue club closely. He has allowed himself to be greatly impressed by the Norwegian 19-year-old. – Bobb was the U21 player of the year two seasons in a row, for two very different teams. In 2021/2022, he was part of an exciting attacking line-up with Liam Delap, James McAtee and Sam Edozie, who have all received first-team football elsewhere since then, Bray told news. – The City coaches challenged him He therefore believes that the season Bobb left behind before the EC is even more impressive. – The City coaches challenged Bobb last season and wanted him to stand out in a younger team. He definitely did and they won the league again. He is at a stage in his career where he probably needs first-team football after proving what he can do for the academy, says Bray. The City writer believes that there are several things that indicate that he can be promoted to the first team already this summer. – His former U18 coach Carlos Vicens is now part of the first team’s coaching team. They probably have a full overview of him and know whether he is ready to step up or not, he says. – I hope to impress when I return to Manchester, says Bobb himself. Norway and Oscar Bobb now continue the EC with a match against France on Sunday evening. The match starts at 20.45, news 1 shows the match.
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