Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher couldn’t believe what happened at Aspmyra last time, when Serie A leader Inter Milan was sunk by Bodø/Glimt. French legend Thierry Henry, on the other hand, was anything but surprised. He had already announced it after Glimt’s win against Manchester City. So when the Sporting players are sent to the shower at Aspmyra with a 3-0 loss in the first round of 8 in the Champions League, then the football world is no longer shocked, but mightily, mightily impressed.
Before the Sporting match, former Glimt player Jeppe Kjær was asked what he thought was behind the success of his former club.
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-They are a bunch of smart people who believe in themselves and who work 100 percent every day. In this way, you can prove that it is not just about money. It’s a team that stands together in everything they do, and I think that’s why they’ve come this far,” the 22-year-old boasted to Danish Bold.
Already at halftime, the foreign media realized that Bodø/Glimt, still out of season, is something so much more than a fluke.
“Bodø continues to do its own thing”, came from Spanish AS.
“Bodø/Glimt deservedly lead 2-0 against Sporting at half-time, and thus continue their incredible streak”, came German Bild.
It ended with a 3-0 victory, and a beautiful March evening at Aspmyra. The analyses of how Bodø/Glimt as a club can win against Manchester City, Atletico Madrid, Inter Milan and Sporting, can be complicated from a football point of view. We choose to refer to 22-year-old Jeppe Kjær’s analysis of: Believe in yourself, always one hundred percent at work when at work, not the money that is the driving force, a team in everything they do.
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So simple, so difficult.
