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Subject: U21 skravleplassen
Dear Norwegians,
Scotland U21 - Norge U21 0:1
@soe: Again, i put your information under general informations (How to update your player skills? -> below this text, thank you!
After the result of this match, the Norwegian players celebrated in each other's arms. No wonder, as the Scotland U21 coach noted, it was a so-called 6-point game. Now Norway is 7 points ahead of 3rd place. World Cup qualification seems to be within reach. There are 4 games left, but the games against the supposed underdogs have to be won and that is not as easy as the current round has shown:
Australia lost against UAE and at the same time Thailand comes to a point win against Poland. It is therefore absolutely credible when the Norwegian U21 coach claims that there is still a lot of work to do. (Link to Group C WC-Qualification)
Keep coaching your players, give me updates and also think about the future: open a youth school, draw and train youth players. The U19s and U20s are just as important for the U21s.
But now we enjoy the victory and prepare the next week for the next game, which we unfortunately have to play without Sætra. Speaking of which, little was said about the game: our tried and tested tactics worked once again and hardly allowed Scotland to create any scoring chances, but Scotland defended better and we are very happy that we were able to score again from 9 scoring chances.
How to update your player skills?
1) Sokker Asistente
2) Sokker Asistente: fill the form
3) Use one of the both forums: Oppdateringsforum for NT (soe) or Forum Norge Association (you have to join and then you can create for each player a thread)
and here you see the Data Base of Norge U21
>>>Squad U21 Norge<<<
Do you have a new potential player for the U21s? Contact me immediately via Sokker Mail!
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How to put numbers in player's skills?
You can do it here: https://sokker.org/user/ID_user, after than: nivå -> navn på skill
That would be very useful for everyone!
Scotland U21 - Norge U21 0:1
@soe: Again, i put your information under general informations (How to update your player skills? -> below this text, thank you!
After the result of this match, the Norwegian players celebrated in each other's arms. No wonder, as the Scotland U21 coach noted, it was a so-called 6-point game. Now Norway is 7 points ahead of 3rd place. World Cup qualification seems to be within reach. There are 4 games left, but the games against the supposed underdogs have to be won and that is not as easy as the current round has shown:
Australia lost against UAE and at the same time Thailand comes to a point win against Poland. It is therefore absolutely credible when the Norwegian U21 coach claims that there is still a lot of work to do. (Link to Group C WC-Qualification)
Keep coaching your players, give me updates and also think about the future: open a youth school, draw and train youth players. The U19s and U20s are just as important for the U21s.
But now we enjoy the victory and prepare the next week for the next game, which we unfortunately have to play without Sætra. Speaking of which, little was said about the game: our tried and tested tactics worked once again and hardly allowed Scotland to create any scoring chances, but Scotland defended better and we are very happy that we were able to score again from 9 scoring chances.
How to update your player skills?
1) Sokker Asistente
2) Sokker Asistente: fill the form
3) Use one of the both forums: Oppdateringsforum for NT (soe) or Forum Norge Association (you have to join and then you can create for each player a thread)
and here you see the Data Base of Norge U21
>>>Squad U21 Norge<<<
Do you have a new potential player for the U21s? Contact me immediately via Sokker Mail!
--------
How to put numbers in player's skills?
You can do it here: https://sokker.org/user/ID_user, after than: nivå -> navn på skill
That would be very useful for everyone!
Pure dedication. I`m totally delighted for you mate, well done!
Best of luck with the final and decisive wcq game on friday. It`s a brilliant position to be in, all in own hands and a place in the WC to be won!
Go slamtam :-)
Go slamtam :-)
It's done! Norge will be part of the next WC-campaign! I will put here later a report with details!
Dear Norwegians,
Since I last reported, 5 games have already passed and I have left them uncommented. This was also due to the fact that the results shocked me to the core. But I still kept a cool head and analysed the games:
Norge U21 - U.A.E. U21 1:3
Actually, it's unbelievable that we lost in this game. If you look at the game, you can see that UAE are defensively well positioned. And I already knew that. The tactics were also set up well offensively. The number of scoring chances speaks for that (18 against 8). So it was all the more painful that we still lost. Then I thought to myself: that can happen in Sokker. Unbelievable when you consider that a UAE striker, who is only 18 years old, scores 2 goals against an experienced top Norwegian goalkeeper (with divine), while our strikers fail to score against a barely trained UAE goalkeeper. Shit happens!
Prathet Thai U21 - Norge U21 2:1
That was the second game whose result shocked me again. We lost our chance to qualify for the World Cup early, but we still had the chance to qualify on our own.
Ok, what happened in this game? Thailand had already taken two points from us in the first round. Let's look at the number of scoring chances: Norway 12, Thailand 4. In addition, Thailand only played with ten players because of a red card (after the 22nd minute). What went wrong there? I really don't know. Can it be that we are so unlucky? I learned from these 2 games that I have to choose completely different tactics against supposed underdogs. I made a note of that. That can't happen for Norway in the future. We dropped a lot of points there.
Norge U21 - Ukraina U21 0:1
It was a spontaneously arranged game. Therefore, we played in advance without any agreement whether it would be an U20 or U21 game. We played with the U20s, while Ukraine played with a mixture of U21s and U20s. It was a good test match because we will have such matches at the upcoming World Cup. We will be the absolute underdogs and will have to play against stronger opponents.
Polska U21 - Norge U21 2:0
Poland played with the U20. That was my faint hope, because maybe we can cause a big surprise? But no. The necessary competitive luck did not visit us. It's important to know that defensively we actually allowed little, but Poland was very efficient this time: 4 chances and 2 goals. But we didn't have to win this game like we did in the first leg. That's for sure.
Norge U21 - Australia U21 2:0
That was the deciding game. With a win, we are sure to be at the World Cup. Then I received a message from Australia that they will not play the entire U21 team. That's nice, but we still want to play with the best line-up. We have a series of games where our chances were very poor. In the end, it was 15 goal chances against 1 goal chance. That's how many chances we had to produce to score two goals.
Conclusion
The qualification is done. In the end, the decisive games were against Australia and Scotland. We won these games by the narrowest of margins (0:1 against Australia, 1:0 against Scotland, 0:1 against Scotland, 2:0 against Australia). First of all, I'm very happy that we managed to qualify, but we didn't exactly cover ourselves with glory. But it's done. Our biggest difficulty was taking our chances: we played practically only with U20 strikers!
From now on, the preparation for the next season begins! You see here the new U20 for next saison here: >>>Squad U21 Norge<<<
How to update your player skills?
1) Sokker Asistente
2) Sokker Asistente: fill the form
3) Use one of the both forums: Oppdateringsforum for NT (soe) or Forum Norge Association (you have to join and then you can create for each player a thread)
and here you see the Data Base of Norge U21
>>>Squad U21 Norge<<<
Do you have a new potential player for the U21s? Contact me immediately via Sokker Mail!
--------
How to put numbers in player's skills?
You can do it here: https://sokker.org/user/ID_user, after than: nivå -> navn på skill
That would be very useful for everyone!
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Since I last reported, 5 games have already passed and I have left them uncommented. This was also due to the fact that the results shocked me to the core. But I still kept a cool head and analysed the games:
Norge U21 - U.A.E. U21 1:3
Actually, it's unbelievable that we lost in this game. If you look at the game, you can see that UAE are defensively well positioned. And I already knew that. The tactics were also set up well offensively. The number of scoring chances speaks for that (18 against 8). So it was all the more painful that we still lost. Then I thought to myself: that can happen in Sokker. Unbelievable when you consider that a UAE striker, who is only 18 years old, scores 2 goals against an experienced top Norwegian goalkeeper (with divine), while our strikers fail to score against a barely trained UAE goalkeeper. Shit happens!
Prathet Thai U21 - Norge U21 2:1
That was the second game whose result shocked me again. We lost our chance to qualify for the World Cup early, but we still had the chance to qualify on our own.
Ok, what happened in this game? Thailand had already taken two points from us in the first round. Let's look at the number of scoring chances: Norway 12, Thailand 4. In addition, Thailand only played with ten players because of a red card (after the 22nd minute). What went wrong there? I really don't know. Can it be that we are so unlucky? I learned from these 2 games that I have to choose completely different tactics against supposed underdogs. I made a note of that. That can't happen for Norway in the future. We dropped a lot of points there.
Norge U21 - Ukraina U21 0:1
It was a spontaneously arranged game. Therefore, we played in advance without any agreement whether it would be an U20 or U21 game. We played with the U20s, while Ukraine played with a mixture of U21s and U20s. It was a good test match because we will have such matches at the upcoming World Cup. We will be the absolute underdogs and will have to play against stronger opponents.
Polska U21 - Norge U21 2:0
Poland played with the U20. That was my faint hope, because maybe we can cause a big surprise? But no. The necessary competitive luck did not visit us. It's important to know that defensively we actually allowed little, but Poland was very efficient this time: 4 chances and 2 goals. But we didn't have to win this game like we did in the first leg. That's for sure.
Norge U21 - Australia U21 2:0
That was the deciding game. With a win, we are sure to be at the World Cup. Then I received a message from Australia that they will not play the entire U21 team. That's nice, but we still want to play with the best line-up. We have a series of games where our chances were very poor. In the end, it was 15 goal chances against 1 goal chance. That's how many chances we had to produce to score two goals.
Conclusion
The qualification is done. In the end, the decisive games were against Australia and Scotland. We won these games by the narrowest of margins (0:1 against Australia, 1:0 against Scotland, 0:1 against Scotland, 2:0 against Australia). First of all, I'm very happy that we managed to qualify, but we didn't exactly cover ourselves with glory. But it's done. Our biggest difficulty was taking our chances: we played practically only with U20 strikers!
From now on, the preparation for the next season begins! You see here the new U20 for next saison here: >>>Squad U21 Norge<<<
How to update your player skills?
1) Sokker Asistente
2) Sokker Asistente: fill the form
3) Use one of the both forums: Oppdateringsforum for NT (soe) or Forum Norge Association (you have to join and then you can create for each player a thread)
and here you see the Data Base of Norge U21
>>>Squad U21 Norge<<<
Do you have a new potential player for the U21s? Contact me immediately via Sokker Mail!
--------
How to put numbers in player's skills?
You can do it here: https://sokker.org/user/ID_user, after than: nivå -> navn på skill
That would be very useful for everyone!
(edited)
Dear Norwegians,
Hrvatska U21 - Norge U21 1:1
Last Friday we had a friendly match against the strong Croatians. Like us, they are also participants in the upcoming World Cup. Therefore, it had been a good test for our U20 to know where we stand. It was also my opportunity to test which players fit well for the U21s. I therefore tested some players to see how it is.
The fact is that Croatia played the game and created the more dangerous chances. It is thanks to our goalkeeper that we only conceded one goal. We were also able to score a goal. It is a good result for us.
The squad for the World Cup has more or less already been put together. However, there may be additional nominations or changes. I see that our weakness is in defence. We only have a few players who have at least 10 in pace and DEF. In the MID we have good players and a good selection. In the ATT we finally have good strikers.
Overall, I would say we have a good mix of everything. It is noticeable that we don't have a superstar. So I would say that the team itself is the superstar.
World Cup squad
... Name.......................... Age Dem
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01. Oskar Simensen................ 19 GK
02. Asle Tax...................... 18 GK
03. Bjørnar Leirvåg............... 20 DEF
04. Espen Korsvik................. 20 DEF
05. Hjalmar Lilletvedt............ 20 DEF
06. Sigvald Mæhle................. 20 DEF
07. Georg Ursin................... 20 DEF
08. Magnus Kristensen............. 19 DEF
09. Fredrik Røyset................ 19 DEF
10. Edvard Myrvang................ 19 DEF
11. Henning Drevland.............. 20 DEF
12. Odd Grimstad.................. 20 MID
13. Stian Mørkved................. 20 MID
14. Aslak Thorbjørnsen............ 20 MID
15. Petter Omdal.................. 20 MID
16. Ragnar Hoftun................. 20 MID
17. Stein Hodneland............... 19 MID
18. Otto Årvik.................... 19 MID
19. Julius Kristoffersen.......... 20 ATT
20. Viktor Lilleby................ 20 ATT
21. Torbjørn Hammer............... 20 ATT
22. Stein Rognerud................ 19 ATT
How to update your player skills?
1) Sokker Asistente
2) Sokker Asistente: fill the form
3) Use one of the both forums: Oppdateringsforum for NT (soe) or Forum Norge Association (you have to join and then you can create for each player a thread)
and here you see the Data Base of Norge U21
>>>Squad U21 Norge<<<
Do you have a new potential player for the U21s? Contact me immediately via Sokker Mail!
--------
How to put numbers in player's skills?
You can do it here: https://sokker.org/user/ID_user, after than: nivå -> navn på skill
That would be very useful for everyone!
(edited)
(edited)
Hrvatska U21 - Norge U21 1:1
Last Friday we had a friendly match against the strong Croatians. Like us, they are also participants in the upcoming World Cup. Therefore, it had been a good test for our U20 to know where we stand. It was also my opportunity to test which players fit well for the U21s. I therefore tested some players to see how it is.
The fact is that Croatia played the game and created the more dangerous chances. It is thanks to our goalkeeper that we only conceded one goal. We were also able to score a goal. It is a good result for us.
The squad for the World Cup has more or less already been put together. However, there may be additional nominations or changes. I see that our weakness is in defence. We only have a few players who have at least 10 in pace and DEF. In the MID we have good players and a good selection. In the ATT we finally have good strikers.
Overall, I would say we have a good mix of everything. It is noticeable that we don't have a superstar. So I would say that the team itself is the superstar.
World Cup squad
... Name.......................... Age Dem
------------------------------------------
01. Oskar Simensen................ 19 GK
02. Asle Tax...................... 18 GK
03. Bjørnar Leirvåg............... 20 DEF
04. Espen Korsvik................. 20 DEF
05. Hjalmar Lilletvedt............ 20 DEF
06. Sigvald Mæhle................. 20 DEF
07. Georg Ursin................... 20 DEF
08. Magnus Kristensen............. 19 DEF
09. Fredrik Røyset................ 19 DEF
10. Edvard Myrvang................ 19 DEF
11. Henning Drevland.............. 20 DEF
12. Odd Grimstad.................. 20 MID
13. Stian Mørkved................. 20 MID
14. Aslak Thorbjørnsen............ 20 MID
15. Petter Omdal.................. 20 MID
16. Ragnar Hoftun................. 20 MID
17. Stein Hodneland............... 19 MID
18. Otto Årvik.................... 19 MID
19. Julius Kristoffersen.......... 20 ATT
20. Viktor Lilleby................ 20 ATT
21. Torbjørn Hammer............... 20 ATT
22. Stein Rognerud................ 19 ATT
How to update your player skills?
1) Sokker Asistente
2) Sokker Asistente: fill the form
3) Use one of the both forums: Oppdateringsforum for NT (soe) or Forum Norge Association (you have to join and then you can create for each player a thread)
and here you see the Data Base of Norge U21
>>>Squad U21 Norge<<<
Do you have a new potential player for the U21s? Contact me immediately via Sokker Mail!
--------
How to put numbers in player's skills?
You can do it here: https://sokker.org/user/ID_user, after than: nivå -> navn på skill
That would be very useful for everyone!
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It's election time. Don't forget to vote:
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and check here for NT Norge, too: https://sokker.org/election/pollID/31027
https://sokker.org/election/pollID/31113
and check here for NT Norge, too: https://sokker.org/election/pollID/31027
Guys, thx for the 6 votes!
Now we are preparing for the upcoming World Cup! We are in an exciting group: Brazil, Argentina and Estonia. We are clearly the underdogs, but I feel we have a chance to spring a surprise or two. Until then, I'm fine-tuning our playing material. Specifically, I want to find our 4-5 defenders. Only 1 player exceeds my requirements and then I have to improvise!
You will hear from me again!
Now we are preparing for the upcoming World Cup! We are in an exciting group: Brazil, Argentina and Estonia. We are clearly the underdogs, but I feel we have a chance to spring a surprise or two. Until then, I'm fine-tuning our playing material. Specifically, I want to find our 4-5 defenders. Only 1 player exceeds my requirements and then I have to improvise!
You will hear from me again!
Dear friends of football!
We are close to the World Cup and we could prepare in four games. As a reminder, we are playing in a World Cup group with Argentina, Brazil and Estonia. It's a very tough group, but more on that later!
First the games and then the squad:
Andorra U21 - Norge U21 1:10: With our "SpartaV" tactic we could celebrate a high victory against Andora. If I'm not mistaken, this victory is the highest I've ever celebrated with Norway. In this game, Stein Rognerud in particular drew attention to himself. Despite his age, he is considered a great striker hope for the upcoming World Cup.
België U21 - Norge U21 3:1: We also tried the same luck with our "SpartaV" tactic. Against Belgium, however, certain tactic modifications are necessary as they play significantly differently. It was a good test and again Stein Rognerud scored....
Norge U21 - Hrvatska U21 2:0: The Croatian coach announced that he would start with a B selection. That might explain the result. This time we played with a "SpartaX" tactic. With this tactic we made our MID more compact and tightened the spaces. And yes, Stein Rognerud scored again. But Man of The Match was Stian Mørkved from Grumpy Dinasours. Stian was the absolute boss and thinker and driver of this game.
Việt Nam U21 - Norge U21 0:2: The last friendly match. before the World Cup. Vietnam are ranked much better than us and are also going to the World Cup. Our "StrategoIII" tactic were a refreshing change and we were able to test new players who fitted very well: Stein Hodneland from Dala-Fram 88, [pid= 37684294]Kai Fossum[/pid] from Guttane, Stein Rokne and Isak Thuen. We had also had a strong MID with the "StrategoIII" tactic. But the connection between the strikers and the midfielders was suboptimal.
Conclusion: The World Cup can come! I think we have found our defence. We have the goalkeeper and his replacement. We have our MID and we have a selection of 5 strikers. With a bit of luck on our side, we can cause more surprises at the World Cup.
Any questions?
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How to update your player skills?
1) Sokker Asistente
2) Sokker Asistente: fill the form
3) Use one of the both forums: Oppdateringsforum for NT (soe) or Forum Norge Association (you have to join and then you can create for each player a thread)
and here you see the Data Base of Norge U21
>>>Squad U21 Norge<<<
Do you have a new potential player for the U21s? Contact me immediately via Sokker Mail!
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
How to put numbers in player's skills?
You can do it here: https://sokker.org/user/ID_user, after than: nivå -> navn på skill
That would be very useful for everyone!
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
We are close to the World Cup and we could prepare in four games. As a reminder, we are playing in a World Cup group with Argentina, Brazil and Estonia. It's a very tough group, but more on that later!
First the games and then the squad:
Andorra U21 - Norge U21 1:10: With our "SpartaV" tactic we could celebrate a high victory against Andora. If I'm not mistaken, this victory is the highest I've ever celebrated with Norway. In this game, Stein Rognerud in particular drew attention to himself. Despite his age, he is considered a great striker hope for the upcoming World Cup.
België U21 - Norge U21 3:1: We also tried the same luck with our "SpartaV" tactic. Against Belgium, however, certain tactic modifications are necessary as they play significantly differently. It was a good test and again Stein Rognerud scored....
Norge U21 - Hrvatska U21 2:0: The Croatian coach announced that he would start with a B selection. That might explain the result. This time we played with a "SpartaX" tactic. With this tactic we made our MID more compact and tightened the spaces. And yes, Stein Rognerud scored again. But Man of The Match was Stian Mørkved from Grumpy Dinasours. Stian was the absolute boss and thinker and driver of this game.
Việt Nam U21 - Norge U21 0:2: The last friendly match. before the World Cup. Vietnam are ranked much better than us and are also going to the World Cup. Our "StrategoIII" tactic were a refreshing change and we were able to test new players who fitted very well: Stein Hodneland from Dala-Fram 88, [pid= 37684294]Kai Fossum[/pid] from Guttane, Stein Rokne and Isak Thuen. We had also had a strong MID with the "StrategoIII" tactic. But the connection between the strikers and the midfielders was suboptimal.
Conclusion: The World Cup can come! I think we have found our defence. We have the goalkeeper and his replacement. We have our MID and we have a selection of 5 strikers. With a bit of luck on our side, we can cause more surprises at the World Cup.
Any questions?
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
How to update your player skills?
1) Sokker Asistente
2) Sokker Asistente: fill the form
3) Use one of the both forums: Oppdateringsforum for NT (soe) or Forum Norge Association (you have to join and then you can create for each player a thread)
and here you see the Data Base of Norge U21
>>>Squad U21 Norge<<<
Do you have a new potential player for the U21s? Contact me immediately via Sokker Mail!
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
How to put numbers in player's skills?
You can do it here: https://sokker.org/user/ID_user, after than: nivå -> navn på skill
That would be very useful for everyone!
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Dear friends!
Over Christmas and New Year's Eve I spent very nice holidays and therefore the press department went on vacation. However, the game operation was maintained! We have now reached the 2nd game of the World Cup and next Friday we will play against Brazil. It will be a game that can decide many things. Yes, you saw it right, Norway still has chances to get through the group stage (click here), but everything in order:
Norge U21 - Argentina U21 0:1
I made a very stupid mistake in this game. I always back up the defenders in case one of them picks up the red card, and so I order a midfielder into defense. Instead of the option "in case of red card or no player on this position" I chose the option "always". So two midfielders had to play as outside defenders and two defenders as central midfielders. I was all the more surprised by the close result. That's also because our tactic StrategoII limited the damage and we still had chances to equalize the game, but that would be too much of a good thing.
Norge U21 - Eesti U21 2:1
The starting position was clear: to move on, three points must come. The mistake from the previous game should not be repeated. Therefore a new tactic was used: "Lakonia". Yes, I try to instill in our players the absolute will to win a la Sparta. To this end, I have brought our top scorer Stein Rognerud back into the starting lineup, because he is the only one of our strikers who can also score.
However, the game started very badly from our point of view. In the 7th minute Estonia scored and we were already behind. In the 11th minute, Estonia was awarded a penalty. There I already thought: Wow, you can't start that bad, but our goalkeeper Oskar Simensen could hold the ball. Norway suffered the next setback in the 14th minute with the injury to Aslak Thorbjørnsen. We don't have many midfielders and Aslak was originally pulled as a goalkeeper in youth school and at my request, converted to a field player. However, the with weak form Kai Fossum made the game of his life and could replace Aslak more than well. I'll come back to Kai later.
In the 30th minute, I couldn't believe my eyes. Our top goalkeeper Oskar Simensen injured himself so badly that he had to be substituted. That was very hard to take because Simensen's deputy, Asle Tax, pulled out of the World Cup. So we had to throw a rookie into the deep end: 19-year-old Egil Kaspersen. Oskar's injury also had its good side: the Norwegian players played even more solidly than before and protected Kaspersen with a strong defensive performance. Only in the 90th minute the Estonians had chances and Kaspersen was convincing.
In between, Stein Rognerud had done the groundwork for the equalizer. He tested the Estonian goalkeeper with a rich shot, so that the goalkeeper could only rebound the ball. Lilleby was able to benefit from this and made the much-celebrated equalizer. After that, the Norwegian coach resorted to an unpopular measure to find victory. Stian Mørkved was substituted! This was a big surprise to the crowd, but Morkved is considered the thinker of the Norwegian team. Julius Kristoffersen came in and he is actually a skilled striker. What good is that going to do, one may rightly ask. The Norwegian coach gave no answer to this question.
In fact, the winning goal came. And Kai Fossum played a big part in it. He steered the decisive pass to Rognerud and the latter was able to control the ball and then beat the Estonian goalkeeper with a rich low shot. And this in the 85th minute!
Conclusion: A very expensive victory that weakened us. Against Brazil we will not be able to play with the two best goalkeepers from Norway and we are missing a midfielder. But we do not lose faith and want to make the impossible possible against Brazil.
I wish you a happy new year!
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How to update your player skills?
1) Sokker Asistente
2) Sokker Asistente: fill the form
3) Use one of the both forums: Oppdateringsforum for NT (soe) or Forum Norge Association (you have to join and then you can create for each player a thread)
and here you see the Data Base of Norge U21
>>>Squad U21 Norge<<<
Do you have a new potential player for the U21s? Contact me immediately via Sokker Mail!
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
How to put numbers in player's skills?
You can do it here: https://sokker.org/user/ID_user, after than: nivå -> navn på skill
That would be very useful for everyone!
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
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Over Christmas and New Year's Eve I spent very nice holidays and therefore the press department went on vacation. However, the game operation was maintained! We have now reached the 2nd game of the World Cup and next Friday we will play against Brazil. It will be a game that can decide many things. Yes, you saw it right, Norway still has chances to get through the group stage (click here), but everything in order:
Norge U21 - Argentina U21 0:1
I made a very stupid mistake in this game. I always back up the defenders in case one of them picks up the red card, and so I order a midfielder into defense. Instead of the option "in case of red card or no player on this position" I chose the option "always". So two midfielders had to play as outside defenders and two defenders as central midfielders. I was all the more surprised by the close result. That's also because our tactic StrategoII limited the damage and we still had chances to equalize the game, but that would be too much of a good thing.
Norge U21 - Eesti U21 2:1
The starting position was clear: to move on, three points must come. The mistake from the previous game should not be repeated. Therefore a new tactic was used: "Lakonia". Yes, I try to instill in our players the absolute will to win a la Sparta. To this end, I have brought our top scorer Stein Rognerud back into the starting lineup, because he is the only one of our strikers who can also score.
However, the game started very badly from our point of view. In the 7th minute Estonia scored and we were already behind. In the 11th minute, Estonia was awarded a penalty. There I already thought: Wow, you can't start that bad, but our goalkeeper Oskar Simensen could hold the ball. Norway suffered the next setback in the 14th minute with the injury to Aslak Thorbjørnsen. We don't have many midfielders and Aslak was originally pulled as a goalkeeper in youth school and at my request, converted to a field player. However, the with weak form Kai Fossum made the game of his life and could replace Aslak more than well. I'll come back to Kai later.
In the 30th minute, I couldn't believe my eyes. Our top goalkeeper Oskar Simensen injured himself so badly that he had to be substituted. That was very hard to take because Simensen's deputy, Asle Tax, pulled out of the World Cup. So we had to throw a rookie into the deep end: 19-year-old Egil Kaspersen. Oskar's injury also had its good side: the Norwegian players played even more solidly than before and protected Kaspersen with a strong defensive performance. Only in the 90th minute the Estonians had chances and Kaspersen was convincing.
In between, Stein Rognerud had done the groundwork for the equalizer. He tested the Estonian goalkeeper with a rich shot, so that the goalkeeper could only rebound the ball. Lilleby was able to benefit from this and made the much-celebrated equalizer. After that, the Norwegian coach resorted to an unpopular measure to find victory. Stian Mørkved was substituted! This was a big surprise to the crowd, but Morkved is considered the thinker of the Norwegian team. Julius Kristoffersen came in and he is actually a skilled striker. What good is that going to do, one may rightly ask. The Norwegian coach gave no answer to this question.
In fact, the winning goal came. And Kai Fossum played a big part in it. He steered the decisive pass to Rognerud and the latter was able to control the ball and then beat the Estonian goalkeeper with a rich low shot. And this in the 85th minute!
Conclusion: A very expensive victory that weakened us. Against Brazil we will not be able to play with the two best goalkeepers from Norway and we are missing a midfielder. But we do not lose faith and want to make the impossible possible against Brazil.
I wish you a happy new year!
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How to update your player skills?
1) Sokker Asistente
2) Sokker Asistente: fill the form
3) Use one of the both forums: Oppdateringsforum for NT (soe) or Forum Norge Association (you have to join and then you can create for each player a thread)
and here you see the Data Base of Norge U21
>>>Squad U21 Norge<<<
Do you have a new potential player for the U21s? Contact me immediately via Sokker Mail!
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How to put numbers in player's skills?
You can do it here: https://sokker.org/user/ID_user, after than: nivå -> navn på skill
That would be very useful for everyone!
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Legendary stuff! Love your dedication and the results as well :-)
Simensen is down to +9 so he will be available come friday. Do you want me to rest him if he`s playable on wednesday?
Simensen is down to +9 so he will be available come friday. Do you want me to rest him if he`s playable on wednesday?
thx :D
Simensen: He definitely will not play next Friday. Injured players don't perform well and I prefer to rely on healthy players. In this sense: If Simensen can be used on Wednesday, then so be it.
If the nordic gods are with us, then Simensen will play the Friday after next ;)
Simensen: He definitely will not play next Friday. Injured players don't perform well and I prefer to rely on healthy players. In this sense: If Simensen can be used on Wednesday, then so be it.
If the nordic gods are with us, then Simensen will play the Friday after next ;)
On to TL
Julius Kristoffersen, age: 21, height: 176 cm
value: 2 399 000 lei, wage: 23 800 lei
club: A.C.S.S. Callatis Mangalia, country: Norge
magical form, incredible tactical discipline
good stamina, tragic keeper
brilliant pace, weak defender
incredible technique, average playmaker
average passing, outstanding [12] striker
Julius Kristoffersen, age: 21, height: 176 cm
value: 2 399 000 lei, wage: 23 800 lei
club: A.C.S.S. Callatis Mangalia, country: Norge
magical form, incredible tactical discipline
good stamina, tragic keeper
brilliant pace, weak defender
incredible technique, average playmaker
average passing, outstanding [12] striker
Dear friends!
Norge U21 - Prathet Thai U21 2:1
We are playing Copa America right now and this is our group:
Here you can get more information about it: https://sokker.org/forum_topic/ID_forum/16126/ID_topic/3528311/pg/9
After every World Cup season, building the new generation is a big task and I am in the process of building the latest generation. I have found a roster of 30 players. They are good guys and all of them need some more training. We are particularly thin in defense and midfield (in the sense that we have to fill those positions with U19 players). In the forwards we are incredibly well set, but that only applies to the U20s. The U19 forward is not there yet.
The star of our U20 team is clearly Stein Rognerud. This is a striker who can single-handedly secure the Norwegian victory in make games, as he did against Thailand.
Stein Rognerud after a goal
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How to update your player skills?
1) Sokker Asistente
2) Sokker Asistente: fill the form
3) Use one of the both forums: Oppdateringsforum for NT (soe) or Forum Norge Association (you have to join and then you can create for each player a thread)
and here you see the Data Base of Norge U21
>>>Squad U21 Norge<<<
Do you have a new potential player for the U21s? Contact me immediately via Sokker Mail!
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How to put numbers in player's skills?
You can do it here: https://sokker.org/user/ID_user, after than: nivå -> navn på skill
That would be very useful for everyone!
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Norge U21 - Prathet Thai U21 2:1
We are playing Copa America right now and this is our group:
Here you can get more information about it: https://sokker.org/forum_topic/ID_forum/16126/ID_topic/3528311/pg/9
After every World Cup season, building the new generation is a big task and I am in the process of building the latest generation. I have found a roster of 30 players. They are good guys and all of them need some more training. We are particularly thin in defense and midfield (in the sense that we have to fill those positions with U19 players). In the forwards we are incredibly well set, but that only applies to the U20s. The U19 forward is not there yet.
The star of our U20 team is clearly Stein Rognerud. This is a striker who can single-handedly secure the Norwegian victory in make games, as he did against Thailand.
Stein Rognerud after a goal
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How to update your player skills?
1) Sokker Asistente
2) Sokker Asistente: fill the form
3) Use one of the both forums: Oppdateringsforum for NT (soe) or Forum Norge Association (you have to join and then you can create for each player a thread)
and here you see the Data Base of Norge U21
>>>Squad U21 Norge<<<
Do you have a new potential player for the U21s? Contact me immediately via Sokker Mail!
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How to put numbers in player's skills?
You can do it here: https://sokker.org/user/ID_user, after than: nivå -> navn på skill
That would be very useful for everyone!
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