The first match in the EC qualifier away to Spain on 25 March will be the starting shot for news’s new expert exchange. At all qualifying A-national matches, one of news’s football experts will in future set a stock market grade and give an assessment of both players and coaches. First up is former national team manager Åge Hareide. He is traveling to Spain to watch the match from the press stand and will publish his assessment of the Norwegian effort on news.no immediately after the match. – I know that the players read this here, I read it myself when I was young and played football, so I have to try to give a correct picture of the team, says Hareide. Warns Solbakken talk But it’s not just the players he has to assess. Òg Ståle Solbakken will be assessed and graded based on team selection, substitutions and tactical implementation. But Hareide does not hesitate to possibly give Solbakken a bad grade, even though they have been coaching colleagues and known each other for a number of years. – No, not as long as I give a fair grade that is reflected in the result. Ståle is very good as a trainer, but sometimes things don’t quite go by the book, and then it is often reflected in performances and then in the stock market valuations. I think Ståle lives well with that. But I hope I can give him 10 on the stock exchange every single time, he grins. Ståle Solbakken and Norway are in Marbella and are warming up for the match against Spain on Saturday. Photo: Fredrik Varfjell – Have you spoken to Solbakken about writing a stock exchange at international matches in the future? – I haven’t done it yet, but I will talk to him about it when I come down to Spain. But I’m pretty sure he thinks it’s completely harmless, Hareide believes. Løkberg with stock market stake In addition to Hareide, Carl-Erik Torp and Kristoffer Løkberg will be stock market owners of international matches in the future. – First of all, it will be fun, and finally I can sit on the other side. Hopefully, I also hit somewhat better than several of those who have seen me on the stock exchange during my career, says Løkberg with a twinkle in his eye. – I am happy and think it will create more commitment. The most difficult thing about the stock market is finding a good line and staying there without letting your emotions rule too much. But at the same time, it will be a subjective assessment on which many will certainly disagree, says Torp about the task as a stock exchange owner. The list of experts will probably be expanded with more names as we get closer to the Women’s WC this summer in Australia and New Zealand. Carl-Erik Torp and Kristoffer Løkberg will set the stock market for news in the future. Photo: Montage news – Contribute to a little temperature Football manager at news Mads Håby is excited about how the expert exchange will be received by the public. He believes that it is easy to notice the increased interest in the best women and men in the nation towards the upcoming qualification and championships. – And this is among the elements that can create further engagement. Player exchanges are by no means a new phenomenon, but by giving the task to experts who themselves have experience at the top level, we will hopefully be able to give the public more insight, and perhaps also contribute to a bit of temperature along the way. It is not entirely inconceivable that a current and former national team manager will disagree with certain assessments along the way, says Håby. Åge Hareide is also excited about the reactions in the football community when news starts an expert exchange. – I read everything myself, both when I was a coach and a player, but mostly to see the sobriety in what was written. And it was variable. Sometimes there was too much hype, sometimes too much negativity. I will try to ground a stock exchange thoroughly enough and see what role the individual has in the team. I think I am able to see that, says Hareide. – Do you think anyone internally in the Norway camp will react to your choosing to write a stock exchange? – No, I don’t think so, they are used to me being used as an expert for news. And I don’t think players today care that much, it goes in one ear and out the other. They are rather preoccupied with their own performance, he believes. Åge Hareide and Ståle Solbakken have a good relationship. Hareide believes that he will maintain this, even if he will now evaluate Solbakken on the news stock exchange. Photo: Helene Mariussen / news Gamblers wanted to stop the stock exchange Gambling exchanges are today a well-known phenomenon, but have at times been highly contested and debated. When VG introduced the player exchange in 1970 as the first newspaper in Norway, Egil “Drillo” Olsen wrote a letter to the newspaper and asked them to discontinue the whole thing. “To the sports editor in VG: Norwegian national football team players have, in a meeting on 22 July 1970, agreed to ask VG to end the so-called VG exchange. We believe this stock exchange is a form of football reporting that is irresponsible for purely press ethical reasons, wrote then national team player Drillo. Photo: Facsimile VG Today there are hardly any letters to either VG, news or others. As you know, no players read the stock exchange anyway… The match between Spain and Norway kicks off at 20.45 at La Rosaleda Stadium in Malaga on Saturday evening. You can follow the settlement on news Sport on the radio or on TV 2.
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