Sander Sagosen killed his Olympic efforts: -Frustrated

(Norway – Egypt 25-26) Norway’s biggest star has performed poorly for three consecutive games.

– It’s clear that you’re frustrated. “But this is not about me, it’s about the team”, Sander Sagosen told VG.

Norway just lost badly to Egypt in the Olympics. But that had nothing to do with Sagosen in the final minutes.

Norway’s dominant player of the decade missed six of his eight shots. Sagaulsson was sent off before halftime against Argentina in the opening game of the Olympics, and similar situations occurred against Hungary and France.

– Not good enough, that’s it, Sagosson himself admitted, with just seven goals from 24 shots in the last three games.

– It’s too bad. I got the chances, but no goals. I will continue to take the chances and work hard for it, he promised.

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He was on the bench for the match against Egypt, with teammate Simen Lyse from Kolstad, who is five years younger, taking over the Norwegian team’s goal-scoring duties.

– Now we have other people who are doing well. I hope to reach the final position in the next races, but I have to earn this opportunity, he believes.

It was a completely unusual situation for the player who was named the best in the world in 2018.

– As a team we performed well for a while, and that’s the most important thing, said the 28-year-old.

Sander Sagosen was at the centre of it all as Norway won two World Cup silver medals and a European Championship bronze between 2017 and 2020. After that, things weren’t so easy.

Earlier this year at EC, he scored on 26 of 51 shots and was not at his top level.

– I try to stay in shape and keep the rhythm I want. Now I don’t play too much. Now I don’t like the end too much, want too much and become a little hesitant in the game. “It doesn’t work like this, but there are a lot of people who take responsibility,” he said before the end of the Olympic group stage.

– Sander is a self-reflective person. That’s why it’s important to have a drawing discussion with him, says Jonas Wille.

– He completely sacrificed himself for the team and showed crazy morale. We saw regularly what he could do. But a little too short in attack. But he has the ability. The national team coach claimed that this day will always come.

Norway will play Denmark on Sunday evening (19:00). After this match, it will be clear whether Norway will finish first, second or third in the group. At the moment, it is almost impossible to predict who Lille will face in the quarter-final on Wednesday.

Now it will most likely be Norway-Sweden. But that could all change on Sunday.