Norway was one goalkeeping blunder away from at least playing a draw against football superpower Portugal in the Nations League. – Norway has one loss and one win so far.
The Portuguese sports newspaper A Bola, which of course was most concerned with a benched Cristiano Ronaldo, also got Benfica winger Andreas Schjelderup’s contributions to Norway and the tribute he received from his teammates.
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His teammates impressed with his transformation into the Benfica winger.
Andreas Schjelderup, the Benfica player, started on the right side of Norway’s attack in the loss to Portugal (1-2) and received positive reviews. The winger impresses in his home country, and starts together with his teammates. – We get another chance away against Portugal on October 4, but first we have to take the turn in Wales.
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However, the development of the Benfica player already surprised his teammates – long before he even participated in the World Cup. After the game against Portugal this Sunday, midfielder Patrick Berg did not spare praise for his compatriot.
“Almost otherworldly! And when we came to training in preparation for the World Cup, I immediately thought: ‘wow, something happened here’. He was already ridiculously good at the time, he had a fantastic World Cup and now shows that he is a world-class player,” Berg said to NRK.
Berg elaborated: “That’s a bit of the explosiveness. It’s also become more relentless. In one-on-one situations, he maintains a level of training that is sometimes almost unbelievable.”
Østigard, a defender in Genoa, also expressed admiration for Schjelderup: “If they had seen him in training, they wouldn’t have been shocked by this. We had a five-on-five game on a smaller pitch the other day. A lot of people ended up eating grass and other things.”
