Tag Archive | "Rune Jarstein"

Round 8: Are Norwegian goalkeepers the new Scottish goalkeepers?

Thursday, May 7, 2009

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Yes, after a gaffe-tastic round 8 we have to ask. You can keep your Frank Haffey, your Fred Martin and all of your Andy Gorams, on the evidence of tonight the Norwegian goalkeepers are as dodgy as they come. 

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Germany 0 – 1 Norway – How The Norwegians Rated

Thursday, February 12, 2009

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The starting 11: GoalkeeperRune Jarstein (Rosenborg): 6Doesn’t quite dominate his area but got away with it this time around. Vindicated his manager’s decision to select him with a superb reaction-save to a fine half volley from Mario Gomez (video link). Right backTom Høgli (Tromsø): 5Struggled at times in the first half, but gradually got the hang of [...]

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Vintage Drillo as Norway Spring Friendly Upset

Thursday, February 12, 2009

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Germany 0 – 1 Norway (Christian Grindheim)Highlights (video link) NFN’s player ratings In the first international game of 2008 Norway lost 3-0 to an understrength Wales-team, and it foreshadowed a truly dismal year that drove large parts of the Norwegian public to turn their backs on the team. Many if not most of them are now making [...]

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Winter-Transfers: The story so far (Part 1)

Friday, January 23, 2009

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It’s been a winter of prudency for Norwegian teams as global financial trouble sees sponsors and sugar-daddies alike tighten their collective purse-strings. For most clubs it’s been a case of trying to get players off their wage-bill rather than trying to pull off marquee signings, so it’s very much a buyer’s market in the Tippeliga [...]

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