After Glimt’s win against Atletico Madrid, while the world’s football legends and “experts” didn’t understand what had happened, a completely calm Henry sat in the CBS studio and told the world this was completely expected. Three Champions League games later, several of the biggest profiles in the football circus agree on Bodø/Glimt, this is neither luck nor coincidence.
We start with the French wife Thierry Henry after Glimt’s win away to Atletico Madrid: -Last year we talked about them as a curiosity from the north, but now? Now they are the most refreshing and bravest team in Europe. If I was one of the big clubs that are now going into the last eight, I would do everything to avoid facing them in a double-header. They make you run after the ball until you get dizzy,” Henry said after Bodø/Glimt’s 1-2 win against Atletico Madrid.
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They make you run after the ball until you get dizzy. The bravest team in Europe.
So after Bodø/Glimt sank Inter Milan with a 1-2 win at the San Siro, Thierry Henry, one of the best attacking players of all time, could explain what Bodø/Glimt have built up.
“What they do is they attack and defend together, no matter where they are on the pitch – whether they are low, in the middle or attacking. It’s a real team, and we should all remember that this is a team game. We always talk about it. This is exactly what football should be about. And that’s a lesson for anyone watching. Kids, that’s a team,” Henry boasted in the CBS studio.
Bodø/Glimt, that’s a layer.
After two wins against Inter Milan, it was Jürgen Klopp’s turn to pay tribute to Bodø/Glimt.
-What are they doing?! It couldn’t be more crazy. Wow, Atlético Madrid, Manchester City and now Inter Milan… No one thought that they would make it to the group stage, and most probably thought that what they had done before was a huge achievement, but that then it was over. And look, they’re going for it!”, Klopp boasted to TV2.
One of the world’s best coaches: What are they doing?!
Como coach Cesc Fabregas saw more than fascination for the feat of the Norwegian club, he has led the “mini-putt” Como to very surprising success in Serie A, was heading into the semi-finals against Inter Milan in the Coppa Italia (the first leg ended 0-0), and sees great potential to learn from Kjetil Knutsen and the gang.
The Premier League legend draws inspiration from Glimt’s training methods.
On Wednesday this week, it was time for the first round of 8 for Bodø/Glimt against Sporting. A convincing 3-0 win sent Pep Guardiola out in praise of the Norwegian club City themselves lost to at Aspmyra in January. Manchester City had lost 3-0 to Real Madrid in the first round of 8, Guardiola used part of the press conference to praise Bodø/Glimt.
– Is there anyone who still doubts Bodø/Glimt and Norway anymore? None. Not a single one. They are a top team. Now everyone sees that they are playing fantastic. They beat Sporting 3-0, they beat us, they beat Inter Milan and Atlético Madrid,” boasts one of the world’s best coaches.
Bodø/Glimt are playing fantastic.
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