– It is sometimes the case that you need some time to think. I haven’t coped particularly well. That’s really the whole issue for me: I feel I’m putting the substitute doctor at Sandefjord in a difficult situation. I apologize for that. That’s what Knutsen says to TV 2, just before the start of the match against Odd at the Aspmyra stadium on Friday. The apology comes after there has been a storm surrounding the coach in the last week. Knutsen was criticized for not taking Jostein Gundersen off the field after two headbutts in the match against Sandfjord, even though the home team’s doctor thought he should. It continued to boil when the coach did not take self-criticism on Tuesday this week. Follow from 19.00: Bodø/Glimt – Odd. HEAD BANG: Jostein Gundersen continued to play for Glimt after two head bangs, even though Sandefjord’s doctor thought he shouldn’t. Photo: Christoffer Andersen / NTB Takes self-criticism news’s football expert Carl-Erik Torp believes that the apology comes too late, but that it is good that it comes: – It is very nice that he does it. He should have done it a long time ago. In an interview with news on Tuesday, the coach said the following: – The so-called doctor from Sandefjord I have never seen before and never met before, until he is in my technical zone and physically holding back our player. That’s what I react to. Magnus Kvisten substituted for Sandefjord’s regular club doctor Frode Grøndahl. The latter came out harshly against Knutsen after his treatment of the substitute. – It is distasteful behaviour, he told VG. It was Kvisten’s second substitute assignment as a doctor in the Eliteserien. NFF’s procedures for head injuries Concussion can be very harmful if treated incorrectly, and there is a great risk of serious spinal injuries. In some cases, it can be career-threatening if players are not replaced immediately after a head injury. In the event of a head injury, only the doctor or the medical apparatus must decide whether it is safe for the player to continue the match. If one of the teams does not have its own doctor/medical device with them on the bench, then the teams agree that the opponent’s doctor/medical device assists in the assessment and treatment of head injuries. It is expected that both teams’ head coaches are informed of the importance and background of the procedure, and that they follow the decision of the doctor/medical apparatus. Source: NFF Before tonight’s match against Odd, Knutsen takes self-criticism: – I must stress that I have never meant that it is a coach who should assess a head injury on a player. The way the setting was, I think the player should have been taken out, he says to TV 2. – When I evaluate who I should be and what I should stand for, I exercise poor management in the situation. I have actually exercised rather poor management in the aftermath of the situation, adds the coach. EXPERT: Carl-Erik Torp. Photo: Birk Pessl-Kleiven / news – It also shows good leadership that he apologizes, Torp believes. He thinks the Glimt coach felt the pressure. – It became obvious that he stepped on the wrong foot. If the pressure from outside hadn’t come, he probably wouldn’t have laid flat, Torp believes. The Norwegian Football Association must also deal with the mentioned situation and the Glimt coach risks being banned: Published 19.07.2024, at 18.42 Updated 19.07.2024, at 19.16
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