Although Glimt played a brilliant second half against Dinamo Zagreb and came close to turning the game around, they threw away the 1-0 lead from the home game at Aspmyra after a miserable performance before the break. When the team went to the dressing room after the first 45 minutes, it was 2-0 to the home team, and Glimt was unrecognizable. Bodø/Glimt coach Kjetil Knutsen was so displeased that he could not hide his irritation in the break interview with TV 2. – We said they should be brave, but they have been the opposite, if you ask me. It’s simply a strong team that played the first half, said a disappointed Knutsen to TV 2. After the match, the head coach elaborates: – I’m incredibly disappointed with the first half. Then we are the exact opposite of what we should be. We should be brave and bold to be ourselves, but we are not willing to create imbalance from behind. We move the ball and let in two absolutely horrible goals, says the Glimt manager after the match. – For some, the moment was a bit big. When asked by news whether it was the match plan or the execution that was too bad, he replies: – When I sit here as a coach, I think the match plan was brilliant. Some of the players were simply too impressed by the seriousness. I don’t think it has anything to do with the battle plan, but for some the moment was a bit big. I respect that, and understand that. At the same time, he gives the players credit for the way they manage to turn it around in the second half – And that’s not all. It shows that there is potential, there is rawness, there is power in this group. So they didn’t quite make it this time, but a good attempt, he says to news. Hugo Vetlesen revealed at the press conference that it was an angry Knutsen who met them during the break. Vetlesen joked that the trainer had given them a so-called “hair dryer”. – I can say as much as that he raised his voice a little during that half-time talk, says Vetlesen at the press conference. – More than good enough The midfielder thinks there is only one thing to do after the Zagreb slump: Learn. – You see when we turn it around in the second half that we are more than good enough, but it’s the little experiences and the way they manage to respond. We have to take that with us further, and it will be worth its weight in gold in the upcoming group stage, says Vetlesen. Rosenborg also had to fail a few times before they cracked the Meisterliga code in the 90s. Knutsen highlights the importance of being able to experience such situations in order to take new steps. – For me and for everyone, this is fantastic learning. Incredibly rewarding to be with such a small club in such big matches, and then we get new exciting matches in the group stage in the Europa League where we can learn new things all the time. It’s fantastic, and then we get to shake off what is a bit disappointing now. And then we will come back quickly, he says. The Bodø/Glimt coach also had to endure several critical questions at the press conference about his own dispositions. Among other things, Knutsen chose to field the same 11 against Dinamo Zagreb that played against HamKam in the Eliteserien last Saturday. – Hadn’t planned to play 120 At the press conference, Knutsen was asked whether he should have rotated more in the team in the match against HamKam. – It may well happen. I had not planned to play 120 minutes. We have a journey that is such that we have stood over time and played many matches. I think it is more due to the fact that we have had little time on grass. 120 minutes will be tough, says Knutsen. Hugo Vetlesen said that the match in Zagreb was a physical strain. – We hadn’t planned to play 120 minutes, and it’s natural that things get tough towards the end of a match like this, but then it’s up to others to take the chance, and in a match like this you need everyone. We manage that in a good way, but perhaps not well enough, admits the midfielder. Hugo Vetlesen is disappointed after the setback in Zagreb. Photo: Marius Guttormsen / news It was only Hugo Vetlesen, Alfons Sampsted and Kjetil Knutsen who met the press after the downturn. Otherwise, it was only rights holder TV 2 who had the opportunity to interview the other Glimt players on Wednesday evening. – It is difficult to talk right now Amahl Pellegrino tells the channel that the downturn hurts. – It’s difficult to talk right now, this was tough, says Pellegrino to TV 2. He feels that Glimt had a historic chance to qualify, but was severely punished. – This was heavy. This was a hard blow in the face, says Pellegrino. Now the Europa League group stage awaits for the yellow jerseys. The draw is already on Friday, and here you will find everything you need to know about what awaits Glimt in that tournament:
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