Reacting to club criticism: – Strange way to do it
After falling behind by two and having zero shots on goal in the first half against Sandefjord, the Rosenborg players were greeted by boos from their own away supporters.
During the break it became clear that captain Ole Selnæs was not satisfied with the situation either.
– We are no better as of today, he told TV 2.
Furthermore, the 30-year-old responded bluntly about what he thinks about the situation.
– You’ll have to ask the club about that. Their priorities.
After the match, a more nuanced Selnæs appeared for an interview.
The captain tells TV 2 that he thought he was being asked about the level of ambition, and not why the team played poorly.
– I still answer that you have to ask the club what the level of ambition is. I know what level of ambition I have, so I can only speak for myself.
Reacts: – Signs that things are not good
Adressa commentator Birger Løfaldli believes it is the wrong time and place to speak during halftime of a football match.
– It’s the wrong time and place. I understand the frustration, but RBK won’t be any better off if he does this, he tells NRK.
Løfaldli calls it special that a captain speaks about his own club during halftime in a football match, where the team from Trøndelag was also losing.
– It’s a sign that things are not good at RBK. If there is strong dissatisfaction, it’s a strange way to do it on live TV while teammates are sitting in the locker room waiting for the next half.
Rosenborg CEO, Tore Bjørseth Berdal, has announced that he will comment on the statements later Sunday.
Rosenborg CEO Tore Bjørseth Berdal has announced that he will comment on the statements later on Sunday.
After the 0-2 loss, Rosenborg coach Alfred Johansson was confronted with the captain’s statements.
After the 0-2 loss, Rosenborg coach Alfred Johansson was confronted with the captain’s statements.
– When you play a game, your head boils. You say things you don’t mean. It happened with my assistant who got a red card after the game, and that happens sometimes when things boil over, Johansson told TV 2.
Not satisfied
After the match, the booing from Rosenborg supporters towards their own players continued.
Only Fredrikstad, Haugesund and Strømsgodset have taken fewer points than the team from Trøndelag in the last five games.
– Things change quickly in football, but as of today we are not good enough. So… I could stand here and lie, but I don’t feel like it, says Selnæs about the team’s form.
– Things change quickly in football, but as of today we are not good enough. So… I could stand here and lie, but I don’t feel like it, says Selnæs about the team’s form.– Things change quickly in football, but as of today we are not good enough. So… I could stand here and lie, but I don’t feel like it, says Selnæs about the team’s form.
He continues:
He continues:He continues:
– It’s up to us, but as of today, the last few games, it’s too bad. It doesn’t match what we want to be.
– It’s up to us, but as of today, the last few games, it’s too bad. It doesn’t match what we want to be.– It’s up to us, but as of today, the last few games, it’s too bad. It doesn’t match what we want to be.
– Rake pucker
– Rake pucker
RBK have struggled in recent weeks. They are now five games in a row without a win in all competitions.
Johansson says he is irritated by their performance against Sandefjord.
– We played a good game against the league leader a few days ago, showing that we have the quality, but now we are a bit too uneven in our performances. It annoys me, and it annoys the players, and we are working hard on that at home.
We played a good game against the league leader a few days ago, showing that we have the quality, but now we are a bit too inconsistent in our performances. It annoys me, and it annoys the players, and we are working very hard on that at home.We played a good game against the league leader a few days ago, showing that we have the quality, but now we are a bit too inconsistent in our performances. It annoys me, and it annoys the players, and we are working very hard on that at home.
Key players Marius Broholm and Sverre Nypan have left the club. In addition, the club is struggling with injuries.
– The transfer window is approaching. What are your expectations?
– The transfer window is approaching. What are your expectations?
– You’ll have to ask the club about that. I’m not the one in charge, the RBK captain replies.
“You can ask the club. I’m not in charge,” the RBK captain replies.”You can ask the club. I’m not in charge,” the RBK captain replies.
Johansson responds that they expect something to happen.
– It has been like that every transfer window since I came here. We have made a plan, and we are working hard to implement it, the RBK coach tells NRK.
“It has been that way every transfer window since I came here. We have made a plan, and we are working hard to implement it,” the RBK coach tells NRK.”It has been that way every transfer window since I came here. We have made a plan, and we are working hard to implement it,” the RBK coach tells NRK.
– Rake pucker
– Statements like that make me believe that there is something he is not happy with at the club, said TV 2 expert Mushaga Bakenga about the Selnæs statements.
Bakenga’s colleague, Yaw Amankwah, interpreted the break interview in the same way.
“Rough pucks from Ole Selnæs in the direction of the RBK club management! I understand his frustration,” wrote the football expert on X.
– I don’t agree with that. As I said, I get a question that I thought was about the level of ambition, whether it was in line with what we delivered here. And then I just say that you can ask the club. I know what I think about it, of course, but I can’t … So I don’t think it’s that big of a deal, Selnæs replies.
– I don’t agree with that. As I said, I get a question that I thought was about the level of ambition, whether it was in line with what we delivered here. And then I just say that you can ask the club. I know what I think about it, of course, but I can’t … So I don’t think it’s that big of a deal.– I don’t agree with that. As I said, I get a question that I thought was about the level of ambition, whether it was in line with what we delivered here. And then I just say that you can ask the club. I know what I think about it, of course, but I can’t … So I don’t think it’s that big of a deal.
Mushaga Bakenga believes Selnæs is dissatisfied with his own club.
Table neighbors
Jakob Dunsby and Sander Risan Mørk were responsible for the goals. Rosenborg created several dangerous chances after the break, but were never able to fight back after the break.
Sandefjord also had their chances to put the nail in the coffin earlier, but only the two goals before halftime.
DOUBLED THE LEAD: Sander Risan Mørk pryed in Sandefjord’s second against Rosenborg.
This means that all the points remained in the whaling town. They are now right up there with Rosenborg.
Only two points separate the two clubs in the elite series table. Sandefjord has also played two fewer games.
Sandefjord is in full swing on their own artificial turf. They have won six out of six home games in this year’s elite league season.
– If we continue to be so good at home, we will take a lot of points going forward, said goal scorer Risan Mørk to TV 2 after the match.