Nils Arne Eggen: “We’re facing one of the ten best teams in Europe”
“Agüero is for Atlético what Messi is for Barcelona”
Nils Arne Eggen, manager of Rosenborg, was clear and emphatic in speaking about Atlético de Madrid. The manager of the Norwegian squad is quite worried about the speed of the ‘rojiblanco’ squad and, above all, about stopping Agüero, the player that has him on tenterhooks. Additionally, he believes that Atlético is one of the ten best teams in Europe.
The Norwegian head coach thinks that they’re facing “a very tough match because we’re facing Atlético de Madrid, which I think is one of the ten best teams in Europe. The important thing for us is to stop the fast Atlético players.”
Regarding whether the absence of Reyes will be good for Rosenborg, he said that “surely another player will come one who will play as well as Reyes.”
He’s aware of how much Rosenborg has on the line in this clash against the ‘rojiblancos’. “To continue in the Europa League the only thing that we can do is to win this game. But it looks like the weather is going to be good for us to achieve our goal.”
He recalled that his team has to be different from the one that played at Atleti’s stadium. “We played with too much respect in Spain and we have to go out to play more than at the Calderón.”
To finish, Eggen highlighted what was his true concern. “Agüero is the player who worries us most. He’s like Messi in Barcelona. Agüero is just as important for Atlético as Messi is for Barcelona.”
The Norwegian head coach thinks that they’re facing “a very tough match because we’re facing Atlético de Madrid, which I think is one of the ten best teams in Europe. The important thing for us is to stop the fast Atlético players.”
Regarding whether the absence of Reyes will be good for Rosenborg, he said that “surely another player will come one who will play as well as Reyes.”
He’s aware of how much Rosenborg has on the line in this clash against the ‘rojiblancos’. “To continue in the Europa League the only thing that we can do is to win this game. But it looks like the weather is going to be good for us to achieve our goal.”
He recalled that his team has to be different from the one that played at Atleti’s stadium. “We played with too much respect in Spain and we have to go out to play more than at the Calderón.”
To finish, Eggen highlighted what was his true concern. “Agüero is the player who worries us most. He’s like Messi in Barcelona. Agüero is just as important for Atlético as Messi is for Barcelona.”