It was before the start of the match between Slovenia and Norway that RBK coach Kjetil Rekdal, on VGTV, reacted to the national team manager’s choice to start with clubless Ørjan Nyland in goal. – I think it is very special then. It’s a bit like that for those who compete and are chosen behind, said Rekdal in VGTV’s studio, adding that he thinks it is strange that a Norwegian national team should play with a player without a club when you have Sten Grytebust and André Hansen who have doing well and playing matches every weekend. – Differences between two types of colleagues At the press conference after the 1-2 loss against Slovenia, where Nyland gets much of the blame for the goal that decided the match, Solbakken was confronted with Rekdal’s statements. Solbakken answers as follows: – I distinguish between two types of colleagues, and it has nothing to do with Rekdal. There are those who analyze with a cool head, and those who wish others good things and can be happy that others are doing well and making good achievements. Then you have a type who sleeps badly at night if someone else is doing well or is in a situation or position in which that person can be successful, says the Norway boss. The coach for Norway’s biggest club criticizes the selection of the national team manager. It attracts attention. Photo: NTB When TV 2’s journalist points out that it is difficult not to interpret what Solbakken says when asked directly about Rekdal as something other than that it is aimed at Rekdal, Solbakken replies: – I answer that on a general basis. Sometimes we sit here now and refer to something someone has said, done or written. Whether it’s like the other day when news asked questions, it’s like that I try to know myself which jobs are behind, which jobs are ahead and below. You know it all the time. Then it is easy to separate. They are the ones who have an open, honest opinion and who want the best for their colleagues in the profession. Then you have those who are a pain in the “arse”, as we say in Denmark, if someone does well, says Solbakken. Rekdal: – No idea what he means news read out Solbakken’s statement for Kjetil Rekdal after the press conference. Then the Rosenborg manager responds with astonishment. – I have no idea what he means by this, says Rekdal before he follows up with a comment from his point of view: – I think you will have to look for a long time to find someone who is more patriotic than me. I get disappointed and frustrated when Norway loses. It is very strange if it is me he is referring to. I coach one of the best clubs in Norway that is trying to improve Norwegian football, says Rekdal. Ståle Solbakken says he understands that those who sit in the studio and have to say things about Norwegian football must do just that. – I don’t know where he said that. VGTV? If he works as an expert, then it is his task to analyze, so one can agree or disagree with the person’s opinions, outbursts and one thing with the other. We live with that just fine. We won’t spend as much as half a calorie on it, says Solbakken. WATCH THE GOAL: Here Benjamin Sesko decides the match with a long shot 10 minutes before full time. – Both were disappointed. He is open that the choice of goalkeeper was difficult. And he calls it relevant that the choice of Nyland is being debated. That is why he also had a chat with both André Hansen and Sten Grytebust when the election had fallen on clubless Nyland. – I had a conversation with the goalkeepers yesterday, both were disappointed, especially André (Hansen), who was the closest to starting. But both are members of the group here and have been in a challenger position, André has also stood a bit. But he was fantastically professional in everything he did both before, during and after the game today, says Solbakken. Who should stand against Serbia? Nyland Hansen Grytebust Show result In front of news, he agrees with those who call the 1-2 score a goalkeeping error. – I probably think so. I think Ørjan on a good day will take that ball. I think he agrees with that too. Now I haven’t seen it in the replay, I was quite right behind him when he shot. I think Ørjan will say it himself too, says Solbakken. – Are you considering a goalkeeper change before the Serbia match? – Now we have to look at the game and see how we are going to set up that game. It’s a new opponent, and it’s a “grande finale”, so we have to find the best line-up and tactics for that match, he replies. – Important balance news expert Carl-Erik Torp believes Solbakken must take action in the goalkeeper position. – I think they should make a goalkeeper change now. Nyland got the benefit of the doubt in this match, so André Hansen should get the benefit of the doubt in the next one. Nyland was clearly fit for battle and you could see that in several situations, and not just at the goal. Then I think it is a much safer choice to go for Hansen in Tuesday’s match, says Torp. MANY OPINIONS: Several football experts take the floor that Ståle Solbakken must make a goalkeeper change against Serbia on Tuesday. Photo: Fredrik Varfjell / NTB He thinks Rekdal has a point that it is “killed for those who compete and are elected behind”. – It is an important balance. He obviously chooses those he thinks are the best in his team. That is why he sees a lot of elite series, unlike a number of other national team coaches. He has created a belief that if you perform well where you are, it can be possible, and that is a great motivation for many players. It must not be lost, and if there is a lot like this here, it can go beyond the fact that the players feel real competition for places, Torp believes. Norway wins the group with a draw or a win against Serbia. Solbakken describes Norway’s chances as “fine”. – It is not as if this match was completely on the nose, it is the result that is completely on the nose. We do a lot of good, but also a lot of wild things, says the national team manager. Norway’s group ends with a home match against Serbia at Ullevaal Stadium next Tuesday.
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