History is being written in front of our very eyes. Or to be more precise, there are still way too many football fans who don’t know what is going on in Norway. There is a small club with a stadium of over 8,500 capacity that sets record after record. Bodo/Glimt have already amused Norway and they start to catch the attention of people outside of the country.
This tactical analysis will be dedicated to the beauties of entertaining, attacking football. We aim to show how an organized and physically prepared team could stir up the Eliteserien with simple but very powerful and effective ideas. We will look at the main reasons why Glimt could dominate so far and score a record-breaking 30 goals in seven rounds.
Steady starters
The team has a strong core of players, a perfect balance between youth and experience. Kjetil Knutsen prefers a solid and steady starting eleven in a 4-3-3 formation. Joshua Smits arrived from Almere this year but the goalkeeper adapted well to the league and kept two clean sheets in the process. In front of him, an experienced centre-back pair lines up with a forming partnership. Marius Lode and Brede Moe have an established partnership of three years and their passing connection is more than reliable. On the flanks, two young full-backs guard the opposition wingers, Alfons Sampsted on the right and Fredrik Bjorkan on the left.
In front of them, the midfield is a state of art. The three central midfielders complement each other greatly, Young Patrick Berg’s main role is to help out in the build-up and rotate with centre-backs in possession. On the right, Sondre Fet covers the right half-space and moves between the lines while on the left, Ulrik Saltnes offers help in the pressing as well as in the final third.
