Norway was undressed and made fun of by the host nation on Monday night. The 8-0 loss to England was not only Norway’s biggest loss nokosinne, but also the biggest loss in history in a European Championship – regardless of gender. It hurts unbearably for the Norwegian players. After the match, national team manager Martin Sjögren went to Ada Hegerberg, who was replaced a quarter of an hour before the end. Sjögren said a few words to the Lyon striker before he gathered the players in a large circle on the field. – A little empty of words When Hegerberg came out to the press zone, she spoke calmly and thoughtfully about the painful experience. news asked what Sjögren said to the players out on the lawn after the match: – What is it to say after an 8-0 loss? I do not think there is much to say in the beginning. I’m actually a little empty of words. It is an extreme disappointment. I think it is quite right to be angry, that there will be reactions so that we only get it out, but still manage to find out how we should prepare for Austria. We have ambitions to qualify from the group, and the match today is a very tough experience. We are happy to reset ourselves, Hegerberg replied. – How do you do it after such an experience? – I do not have an answer right now. We have to take a deep breath, find out what went wrong and reset ourselves. We are happy to lift ourselves from this, says Hegerberg to news. Want to see herself in the mirror The six-time Champions League winner thinks she has never been involved in a major loss on a football field. England had far too much room to frolic, Norway simply did not stick together – and the goal flowed in. After the first goals, the players gather in a ring before kick-off. – We try to get on the field ourselves. We try to gather after 2-0, 3-0, 4-0, but we do not quite get where we want to go after the goals. We knew it was possible to put them under pressure. But it is only to see oneself in the mirror after this. We have to admit that it was terribly ugly, but still keep our heads high, says Hegerberg. – It should be a disappointment, it should be an anger that this should not happen. It goes on with pride. We represent Norway on the biggest stage in Europe – then we can not afford it here. EIGHT BACKWARD: See highlights from the match. – Must be brutally honest National team manager Sjögren has received strong criticism for lack of grip from the sidelines along the way. The Swede waited until the break to make changes. “Horror film”, “the worst fight in history” and “action paralysis” were among some of the expert assessments. Sjögren took the time to explain his own assessments, but he did not want to go into the various statements. Caroline Graham Hansen thinks the boss is doing very well. – This is not the first time he gets a lot of criticism. It is the case that when things go well, we are praised, and when things go badly, we get criticism. And rightly so, that’s the way it should be. It is good that there are many who mean something, because it means that people follow and care about what we do. It would have been sadder if no one said anything, says Caroline Graham Hansen. DRAWER: Caroline Graham Hansen. Photo: VEGARD GRØTT / BILDBYRÅN EM is not over with the ugly numbers. If Norway beats Austria on Friday night, a quarter-final awaits against what will most likely be Germany or Spain. – We must be brutally honest with ourselves about what went wrong. We have one match left, and we must openly win him to go to the quarterfinals. We have to keep our heads high, but be brutally honest with ourselves so that it does not happen again, because we will be much better than this, says Hegerberg.
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