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Friday’s European Championship exit means that Norway is far from its own goal of a European Championship medal. Not only that: the 1-0 loss to Austria came after the humiliating 8-0 loss to the host nation England. The Norwegian national team has never lost by bigger numbers. – Very motivated Thus, many question the future of Sjögren as national team manager. Sjögren has a contract with the Norwegian Football Association (NFF) until after the World Cup in 2023. The national team manager admits that there was not much sleep last night. – I am very motivated to continue, Sjögren says the next day in Brighton. – Now it’s about dealing with this situation. I am convinced that this group can rise. The national team manager says that he has had a meeting with the players on Saturday, and he tells news that he feels trust from the players. – People handle it differently. We must respect each other. There are no scapegoats. Of course, I have the ultimate responsibility as a coach, says Sjögren. Must see ourselves in the mirror Caroline Graham Hansen was one of many who failed to bring out her best when it mattered most to Austria. After the loss, she fought back against the criticism of the national team manager. At the same time, Graham Hansen pointed out that it is not the players who decide the way forward. The board of the Norwegian Football Association does that. news spoke with President Lise Klaveness after the EC exit late Friday night. – We have not set a deadline for it, but it is clear that we start right now to look ahead and put a process for evaluation. – Who will lead that evaluation? – There are different levels. The team has its evaluation, which is the sporting one. Then we, who are responsible for the overall, will run our own evaluation and involve those who will be involved in it, the football president replied. When asked if Sjögren’s position is involved in the evaluation, Klaveness asked for an understanding that it is too early to go into details. – We have underperformed, and we must all see ourselves in the mirror. We must stand together in what is a big downturn for us and Norwegian football, said Klaveness.



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