When Erling Braut Haaland saw the penalty situation in replay after the match against Sweden, Jærbuen joked that Thorsby was filming.
– It looked a bit half-filmed, I must say. In the Italian way, you can safely say, so he (Thorsby) has brought something from Italy. It looks like filming, I must honestly say, Haaland said with a smile.
The penalty situation has created major reactions where the Swedes, among other things, have been clear that they believe the Sampdoria player was filmed.
– It has been a lot, especially after Erling said it at the press conference after the match. I’ve talked to Erling, and it was meant to be a joke on his part. The fact that I have been to Italy and been a bit environmentally damaged there. It was meant with a smile on his face, so it was probably taken a little out of proportion, I think. That was probably what created a bit of hysteria as well, Thorsby says to TV 2 on Tuesday.
– He said afterwards that I should center to him, but it was not possible to center to Erling, he was not there. So it was meant to be nonsense, I think, he continues with a smile.
– How did the conversation between you and Erling go? Were you annoyed?
– No no, I just showed him. Because there is quite a big difference when you see the clip from the right and left. You see the best pictures from behind the dead line and towards the field. There you see quite clearly and distinctly that he takes my leg. When I showed it to Erling, he said “you are taken, that is punishment”. I think it was about the angle he saw it from.
– Has a fairly large bruise
Thorsby insists that it was correct to give him a penalty.
– The point is that the situation for me is very clear. On the court, I did not think that there would be a discussion about it, because I clearly felt that he took me. I even have a fairly large bruise on my leg today, says Thorsby and shows off the bruise.
– Morten Thorsby shows the bruise after the penalty situation. Photo: Bjorn Brevik / TV 2.
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– He actually hits me in the leg, but that’s what you see badly in the pictures, he explains.
At the same time, Thorsby understands the reactions and that the situation has been discussed.
– Then I see the TV pictures afterwards and then I see that the fall may look a bit dramatic. But it is because I am clearly and clearly caught in the leg, says Thorsby before he elaborates:
– I still think he takes away from me a great scoring opportunity. I got out of balance. Then there is perhaps something true in the fact that the fall may be a bit dramatic, and that I am a bit environmentally damaged from Italy, it is possible, he smiles.
– I also saw that in the TV pictures, so I understand that it is a situation that creates disagreement and that there are people on both sides. There are people who think it is a clear punishment, and there are people who think it should never have been sentenced. I can understand both sides, Thorsby emphasizes.
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