🚨Ståle Solbakken on Andreas Schjelderup after coming off the bench and providing two assists for Erling Haaland as Norway eliminated Brazil from the FIFA World Cup: 🎙️ Reporter: “What makes Andreas Schjelderup such a special player?” 🗣️ Ståle Solbakken: “People always talk about Andreas after he changes a game. I see those qualities every single day. Some players wait for the game to open up. Andreas opens it himself. That’s why I brought him on. I knew Brazil were beginning to tire, and I knew his intelligence, his movement and his quality on the ball would create problems. He came onto the pitch and did exactly what we expected. Two assists for Erling Haaland against Brazil in a World Cup knockout match. You cannot ask for more than that. What impressed me wasn’t just the assists. It was his understanding of Erling. Sometimes Andreas watches Erling walking… then jogging… and people think he’s having a quiet game. Andreas knows that’s exactly what Erling wants. The moment defenders think Erling has disappeared, that’s usually when he appears. Erling doesn’t spend the whole game chasing the ball. He waits for the ball to come into his world. Andreas understands that better than almost anyone. For the first goal, he knew exactly where Erling would be before anyone else did. He played the pass without hesitation because he trusted his striker. Then the second one… Erling barely looked involved. One touch. One finish. Suddenly everyone remembered why he’s one of the greatest goalscorers in the world. That’s the chemistry you cannot coach. You either have it or you don’t. The dressing room believes in Andreas because they’ve seen him produce moments like this over and over again. Tonight, the whole football world saw why we have so much confidence in him. #FIFAWC #AndreasSchjelderup #ErlingHaaland
