Football Expert: – defense is Norway’s major problem – VG

the coaching staff (54) have lost five of their first nine games as the Norwegian national team. Should he avoid five to, he must find a midtstopperpar that works, says VG Knut Espen Svegården.

At Norway’s captain Brede Hangeland (33) has decided to give up on the team, does not help.

– None of Hangzhou’s partners the two, or even Hangeland, who has convinced the national team for a long time. There we have a big problem. Høgmo’d probably call it a challenge, but there is a problem, says Svegården after the chief took the squad for matches against England (September 3) and Euro qualifier against Italy (September 9).

Wednesday meetings “Soccer” -landslaget UAE at Viking Stadium in Stavanger. Before and Norway’s next two games, the three things Høgmo believes is “challenging”:

* The tips that almost did not score goals.

* defense letting in too many goals.

* Brede Hangeland has subsided. Who should be captain?

the coaching staff took over the Norwegian national team last September. Since then he has led the team in nine games.

One win, three draws and five losses is definitive, with the somewhat unfortunate goal difference 7-18. During the same period Høgmo tested a number of different combinations of Norway’s central defense.

Høgmoen three center-backs

Brede Hangeland got to play with Johan Lædre Bjørdal (Aarhus), Tore Reginiussen (Rosenborg), Vegard Forren (Molde) and Håvard Nordtveit (Borussia Mönchengladbach).

Reginiussen and Forren did try together on three occasions, while Reginiussen also played one of the matches in tandem with Stefan Strandberg (Rosenborg). Nordtveit and Forren stood back for Norway in the fight against Russia in late May.

Towards England and Italy Høgmo all three center-backs: Forren Reginiussen and Nordtveit.

– We going to take out a defender to.

Nordtveit can play in both midfield and defender. We must develop our efficiency at both ends. In defense game we prevent chances and goals, we need to increase efficiency going forward, said the coaching staff told VG.

Requesting Reginiussen and Forren

While TV2 football expert Øyvind Alsaker have advocated that Nordtveit can be a man who will replace Hangeland at the back of Norway, will Svegården see Reginiussen and Forren together when Norway opens European Championship qualifiers, where all 24 teams going to the playoffs in 2016.

– Reginiussen have had many injuries, but I would like to have him in the team because of the leadership skills and speed. He and Forren can work. It is an OK choice as I see it, says Svegården.

Norwegian troops against England and Italy:

André Hansen – Odd

Rune Almenning Jarstein – Hertha Berlin

Ørjan Håskjold Nyland – Molde

Mats Moller Dæhli – Cardiff

Omar Elabdellaoui – Olympiakos

Tarik Elyounoussi – Hoffenheim

Vegard Forren – Molde

Tom Høgli – FC Copenhagen

Ruben Yttergård Jenssen – Kaiserslautern

Stefan Johansen – Celtic

Joshua King – Blackburn

Anders Konradsen – Rennes

Martin Linne – Molde

Håvard Nielsen – Eintracht Braunschweig

Håvard Nordtveit – Borussia Monchengladbach

As Ciljan Skjelbred – Hamburg

Tore Reginiussen – Rosenborg

Alexander Tettey – Norwich