Immense Gamboa, but don't show you up!

I wanted to write a post about Gamboa, because of his magnificient match against Uruguay with his CostaRica. He showed to the world how strong he is, how powerfull and fast. But now we all know how does it work: a great team sees him, obviously it likes him and wants to buy him. So, I just want to make a plea: Cristian, don't show you up!

Of course I'm joking, and we all love you. Cristian, be the pride of all us.

Perry, are you kidding me?

That's incredible. Ok, you won, Perry. You're winning, and maybe you were right when you talked about the pshysical condition of our players. But, are you kidding me? Incredible, the more I criticize you, more you win, and when I say you're a good coach (very rarely) you lose. How does it possible Perry?! Ok, I don't wanna be so egocentric, surely my words don't touch anyone, but just to...

Perry you're bad. You're ugly and maleficient. You stink.

Now win.

The Saelnes' hoop. A scream for a victory

That's finally what I wanted to see! Courage, anger, desire to fight and win, even suffering. And all this has been well summarized by the hoop, the scream of Saelnes after the first goal. But it was also visible in the shot of Mikkelsen, shot full of anger and desire to win that damned game. Well done guys, this is your victory. Deplorable behaviour adopted by Strandberg, the team cannot be never left alone. But, my point of view does not change: Hoftun and Perry have to go away, because a victory today may unfortunately mean a defeat more devastating in the future, and this is what every fan wants to avoid.

Here I am - News

Obviously everyone in the earth wondered himself: "Where is Mondo Rosenborg? I cannot live without his news about the most succesfull team in Norway!". So, here I am, and there's a reason why I didn't write anything. Rosenborg is my passion, sure, but my life (and the life generally) is full of other things, more important that soccer. I won't go into details, but I've taken this opportunity to change the way of writing in this blog (yes, I'd made too much changes since I've started, but... this is me). I will not write the analysis of the matches, that were very boring and written in a bad english, but I'll write (as in every blog in internet) my impressions on the match, and seeing the Rosenborg situation, I think I'll write only vets, words full of anger. 
So, I hope you'll read my blog in future, and... Forza Rosenborg!

P.S.: I write the analysis of the matches in Italian on "Tribuna Italia", an online newspaper. If you wanna see something...

Rosenborg knocks down Brann, and ricovers Bille Nielsen

That this Rosenborg-Brann could finish in this way, it was told by the history: in the 23 matches played there was a scoring average of 3.8 goals per game: it was too easy to bet. It was just easy also to bet on the victory of Rosenborg , that in the last four matches beat Brann three times , scoring 15 goals . So this match could have been the turning point of the season for the team from Trondheim, which brings back to goal the striker Danish director Bille Nielsen , who had missed the last match for the well known facts with the police. But the game didn't start in the best way , as usual this season. At 14 ' Brann took the lead with Skaanes : lightning counter-attack of the guests, who were three against three , Huseklepp passed the ball to Skaanes , and midfielder couldn't go wrong , and scored the 1-0 . Now it seems an unsolvable problem the defense of Rosenborg , who can not find balance. Being this problem , mr . Hansen saw that it must push the team in attack , even if it was easier for the opponents to score . We are in the 5th round, and Rosenborg took almost 2 goals per match. The tactic of Perry began to glimpse already in this match , and we could wait only five minutes to see the goals from captain Reginiussen , who had already scored in the national cup match last Wednesday valid for entering the second round. The assist was usually by Gamst Pedersen on a free-kick, the man most important at this moment in the team, an infinite resource . Rosenborg began to attack persistently, and after nine minutes the goal of the advantage with Svensonn : on a corner kick by Mix Diskerud , Strandberg protracted with the head the ball in the box , Svensonn pounced on the ball and beat the goalkeeper : 2 -1. The goal was greeted with a standing ovation, and the midfielder born in Levanger celebrated the goal as if he had scored the goal of the life , the ninth with the shirt of Rosenborg . This creates the conditions for a spectacular second half , which gave for all viewers four goals . The first of these four goals , however, was marked once again by Skaanes , although just few minutes before Rosenborg had a chance to close the match with Bernsten , author of a powerful shot from outside the box deflected in corner by the keeper. As mentioned , however, was Brann to score the 2-2 , at 60 ' : Lindemann Jensen lost the ball in midfield, Brann again on a counterattack , Badji fed the ball to Skaanes that hit it into the net for the draw. Brann also risked to score the goal of 3-2: Lund Hansen erred the launch on which pounced Barmen , which replaced at 59 ' Huseklepp , author of a good first half . Barmen let it go a powerful shot that was deflected in corner by Hansen . But Rosenborg didn't lose the head and threw himself headlong into the attack to try the advantage goal . Jensen wanted to redeem the error committed shortly before, that had led to the equalizing goal, and scored a spectacular goal : a shot five meters outside the box that bag in the corner of the net , 3-2 . Brann holded for another ten minutes, but then was forced to collapse, inevitably , under the weight of the supporters at Lerkendal Stadion . Riku Riski was brought down in the penalty area , and the referee had no doubt , penalty. Reviewing the action , the foul is no doubt , but Soderlund presents himself in the box, in order to strike. And he scored the 4-2. It  was done , but in order to end the party in the best way, we had to see another goal, a goal by Bille Nielsen. Once again, was committed a fouil in the box on Riku Riski (this time it is the fould was  clear) and the referee whistled a second penalty , which beat Bille , scoring the final 5-2 . The exultation that followed may be saw exaggerated for the fifth goal , but entirely justified if it is aware of the dark period that he has passed the Danish striker. A beautiful game well played by Rosenborg , that is four points behind the league leader, and champion of the last Tippeligaen, Stromsgodset . The problems remain the defense , but what matters is to win, and if this happens...

The Nicki Bille instance: Rosenborg spoke

Finally the society spoke about the Nicki Bille Nielsen instance. Bille was arrested in Copenaghen by the police, and there were many doubts about his permanence in Rosenborg Ballklubb. It was not the first time, indeed, that the Dane striker made something wrong cause of his behaviour. This is the communicate made by RBK via his website:

"Since the case with Nicki Bille Nielsen happened and was made known to the club, we have worked to provide us the relevant facts of the case. The case is covered with great interest and has many aspects to it. As an employer, we must act responsibly and protect the club, players and others involved. We consider it very serious that one of our players being detained by police, brought to the police station and get the charges against him. Rosenborg players are role models and should act accordingly. In Rosenborg should be room for everyone and it should be possible to have a different personality.

The club has in recent days been in contact with Nicki Bille, we have talked with appropriate witnesses, been in contact with Nicki's attorney, watched videos of the arrest and spoke with the police in Copenhagen and Trondheim.We have also been in contact with Nicki Billes agents and interrogated us with relevant professionals.

We do not and can not decide whether police in Copenhagen have acted reprehensible. Our point is that the police, whether in Trondheim or Copenhagen acts as a track power to do.

The club wishes to stress that we are looking very seriously at what happened.

Based on the information we currently have and Copenhagen Police further process, will Nicki Bille from Friday again be in training in Rosenborg. We perceive that there is no doubt that Nicki in this case has acted inappropriately to public space and through that again put himself in a situation where he has been in trouble with the police and arrested. This is not consistent with being Rosenborg player and role model.  

The club's reaction to what has happened is that Nicki Bille imposed alcohol ban. In addition, the club along with Nicki utilizing his positive qualities and energy in social work. We will get back to what this entails.

Rosenborg Trondheim Klub, 24 April 2014"

So Bille will remain at Rosenborg, but he will be utilized in social work, and will be imposed an alcohol ban for him. 

The things we won't do for the champs....

The former player Olsen stops Rosenborg: 2-2 at Aspmyra Stadion

Finished with a draw the match against Bodo Glimt , the team placed first in the last Adeccoligaen. Third draw of the season for Rosenborg , who cannot drive out the ghosts above Trondheim. Rosenborg played without Nicki Bille Nielsen ; The Danish striker , in fact, has become protagonist in an unpleasant fact in his native city (Copenhagen) during the easter holidays, so he was excluded from the match at Aspmyra Stadion. Rosenborg is now deciding what to do, but it seems that the conclusion is only one: sell the striker . In Trondheim supporters are tired of his temperament , his character instinctive and violent. In September he was arrested and imprisoned in similar circumstances. So mr. Perry is forced to put into Soderlund , in the usual 4-3-3 : Alexander Lund Hansen - Jonas Svensson , Stefan Strandberg , Tore Reginiussen , Jørgen Skjelvik - Morten Gamst Pedersen , Daniel Berntsen , Mike Jensen - Mikkel Diskerud , Alexander Søderlund , Riku Riski . 
The hosts hit the ground running, and at 7 ' minute scored with Laajab : lightning counter-attack team by Bodo, orchestrated by one of the former player, Trond Olsen (the other is our Daniel Berntsen , who grew up in the opposing team). Strandberg forget the attacker in the yellow shirt behind him, wich could be face to face with Lund Hansen , and overcame him with a delightful lob. Another goal conceded on a counterattack by the team of Trondheim, who can not find defensive solidity. Even Strandberg , as Ronning and Reginiussen, is not able to play as central defender: too many mistakes during the match, and in both goals there is something he erred.
Fortunately, however, Rosenborg reacted , and at 11' equalized with Morten Gamst Pedersen, the hit of the winter market. Mix intercepted the ball to Soderlund, wich suddenly fed it to Gamst. Powerful shot unstoppable for Londak : 1-1 . After the draw , Rosenborg is the absolute ruler of the race, and is likely to go ahead immediately on advantage. Gamst Pedersen crossed the ball on a free kick to Strandberg, wich was lonely in the penalty area, but he get a goal very very easy wrong. He couldn't atone for the fatal mistake that has made him an accomplice in the first opponent's goal. Rosenborg is alive and seeking the advantaging goal , and the goal came at 63 ' with Soderlund ; the striker who had replaced Bille Nielsen scored the 1-2 on a defensive inattention of Bodo Glimt , who get the offside trap wrong and left the Norwegian forward lonely . Gamst Pedersen gave back the assist that led to the first goal hitting the ball with the chest to Soderlund , the former Haugesund player made no mistake , and Rosenborg scored . The team of Trondheim intended to close as soon as possible the match, and the opportunities arrived : from free kick , with the usual duo Gamst - Soderlund, but this time the striker failed to tuck the ball into the net with his head , thanks to a splendid saved made by the goalkeeper . Still Gamst , served this time not by Soderlund but by Mix Diskerud : the ball went out . 

As usual , for the most cruel law of football , who does not close the game, undergoes a draw , and so it was: at 81 ' Bodo entered in the box, with a beautiful lob Richards overcame his direct opponent feeding the ball to Konradsen, which crossed from the end line to the center of the box. Ndiaye incredibly missed to score and the ball went to Olsen, who found himselfto be in front ot Lund Hansen and didn't hesitate to hit in the net. What is most disconcerting in this action is Strandberg , who saw that Ndiaye was going to kick, and so he turned to cover himself, and didn't realize that instead the ball came near him , leaving Olsen free to score. Bad day for the central defender, very bad . Rosenborg fell asleep , and on the wings the Bodo Glimt players did what they want , easily surpassing the old fullback and thirty-seven aged Dorsin, making dangerous cross into the box . Not only: at the last minute Bodo Glimt also risked to score again , always with Olsen, who was retained by Riski when he was about to shoot. The referee stopped the match and cautioned the Finnish wing of Rosenborg . At the end of the match Olsen said : "We should scored the 3-2 if I had not been held there . Richards and I were ready to pull , and it was almost a goal done. " So Ended up , 2-2 , but the Rosenborg continues to go through the tunnel of the crisis. How to get out ?

Rosenborg wins but doesn't convince.

Rosenborg back to win after having drawn its first two matches of the season. Two games that should have win easily , but from which it brought home only two points. This was beacuse of a defense very weak, that allowed opponents to score easily. So the choice of Mr. Hansen to replace Ronning (author of two bad games), with Strandberg . Instead of us Odd came from a draw with the newly arrived Sandnes Ulf , and with the resounding victory at home against Molde, one of the favorite teams to win the Tippeligaen , after the fluctuating season of last year. The match against Odd was a game that Rosenborg had to win. Fortunatly it was, but the risk of drawing ( or even losing ) this time was enormous , against a team that is able to create problems to the opponent. Rosenborg made it seen in the opponent's box and scored from a corner kickat 4' with Strandberg (once again Mr. Hansen nailed the change , as had happened in the opening match against Viking , although there had been changes during the game) . Already in the other two matches Rosenborg started in a very strong way, going in the opponent's box in order to score, but this didn't happened, and this is the difference between us and the good teams in Europe. Then Rosenborg has the unfortunate idea to leave the field to the opponents , and so they began to attack . Rosenborg freaked out, and the opponents were very close to score the 1-1- In short , apart from the initial goal , the game seemed to be canalized in the wrong railways , as against Viking and Aalesund . Unlike the other two teams , in Odd lacked a little of determination (and especially class) that prevented Rosenborg to make another bad show in front of their home supporters . Fortunatly we have a great goalkeeper, maybe the best keeper of our league, Lund Hansen. After a match played at a pace quite bland , Odd was done under in the last minute , and 83 ' Strandberg risked to ruin his day of glory , making a foul in the penalty area . The penalty kick was beaten by Rashani , who kicked central, and so Hansen could reject the ball easily. The real miracle happened later, when, on the rebound , Rashani hit the ball sure that he would have scored, but Hansen made a incredible save , which proved crucial to the team in Trondheim. At the last minute Nicki Bille Nielsen fixed the issue , and starting on the offside line, overcame the Odd goalkeeper and closed the match . At the end of the match the supporters of Lerkendal Stadion breathe a sigh of relief, but this time he could end badly.

Ok, we had to win and we did it, but we've to pay attention. We have lotta lack of concentration during the match, and this could nullify the work Rosenborg does during the week. This is a problem that Perry have to better, because win a battle is important indeed, but we wanna win the war.

The crisis of today is the joke of tomorrow: but Rosenborg doesn't smile

The crisis of today is the joke of tomorrow said H.G. Wells, but how does it take this crisis? Another draw for Rosenborg , which has only two points after two rounds. The draw was less dramatic than the one in the first round, but very irritating. The only extenuating circumstances may be two : the field factor and obviously the opposing team, wich yesterday was in a very fine form. A draw that is actually tight for Aalesund , that could  have won the game If it had not been for the skills of Lund Hansen ( on Saturday author of at least two small miracles) and the imprecision of the striker Barrantes ( like Berisha  in the game against the Viking Barrantes was very inspired). The match begins immediately in the worst way for Rosenborg , who in the ninth minute is forced to replace the right fullback Cristian Gamboa for an injury (it should be out 4-6 weeks) with Skjelvik , author of a bad first half on the first journey against Viking . In the first few minutes should have been read the plot of the match: the hosts did high pressure and prevented the build up of Rosenborg actions , and then closed themselves in defense when the team from Trondheim overcame his half of the field. The whole game was played on this scheme, and the music was directed by Aalesunds, whereas we would have expected a game administered by Rosenborg . The counterattacks by Aalesunds were deadly for the team from Trondheim, who suffered terribly in defense , as he had suffered terribly against Viking . The couple Reginiussen - Ronning offers really very few guarantees, and if we will have not a good substitute the season will take a turn for the worst. The coach Mr.Per Joar Hansen is already risking the dismissal, with his strange ideas about football. He showed the team saturday with a new 4-2-3-1 instead of the usual 4-3-3 , but the hosts constructed actions of attack, not Rosenborg , which was struggling to recover, and remained entangled in the net made by Aalesund . Aalesund was dangerous since the beginning of the match: after the first ten minutes, began to attack with more continuity; at 13 ' Barrantes missed an almost penalty on the move, sending the ball just outside the right post. At 21 ' Pedersen was picked up on time by James , who found himself face to face with Hansen, who made a miracle rejecting the ball. Barrantes pounced on the rebound but took the ball with a bad impact and Hansen could throw the ball out. Rosenborg was slow on the counterattacks , and Aalesund had so many time to close in on the defense. The few chances we had ended with weak and central shots. At 30 ' James was once again pulling undisturbed from the edge of the box , having in front of him Ronning, that still does not find his best form. Two minutes later Barrantes again went close to score , but the ball came out . Only in the last minutes of the first half Rosenborg started to become dangerous, and a great shot at the last second by Riski went off. The second half opened with an incredible opportunity for Aalesund : four our players lost the ball in midfield, which was recovered by James . The Nigerian feed the ball to Barrantes, that was face to face with Hansen, but sent the ball high and hit the bar . At this point the Rosenborg seemed to wake up , and came with more continuity and ideas in the hosts midfield . When the Rosenborg was attacking with many intensity , Aalesund scored, with a counterattack orchestrated by Barrantes , who ran along the whole right wing , made the cross for James, who badly stopped the ball, so he passed it to Larsen wich undisturbed kicked the ball with a powerful shot that Hansen couldn't save 1-0 . The situation was harder for Rosenborg, because Aalesund more than before could express its way of playing, closing itself in defense and making counterattacks with Barrantes or James . Mr. Hansen so decided to change something and entered Soderlund in place of a tired Mikkelsen , author of a poor match. Perry then returned to his favorite 4-3-3 , with Bille shifted on the wing and Soderlund as pivot . The home team seemed to be very tired, and was no longer able to make counterattacks as it did before , but on the other hand also Rosenborg did not seem to be alert. Then came an unexpected gift : at 74 ' by a lack of Aalesund , Chibuike recovered the ball , passed it for Soderlund that feed the ball to Riski , who kicked and sent the ball to the inferior corner of the net : 1-1 , Rosenborg drew with his mysterious object . We should have made many attacking actions to find the opening goal , but it did not come. The two teams were tired and the final minutes of the match were not as fun as you might have expected . Only at 91 ' Rosenborg had a good chance to score , with Reginiussen , which was so close to scoring on a free kick with his head. Therefore ended the match at the Color Line, where Aalesund stopped Rosenborg on 1- 1. Still goes on the crisis of Rosenborg . More than results, the most dramatic problem is caused by the lack of a way of playing; Mr. Hansen seems to have no idea about what to do, how to play, how to prepare tactically the match , and we're only in the second round. Rosenborghas reached a critical juncture in its season. We all hope something go better in future.

Whistles at Lerkendal

Rosenborg could not start worse. A bad game , where opponents (Viking ) has dominated for almost all the time, except in those ten minutes that the Rosenborg managed to score two goals.

And so the team from Trondheim has to face the music with this first false step . The first half was completely dominated by the team from Stavanger; in the first ten minutes, Viking was able to go close to scoring twice , first with a cross that went across the penalty area, then with a shot that went out. Viking was the uncontested ruler of the field , it was able to monopolize the game during the entire first half , brushing several times the goal . Rosenborg was hard to get out of its own half of the field, with a non-existent midfield that made everything easier for the opponents . Svensonn looked like a ghost in the field, and Jensen helped few times the defense. Moreover, the choice of Perry has been to not put into the field from the first minute Mikkel Diskerud.

At 24 ' the first incredible opportunity for Viking : the central striker Berisha was spoon fed by a companion and found himself face to face with Lund Hansen ( that replaced the injured Örlund ) , who was able to wrest the ball from his feet , making a miracle. Rosenborg did not seem to be playing in a game . The two central defenders still do not understand each other, as had happened during the last friendly , and Berisha was very good at take advantage of the situations. Fortunately for us, the number ten always wrong at kicking, even if was very dangerous when he was in the penalty area, when he got over, with a disarming easiness, throughout the defense. He looked like Messi, but he ain’t him.

At 32 ' still Berisha, wich Saturday was very inspired, with a in a serpentine pattern came face -to-face (again) with Hansen , who saved a weak shot easily and centrally located.

Rosenborg was not concentrated , got wrong so much, but the main problem was that it was impalpable. It looked more like a training match than the first round of a league that you wanna win. Surely, with this performance, you will never win it, it will be hard only to be protagonists. Just an opportunity for Rosenborg in the first half : at 40 ' a cross, on the developments of a corner, there was a small scrum in the penalty area, but the ball slammed twice on the defensive wall pulled over by Viking , first on a close shot by Söderlund, then on a shot from the long-range by Tore Reginiussen.

The first half ended 0-0 , but it must be admitted that the Viking deserved to be in the lead , maybe even with two goals. Perry finally realized that something had to be changed , and put into Mix Diskerud and Dorsin , respectively in place of Svensonn and Skjlevik . I don’t dare to say that they played badly , they had just not played.

In the second half all of us expected a reaction from Rosenborg , we expected to see they fought. Well it didn’t happend: the second half began as the first ended. At 50 ' Viking was again close to scoring with the usual Berisha ( just remind you : he is not a talent , it was the defense that was embarrassing), which on the development of a cross was once again alone in front of Hansen , who made a miracle for the second time.

Thirty minutes before the end finally something snapped, and the Rosenborg changed gears and started to become dangerous . On a cross from the corner Ronning tried to redeem him for the disastrous game with a header, but it was out (even if he had scored he would not have redeemed for the bad performance ) . Even Riku Riski made him seen (after having been in the shadow for the entire first half) with a shot that ended up. Grow more and more the doubts about the former player of Hoenefoss . The team from Trondheim began to appear more often in the frontline of the opponents penalty area , until at 64’ Viking defensive inattention led to the goal scored by Diskerud : Bille intercepted a ball deflected from the defense, feed it to the U.S. midfielder who scored with a powerful shot: 1-0 for Rosenborg . The goal gave us more confidence, and at  68 ' we scored again, with another player that started from the bench, Dorsin.

Bille passed the ball on the wing to Gamboa , who tried to cross to the center but the ball was picked with an hand by an opponent. Pedersen was in charge of beating the free-kick and crossed to Dorsin, that headed and scored: 2-0 .

A terrible match put into the right railroad tracks by Diskerud and Dorsin, both of them started on the bench. A day that seemed to ended in the best possible way, with the three points. And this seemed obvious, until five minutes from the end. At 73 ' the coach of Viking Jonevret entered Bodvarson in place of the tired Berisha. Both of the coach were very inspired, because even Bodvarson ( as Diskerud and Dorsin for Rosenborg) went to the goal . Twice in five minutes.

Rosenborg thought it was able to control the match, but at 87' the new entry Bodvarson stood alone in front of the goalkeeper, who failed to make the third miracle, and was overcome with a beautiful lob . The Viking began to believe in the draw, and the draw arrived at the ninetieth , with a long ball from midfield that overcame the entire defense of Rosenborg . Ingason headed the ball , leaving the usual Bodvarson lonely in front of Hansen, and for the second time overcame the goalkeeper with a delightful lob .

A defensive inattention threw Rosenborg inside the tunnel of the crisis, even if the Tippeligaen is still long . There are many questions, few answers : why Perry put into the field only in the second half Diskerud and Dorsin? Why he still goes on playing with this module? Why the defense is always deployed in a bad way? It obvious that a player like Ronning is not yet ready to return to the levels he had before, and the pair formed with Reginiussen could be decisive. For the opponents .

Reports:

Lund Hansen: 7

Gamboa: 6

Reginiussen: 4

Ronning: 4

Skjlevik: 5

Svensonn: 5

Jensen: 5

Pedersen: 6.5

Bille: 6

Soderlund: 4

Riski: 4.5

Diskerud: 6.5

Dorsin: 6

Ghosts above Trondheim / Rosenborg-Stabaek 2-3

An embarrassing show was played on Sunday evening between Rosenborg and Stabaek . We have indeed lost 2-3 against the team placed second last season in Adeccoligaen (the second division in Norway of course). A match that showed the weaknesses of our team, a team that can not score wihout 2-3 players, essential to get results during the season. 

One of these is Chibuike , that started on the bench , and when he entered, took only ten minutes to score the 2-3. Another player who played very well on Sunday's match, (that was the last pre-season friendly), was Gamst Pedersen , the newcomer , who signed the goal of momentary 1-2 . The third player that I would count is Bille Nielsen , but it must still find his best physical condition . The match seemed to be easy for Rosenborg ( That would be the limit, seeing that the opponent played in the Adecco last year ), which was very dangerous in attack, in particular at the 5', when there was an interesting cross, but Soderlund headed very weakly, and so the ball couldn't enter in. However the reaction of Stabaek didn't wait, and at 16 ' scored with Boli . The action of the opponent's advantage denotes the weakness of the defense department of Rosenborg . The action that leads to the goal in fact stemed from a ball throwed towards the half of the field , that surprised the two central defenders ( Reginiussen returning from injury to the heel, and Ronning, returned after six months cause of an injury ). The defneders didn't opposed to the opponent, which easily overcomed the goalkeeper Lund Hansen. 

The two defenders didn't seem to understand each other, neither of them tried to hinder the attacker , who was able to run through them and be face to face with the goalkeeper . Perry had said this week that his team had some evident defensive problems, but it seems he does not want to do anything to better the situation. On the other hand it is also true that the two central defenders didn't play togheter from six months, but that does not justify the behavior that they took throughout the match. I've seen a team that's already tired, and this is particularly serious at this point of the season, that the league it still not started. Perry during the pre-season had said he would have worked in a way that he would have led the team to be in top condition quite before the summer. It seems to me that this plan is already stillborn . In fact, the only one who seems to be in good condition is Gamst Pedersen , who has not done the preparation with Rosenborg this winter. 

Rosenborg hardly got a reaction to the goal, and the most irritating player of the day was, undoubtedly, Mix Diskerud . The U.S. National player, played without desire , even if he had a chance to equalize, but he missed, pulling a ball on the defender. That's didn't sound like him , seeing his enormous ballistic qualities .  

On the ongoing of the action , Reginiussen tried to redeem himself from the preceding error kicking with a powerful shot that touched the top of the crossbar . I can not say that Rosenborg did not tried to equalize , because it had occasions during the match, but it lacked a little courage and a lot, too much imprecision in the penalty area . Imprecision that was personified in the figure of Soderlund , which even Sunday not lived up to expectations, but missed a goal practically made. Didn't Rosenborg score? So, Stabaek did, trying to have some fun to the audience (his audience of course, not our).  Still goes on the disastrous day of Reginiussen , which that made a foul into our pnelaty area . The referee assigned a penalty. Penalty that was scored at 30 ' from Stephens . After three minutes , however, came the equalizer, with Gamst Pedersen . After a cross by Bille from the frontline, an unfortunate touch of the defender of Stabaek promoted Pedersen, that from outside doesn't wrong : 1-2 . Luck still does not assist the defense, which gets caught by the corner. The usual Boli,  headed the ball on a cross and the ball slowly came into the net. Rosenborg - Stabaek 1-3 . 

The first half was over (thankfully), and Perry continues to hold the same eleven on the field. Maybe he is satisfied with the performance of his team, as opposed to the fans. Both during the first half, that during the whole match , Rosenborg kept losing the ball in the attacking actions, giving the opportunity to the opponents to do a counter-attack. The pace was incredibly low, which could encourage opponents, who controlled the match. One of the few opportunities to reopen the match it had the usual Pedersen, that with a free-kick was almost to score. But there was a great save by the keeper of Stabaek . Riku Riski also tried to redeem his match, but his shot was blocked by the goalkeeper with his fists. 

Perry finally decided to change something, and Svensonn entered in place of the evanescent Diskerud, and Chibuike for Reginiussen . The only smart move of the match , because Chibuike scored at 85 ' after a great counter-attack action ended with the passage of Midtsjø for the Nigerian. The match ended, but we all are very disappointed, becuase this match reflected a state of agony of ours. Maybe we are slowly returning to our origins, when Rosenborg was nothing more than a small team from the suburbs. Hopefully I will be denied , I'd be happy to apologize.

Zibaldone 22 March 2014 / Kalmar-Rosenborg 1-1

This week Rosenborg played the penultimate friendly, before the start of the season, against Kalmar , Sweden finished fourth last season. The match ended 1-1. This was the starting line-up:

Daniel Örlund ; Christian Gamboa - Dorsin - Per Verner Rønning - Jørgen Skjelvik , Mike Jensen - Mix - Morten Gamst Pedersen , Nicki Bille - Alexander Søderlund - Riku Riski .

Gamst Pedersen was in the starting line-up, the former star of Blackburn , who arrived few days ago free from Turkey. His was a good match on the wings , and made very good passes to the forwards, that however have not finalized the chances.
The first half was dominated by Rosenborg, so much that the Norwegian team takes only six minutes to score. Gamboa made a cross from the right, and Bille Nielsen ( former Rayo Vallecano and Reggina) with an overhead kick made the ball go into the net , thanks to the goalkeeper of the Kalmar, that made an  incredible fluff. Kalmar, during the first half of the match, seems to be not even entered in the field , and had only two occasions, but also because given away by the defenders of Rosenborg. Ronning, who had just returned from an injury that kept him away from the fields for six months, it is not in his best physical conditions, but it seems to be motivated and ready to give the best of himself. Skjelvik on the wing does his best, going backwards and forwards on the left, creating many chances to score, not realized by Soderlund . Mix ( Mikkel Diskerud ) plays a decent match, but seems to have no desire to play, probably because it was a friendly. Perhaps it is still alive the controversy between him and the society, which didn't allowed him to play one of the last friendly against Ukraine with his national team . Who was completely outside the match was Riku Riski . The newcomer had raised many hopes in the hearts of supporters, playing a very good match after his arriving in Trondheim, but now seems not to be at the level of a team that wants to win. The common hope is that he wakes up early and shows his full potential .
Bille tried to do his best, but it is clear that he cannot play in that position. It is not a wing , it is a central striker , and so must be . Always tries to do the best thing , but it is often difficult , and it's not coincidence that  scored when he was central.
At 30 ' , however, Kalmar scored,  and from that moment on dominate the match until the end. Perry when the match ended sayed: " My Rosenborg has many problems in defense." Luckily he noticed it. Everyone noticed it, from months, but the situation does not seem to be changed. The return of Tore Reginiussen is still a mystery , and maybe Dorsin is ready for retirement. Rosenborg left too much spaces to Kalmar , which advanced and wrong on more than one occasion . Fortunately the Kalmar is not the Real Madrid, and they wasted many chances to score, when the forward was alone in front of the goalkeeper .
In the second half entered Chibuike , the "diamond" of this team, but failed to change the match as he had done in the other friendlies.
A game that does not add anything new, but had at least one positive element: Gamst Pedersen , the man who, with his experience, can lead this team to victory.

News

Here I am to inform you about the latest news from the Rosenborg world. In this post I'd like to focus on the players that are almost leaving Trondheim. Above all Chibuike and Alexander Lund Hansen.

We all thought that Chibuike would leave RBK in this transfer market, but in the facts this didn't happen. That's because the club from Trondheim had asked for the Nigerian midfielder a very high offer, an offer which would be difficult to come, because the player is almost out of contract. On the Facebook page and the Twitter account I told you the negotiations that revolved around the player. There were many teams that wanted to buy Chibuike, first of all the Dinamo Minsk, that was ready to buy the player at almost 10 milion €. When the transfer market was next to close, there was another team ready to buy Chibber, the Eskisehirspor, and the Maccabi Haifa too. But nothing happened, and in the last match against Costuleni Chibuike didn't play, and the doubts begin to feel more strongly. 
The only thing we know about Chibuike and his "transfer" is the joke that Bille and Gamboa did. They made a fake newspaper article that showed the Chibuike agent saying Chibuike was very close to sign a 4 year contract with the Crusaders. 
Nothing more.

The other one, Hansen, is very angry with Mr Hansen, the reason for the dispute is that he didn't use the goalkeeper in the match against Costuleni. The keeper was very angry because he was a regular once, and now is overcomed by Orlund. It is said that he would leave the team, because of this. He wants to play more in this season. He wouldn't be in the bench all along the season. This is the reason why he would leave the Norway. 

Both of them maybe would leave to other leagues that have the tranfers market still open, like the Turkish market, the Israelian one, but also the Finnish one.


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