Norway had several chances of qualifying for the Euros but they never lived up to their expectations. Haaland is the best striker in the world and Odegaard is a top midfielder and captain, for both the national team and one of the best teams in the Premier League. Norway is still managing to feed Haaland, with an insane 27 goals. What gives, terrible tactics or synergy issues?
Subbing off Haaland wasn’t the problem there. Norway wasn’t trying to score another goal. The problem was taking off Patrick Berg and Fredrik Aursnes. Norway plays 4-3-3 with Berg and Aursnes being 2 of the 3 midfielders. So Solbakken basically removed the midfield and put on 2 players that don’t have any defensive qualities.