– I’m becoming “cocky” and a bit more of an asshole. But at the same time, I try to stay within the limit, so that I don’t become an idiot. Like against Rosenborg. Løvik grins as he thinks back to the red card he received in the bitter rivalry match against Trønder at the beginning of November. Actually, he is happy that it happened in that match, although he regrets that it boiled over and ended with red. – Shouldn’t be friends In this way he got a lesson before Saturday’s hugely important cup final against series champion Bodø/Glimt, he believes. Løvik, who turned 20 as recently as 6 December, will probably start the final as the youngest player on the court. It is then necessary to keep a cool head, but that is easier said than done for a youngster who himself describes it as “something happens” when he goes out on a track. – It is only the passion for Molde that kicks in. I turn on a switch and shut everything out, focus only on the football. You must not be friends with the players on the opposing team during the match. You can be before and after, perhaps, but not during the match, he says. PROFILE: Mathias Løvik is already a profile in the Eliteserien and is predicted to have a great career. Photo: Erlend Havsgård Martinsen / news – Became a talking point in RBK After the RBK match, the great talent told Romsdal’s Budstikke that he felt the Rosenborg players were deliberately looking for him to provoke and get him hot at the top. He is adamant about that to news today, and has a theory as to why it turned out this way. – In the first match at the stadium here last year against RBK, I was a bit angry because it was the first local match and I grew up hating Rosenborg. Then I was perhaps a little rude to them, and then they wanted to catch up, he says. And adds: – I’ve heard that I’m the talk of the town in the Rosenborg dressing room, and it’s fun that I am at the age of 20, he says with a smile. – Do you see that as a positive? – Yes, it’s just a treat, it’s the kind of thing I love. – Do you feel that such things put more pressure on you? – No, then I actually enjoy myself even more. I wish something else had happened at Lerkendal, but I can only learn, he replies. – Are you aware that you should not be nice to opponents during matches? – Yes, when the match is underway, I talk about how good you are, who you are and everything like that. Then it’s just a matter of clicking and showing zero respect, he says. BLID: Mathias Løvik is a completely different person on and off the pitch, he believes. Photo: Erlend Havsgård Martinsen / news He says that several opponents have reacted to his behavior and style this season. The first example he gives is Viking profile Zlatko Tripic, who became visibly angry and frustrated after several clashes with Løvik when the teams met a few weeks ago. After the match, Tripic said that he was annoyed, but that at the same time he understood that a young and good back should show himself. The duel was labeled “fair” by the Viking captain. That is exactly how Løvik aims for it to be. Nobody should get anything for free in the duels against him, even though he is still one of the youngest on the pitch in every game he plays. – Dad sent it to me. It’s a bit funny, he says, that family and friends are used to seeing him as a calm and sane guy off the pitch. When they come to a match and see the player, they don’t recognize him. – It’s actually in recent years that I’ve started to get a bit hot-tempered and aggressive on the pitch, before I was more careful. But when I get on Norway’s best team, I can’t stand with my hat in my hand either. But the family knows me and knows that there is nothing wrong with it, he says. Video for the cup broadcast 2023 His potential is undisputed. The Moldense has played for all U-national teams from G16 upwards, and this autumn he made his debut for the U21 national team. When news’s football experts were recently looking into the future and predicting Norway’s 2028 national team, the youngster was given a place at Carl-Erik Torp’s left back. – Dad sent it to me, it was big, says Løvik about the trust. Read the case here: – What do you think about Torp seeing you as a future national team defender? – Those are big words, and something I also hope for. Then we’ll see in 2028 whether it’s me or someone else who plays there. But the dream and goal is to make it, he says. – Gives F in who he meets Magnus Wolff Eikrem has played with many good players and is already establishing that Løvik has a very exciting future on the pitch. – He has an international average for speed and physical capacity, he is at international level there. He is an extremely fearless guy who gives a little F in who he meets and who he plays against, says Eikrem to news. Before he adds with a smile: – But I don’t want to give him too much praise either, he can’t be too “cocky”. He has great potential, but it is important to add that there is potential. If he gets everything he has in him, he will be a top, top player both for us and Norway. But there is a long way to get there, emphasizes the Molde star. ROSER ELEVEN: Erling Moe likes the way Mathias Løvik has presented himself at the top level. Photo: Erlend Havsgård Martinsen / news Molde coach Erling Moe leans on his captain: – He is lucky, because he is left-footed. There is a deficit in that. He is also born with some qualities that are not so easily trained, such as speed, physique and a tough head on top. It must be done a little more maturely and balanced, so that enthusiasm does not get the better of us too often, says Moe to news. Løvik himself is ready to take care of the trust in the final. The last time Molde won cup gold, he was an unused reserve and watched the entire match from the bench. – Let’s hope I play, you never know. Things can happen. But it will be a boyhood dream come true if I get to play in a cup final, he asserts. Watch the cup final between Molde and Bodø/Glimt on Saturday at 16.00 on NRK1 or listen to the match on news Sport on the radio. This is how the cup final affects the European places of Norwegian teams If Glimt beats Molde in the cup final: 1st place Eliteserien (Glimt): Champions League qualification 2nd place Eliteserien (Brann): Europa League qualification 3rd place Eliteserien (Tromsø): Serie league qualification 4th place Eliteserien ( Viking): Series league qualification If Molde beats Glimt in the cup final: 1st place Eliteserien (Glimt): Champions league qualification 2nd place Eliteserien (Brann): Series league qualification 3rd place Eliteserien (Tromsø): Series league qualification 4th place Eliteserien (Viking): No place in European games 5th place Eliteserien (Molde): Europa League qualifier Johannes Kaste, developer of the website Fotcalc.com, which is devoted to making it easier to follow the coefficient of Norwegian and foreign club teams and the prize money each team reaps from play in Europe, believes it is best for Norwegian football if Molde wins the final. This is because the chances are greater that Norwegian football’s so-called coefficient increases with Molde’s participation. – The coefficient is important for Norwegian football because it determines the quota of how many European places Norwegian football will have. It also governs which rounds the clubs start their qualification in. The higher Norwegian football is ranked, the easier it is for our clubs to achieve good results. Molde will be seeded in more qualifying rounds than Tromsø/Brann/Viking because Molde has far more of its own coefficient points than them. Coefficient points are also what determine the seeding in most qualifying rounds. Therefore, Molde will face easier opposition than any of the other three clubs, says Kaste to news. Norwegian football is currently in 16th place in this ranking. The position at the end of the season (around May 2024) determines our European places for the Eliteserien/Cup 2024. All European quotas can be found by following this link. – There you can see that 15th place is considerably better than 16th place. Therefore, it is very beneficial for Norwegian football if we manage to stay within the top 15 until the end of the season, Kaste points out. Was called in to the boss after a Tiktok parody 01:07 Rumors that she has a biathlon boyfriend 01:08 Refuses to go if Russian athletes get the 2026 Olympics 00:34 Bodø/Glimt’s success – was there a mistake with « The Matrix”? 01:02 Show more
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