New injury shock for Norway: Johansen uncertain fate of the match – Dagbladet.no

SANDVIKA (Dagbladet): At 16.16 boarded a workout dressed coaching staff podium for his first meeting with the press during what is termed as a skjebneuke for Norwegian football.

This coming Thursday will Norway to Bulgaria to play the immensely important EM qualifying match against table neighbor Bulgaria. A loss at Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia will probably mean that the dream of participating in next summer’s prestigious championships in France is crushed.

Male Fall

Therefore it fits very bad that a variety of profiles have signed maturity during the past day. Adama Diomande, Josua King, Pål André Helland and Ole Kristian Selnæs are all out with injuries.

And even worse was when Høgmo could advise on today’s press conference that also Celtic pro Stefan Johansen is uncertain because of a hamstring injury.

– We have made some changes in the squad. Veton and Valon Berisha enters – in addition to Håvard Nielsen and Ruben Yttergård Jenssen. So did Stefan a little touch with a stretch against Malmo. He takes MR now, then we’ll get answers to before we make up status, says Høgmo.

– Are you concerned that there are so many so-called key players out there?

– So it is to be national coach. We have mapped out a broad group of players, so I’m comfortable with the group we have now, says Høgmo and continues:

– We have actually quite a few players who have delivered good with goals in the past. Both the forward space with Veton and Alex, Jone (Samuelsen), Markus (Henriksen), Jo Inge (Mountain) and Stefan. There are players who have scored.

Skjebneuka

After match against Bulgaria awaiting a new tough meeting with Croatia at Ullevaal Stadium Sunday. Luka Modric (Real Madrid), Ivan Perisic (Inter) and their teammates tops Group H with 13 points when four games remaining.

Space Number Two, which also provides direct ticket to France Championship, held by Italy. Boot The country has twelve points – two more than Norway’s ten.

Although the distance up to tetduoen not particularly large, no one expects that the Norwegian national team will qualify directly to the finals. There is the possibility of playoff that third gear is Norway’s most realistic chance.

The same applies for Bulgaria which is in fourth place with its eight points. Therefore, Thursday’s match is not just a key game for everyone with a Norwegian football heart, but it can also be crucial for Høgmo fate as coach. Some experts have already advocated that Høgmo should be kicked if he fails to lead Norway to victory in Sofia.

PS: – It’s sold more than 17,000 tickets for Sunday’s game against Croatia, informs the media responsible Svein Graff.

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