Several of the Norwegian players are not used to playing for the crowd that is waiting for Monday night. For Vålerenga goalkeeper Guro Pettersen, every day is a little different than 30,000 football-crazy Britons in the stands. Thus, a seemingly simple message to the teammate suddenly becomes more difficult to convey. GOT TRUST: Guro Pettersen. Photo: Heiko Junge / NTB Pettersen is also the one who gets the longest distance up to his teammates, especially when Norway has the ball. – It is actually very challenging with communication on the field. We must be good at orienting ourselves, and try to have the most communication with those closest to us. For my part, it will mostly be the two stoppers. I don’t get to do that much with the rest, says Pettersen to news. Asks the players to take responsibility Ingrid Syrstad Engen plays for a Barcelona that has seen several spectator records this season. Nevertheless, she already noticed against Northern Ireland that the players had to be careful about giving messages when they could. When Julie Blakstad sent Norway into the lead after ten minutes, Engen was one of several who gave instructions during the celebration. National team manager Martin Sjögren explains that this is something Norway has been working on for a long time. news had a chat with the Swede inside the chalk line at Brighton’s home ground. – It’s difficult. Part of our way of working is that the players themselves must solve the problems that arise on the field. It is also about being able to communicate with each other out on the field during the times it actually goes, says Sjögren and continues: – I think the sound level will be very, very loud in here. We know that getting a message across from the bench in the middle of the game is almost impossible. Photo: VEGARD GRØTT / BILDBYRÅN Sjögren emphasizes that the players must take a «very big responsibility». – They are used to doing it, and it is a conscious part of our way of working to solve the problems. Then we get to try to find the breaks that are actually possible to convey something. But I have full confidence that the players will be able to solve it, says Sjögren. Hoist? There are easy steps they can take, the national team manager points out. Messages on notes have a familiar grip, and which can quickly become relevant again. But first and foremost, they should use the breaks that occur. Manchester United player Vilde Bøe Risa points out that players must use body language to a greater extent. – It will be a different form of communication by looking more at each other, and being able to show what one is going to achieve. Fortunately, there are many who have been in the championship before and know how it will be, says Risa. READY: Wild Bøe Risa. Photo: VEGARD GRØTT / BILDBYRÅN She is supported by Chelsea player Guro Reiten. – We have a group that has played with a lot of audiences, and we are quite used to it. But it’s about body language and taking care of the short stops in the game to talk about things and tell what one may not have gotten along with. Then everyone must simply take responsibility, look up and see, says Reiten. Last chance Guro Pettersen also has a slightly more ambitious idea. – We can ask them to be quiet, says Pettersen and laughs.
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