The weather may prove favourable for Tottenham, but they will still have to deal with playing on an artificial pitch. For teams used to real grass they can find that the ball behaves differently on synthetic turf – it can move along the surface quicker and bounce differently. Bodo/Glimt’s players will be used to this,...
With the Europa League their priority, Postecoglou made eight changes to his side as they ended their three-match losing run in the league. Only goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario, Yves Bissouma and Richarlison preserved their places in the starting line-up from the first leg. “It’s something we’ve been doing for a while because we’ve had to,” the...
With Mannsverk’s work on mentality and Knutsen’s coaching methods, Bodo/Glimt became a team transformed. After narrowly avoiding relegation in 2018 they would go on to win their domestic league title in 2020 for the first time, before triumphing again in three of the next four seasons. Those championship successes also earned them a place in...
BBC Sport travels north of the Arctic Circle to see how Bodo/Glimt and their supporters are reacting to what could be a historic season for the Norwegian club. Read full article at source...
Bodo/Glimt head coach Kjetil Knutsen should be applauded “all the way to the airport” should he leave the over-achieving Norwegian club. As they prepare to face Tottenham in the Europa League semi-final on Thursday, Knutsen has been the subject of links to Leeds and Scottish giants Rangers. Technical director Havard Sakariassen told BBC Sport he...
Norwegian champions Bodo/Glimt are one of the most interesting sides left in European competition. With their home games often taking place in freezing conditions north of the Arctic Circle, facing them can prove a difficult proposition for unacclimatised opposition, as Lazio found out in the quarter-finals. The Italians lost the first leg 2-0 in Norway,...