– Now there is a crisis in Rosenborg. It’s hard to see how they’re going to get out of this. That’s what Birger Løfaldli, commentator in Adressa, says to news before Rosenborg faces perhaps Norwegian football’s toughest test right now: Away game against Glimt on Saturday at 5 p.m. The season started with optimism when Viking were beaten 1-0 in the series opener. In the following series round, it was 1–1 away to reigning champion Molde. But since then, Rosenborg have played four games without winning. But it is not enough that the results have been weak: the experts are more concerned about the achievements. And there is little doubt that the supporters agree. “Here, fun and attacking football is played”, was the message from the supporter group Kjernen during Rosenborg’s home match against Vålerenga last weekend. The supporter group Kjernen gave a clear message: “Here, fun and attacking football is played” Photo: Ole Martin Wold / NTB Trønder then suffered a disappointing 1-3 loss against the capital club. – The start of the season has of course been terrible, says Jahn Ivar Jakobsen, better known as “Mini”, to news. He is very critical of both scoring and performance. – As a former attacking player, I think it’s sad that we don’t even create scoring chances, says Mini, as we still say about the old club. Require attacking football Rosenborg, with its offensive history, has scored just four goals so far this season. Only five elite league teams have fewer netizens. The contrast from last season, where Rosenborg finished in 3rd place and scored 69 times (only fewer than Molde and Bodø/Glimt), is great. – There is no doubt that the replacements for Casper Tengstedt and Stefano Vecchia are not close. Rosenborg definitely lacks one or two class players who can score goals, believes Mini, who adds: Former RBK player Mini does not like what he sees from his old club. Photo: Ole Martin Wold / NTB – We are in a situation where the other clubs travel to Lerkendal without fear. Løfaldli agrees with the Rosenborg legend. – It is difficult to see development in the team, it is difficult to see an attacking game that is recognizable and it is difficult to see fun, attacking football, which is a requirement in Trøndelag. Had there been talk of bad luck or an accident, there would have been no talk of a crisis. But the achievements have been worse than the results, he believes. This weekend Rosenborg travel to a packed Aspmyra to face Bodø/Glimt. The yellow jerseys sit at the top of the league after collecting 16 out of 18 possible points and have scored three times more than Rosenborg. Løfaldli says that nobody expects anything from Rosenborg against Bodø/Glimt. The commentator also believes that the May 16 match against Haugesund can seal Rekdal’s fate as Rosenborg coach. – A long winning streak will of course turn that around, because results trump most things. But right now it’s hard to see where that winning streak will come from. Kjetil Rekdal has despaired on several occasions this season. Rosenborg has struggled mightily, especially in front of goal. Photo: Ole Martin Wold / NTB – Must see something that gives hope The same opinion is held by Roger Bremnes in Kjernen, Rosenborg’s supporters’ club. He describes the RBK supporters as frustrated, and believes that Rosenborg should always go on the pitch to score goals. – You cannot be the Rosenborg coach to set up the team as an underdog. We are Norway’s largest club. Bad results can be lived with if you see achievements that can turn into something. But what we see now is nothing at all, he says. He believes that Rosenborg must find its way back to the identity and history that have produced so many great moments in the past. Whether it will be under Rekdal remains to be seen. According to Bremnes, several supporters have lost faith in the project of Rekdal and his assistant Geir Frigård. – They have received a lot of praise, and it has been deserved. They have been open and they are both core guys, but it is clear that Rosenborg lives off achievements that lead to results. Now we have neither or, and then it will be difficult to be Rosenborg coach, he says, and emphasizes: – We have to see something that gives hope. Hope for recovery. Achievements lead to results in Trøndelag. That is what we believe in, because that is what we have experienced. Speaking of teams that are struggling… Aalesund has not scored a single goal in this year’s elite series. The team has played nine hours of football without internet knowledge and here is an overview of what else you can spend nine hours on.
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