– Difficult to give a good answer – VG

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– We meet a top European team. If you want to match that type of team, you have to give your best and face the game with confidence. I don’t think that in the first half we are good enough at this, while in the second half we let off steam more and are more united as a team. It is a round that we can say we are very satisfied with in terms of performance, Knutsen said at a subsequent press conference.

He said the same when Glimt was beaten by Dinamo Zagreb.

– What is the reason why it happens again?

– It is very difficult to give a good answer. We must never forget that this is a good team, the best we have played against, and it is difficult to find good answers right away. We will praise the players for responding, Knutsen added.

Martin Ødegaard believes Bodø / Glimt played a good match.

– They have the courage to be themselves and dare to try to play, but it is clear that we have a higher level inside. Many of the guys are impressed. It’s nice that they come and play their game here. Impressive, says the Arsenal captain who entered the 2nd half.

– They have the courage to do their thing and play from behind. Almost a little daring at times from the goalkeeper, Ødegaard tells the VG.

– Yes, they can say it, but this is how we want to play. But we’re a little struck by the fact that we had a couple of bad experiences early in the game, replies Patrick Berg, who had a chat with Ødegaard on the Emirati grass after the game.

Because when it seemed like there might be some really bad numbers, Bodø / Glimt managed to get up and give renewed energy to the swing completely dressed in yellow, which jumped, danced and sang for the full 90 minutes.

Even when Eddie Nketiah scored 1-0 on Kieran Tierney’s rebound from the post, or when Rob Holding headed Arsenal’s second, the yellow party continued for the approximately 4,000 visitors.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta spoke about the team doing their homework and during the first half the Emirati crowd saw that the Spaniard was telling the truth.

The hosts were clearly prepared for Bodø / Glimt’s style of play and created major problems for the guests, especially at the start of the match.

Bodø / Glimt appeared to have had hints of shock in the first ten minutes, and it was very close that Martin Ødegaard’s substitute Fábio Vieira scored the first goal of the match when his shot just touched the crossbar before the ten minutes.

Glimt gradually calmed down a bit, but then hit the net behind Nikita Haikin once and twice. Arsenal went into half-time two goals – and it could easily have been more.

– Difficult learning, there is no doubt. Let’s get a little cowardly and passive, Glimt master Patrick Berg summed up, who also pointed out that there were opportunities if they could hold the ball and play a few passes.

– So we need to do more, Berg told Viaplay.

And after the break, a completely different team from Glimt took to the field and within minutes the guests created several dangers. Amahl Pellegrino in particular was close, but Matt Turner held out with a strong save.

With just fifteen minutes into the second half, Mikel Arteta improved Arsenal character B’s side by throwing on the attacking trio of Gabriel Jesus, Bukayo Saka and Martin Ødegaard, before defender Ben White stepped onto the pitch ten minutes later.

Jesus wreaked havoc with Glimt before Fabio Vieira’s 3-0 goal.

– He pulled tricks on both feet where it was cramped like in a phone booth. It is impressive and inspiring to meet these types of players, says Patrick Berg.

However, it was Bodø / Glimt who continued to dominate in the second half and, with recognizable passing play and more pressure, the yellow jerseys created some pressure on Arsenal’s goal, much to the delight of the yellow swing.

Bodø / Glimt were very close to the reduction goal in the match, but a save on the line prevented what would have been a well-deserved scoring cheer for the ecstatic away team, who ended the match singing “Bodø / Glimt førr” of Halvdan Sivertsen evig “.

• “The Gunners” are leading the Europa League group so far with a full pot. They have one more match after the match against PSV Eindhoven was postponed due to the death of Queen Elizabeth.
• Bodø / Glimt are still standing with four points and are still fighting for promotion. At the same time, he looks very positive regarding the third place he gives in the Conference League play-offs, after the last Zurich side lost a total of 1-5 to PSV in Switzerland.
• The next meeting between Bodø / Glimt and Arsenal is already Thursday in a week at Aspmyra.