Things are not going smoothly for Glimt during the day. Since the 4-0 victory against Kristiansund at the end of September, the yellow jerseys from Bodø have only walked off the field victorious once. Then it was Villad Nielsen’s overtime goal in Braga that gave a 2-1 victory in the Europa League.
In the other five games since 29 September, there have been two losses and three draws.
– It takes very little before the opponents score against us. There is still little created against us, but we concede many goals. We are in a period where we are unable to decide when we can. We met an opponent who is better at using the opportunity than Glimt, Knutsen said after Thursday’s 1-2 loss against Qarabag.
At home in the Eliteserien, Glimt has seriously received a golden match from Brann. This despite the fact that for a long time it seemed that Knutsen’s crew had full control on the way to a new league title.
– The performances in the matches vary more. It is a symptom that is not good. If we have good periods, we are too poor to convert this advantage into a final product. We concede many goals in few chances, said Knutsen.
– We have to believe in what is Glimt. In the series, fear can become greater than will. We have to dare and put our words to it, added the Glimt boss.