The Guardian described it as perhaps the biggest Champions League surprise of all time. That was against Manchester City. Then came a 1-2 win against Atletico Madrid at the Wanda Metropolitano. Legend Thierry Henry thought it was time to stop being surprised by Bodø/Glimt. Then came the stroke of genius against Inter Milan at Aspmyra.
The French football icon tried to give a professional analysis of the phenomenon Bodø/Glimt after the victory against the cynic Diego Simeone and Atletico Madrid in the Spanish capital, around 3190 km away from excuses about winter conditions and artificial turf conditions at Aspmyra, but we realized that it was bubbling with enthusiasm for the playfulness of Bodø/Glimt.
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“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 commented on CBS’s TV broadcast from Madrid.
Then it was time for Inter Milan on Wednesday. After the 3-1 win for Glimt in a game Kjetil Knutsen described as victory in such a well-played game, Thierry Henry experienced – without a hint of surprise – that the Champions League finalist from two of the last three seasons was sent to the shower with a convincing victory for the Norwegian club.
Jamie Carragher sat in the same studio and said: -It’s a huge shock when you see the name Bodø/Glimt against Inter Milan!
Thierry Henry put it all into perspective about the bravest team in Europe, making you run after the ball until you get dizzy:
“It may be surprising. But when you look at the latest results of Bodø/Glimt, is that actually it? They have done it at home. They have done it away.
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Little doubt Henry is captivated by Bodø/Glimt football!
