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After Sunday’s match against Kazakhstan, Ståle Solbakken will not lead a team in a match for four months.
Exactly that is somewhat difficult for a trainer who is very intense and engaged in what he is doing.
“Ståle is the most intensive coach I’ve had,” says Alexander Sørloth at the press conference before the game against Kazakhstan on Sunday.
The striker is usually coached by Diego Simeone, one of the most eccentric coaches in Football Europe. That’s why it’s a bit of a hug for Solbakken.
Diego Simeone
Who himself realizes that it can be a pitfall for him when the players return in March to play in the WC qualifiers, while he himself has sat at home in Hamar and watched his players fight for their respective club teams.
– I’ll probably take care so I don’t cross that line. When I go home on Sunday evening or Monday, the players go to their clubs. They will play many important matches. When we meet again in March, I will be quite ready. Then I’ll take care of myself, says Solbakken when asked by Nettavisen.
After many years as a club coach, Solbakken became national team manager at the end of 2020. From an everyday life where he could constantly influence the team and training, Solbakken is now dependent on delivering in the few meetings he has with the national team.
– I have to find the balance so I don’t get too intense. Nothing good will come of it. I try between the meetings and time when I talk to them, says Solbakken.
Sørloth believes that Solbakken and club coach Simeone are equal in some things, including the tactical and defensive aspects.
– Ståle has a commitment that rubs off on the players. Before, we have had to have a strong inner justice that we are prepared to fight. It has been a little too comfortable to be on the national team and Ståle is very good at avoiding us falling into that trap, says Sørloth.
Alexander Sorloth
Trønderspissen believes it’s about the atmosphere within the squad. It should be so good that it is easy for it to be comfortable.
Solbakken says today’s group “isn’t standing back” for anyone else he has trained.
– We have received some blows along the way, but there has not been a crack in the culture we have built. I think that is also good for the future, says Solbakken.
Norway meets Kazakhstan on Sunday at 18:00.
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