Summary
IT IS only natural that Norway should seek to recapture some of the glory days of old. But did anyone think they would be quite so literal in their attempts to conjure up ghosts of happier times? Egil Olsen hovers over Norwegian football like some spectre of World Cups past, a reminder of how one of the more unfancied nations in the FIFA family managed to upset the dandies with their up-and-at- 'em style.
Back at the helm of the national team since January, he answered the call in the aftermath of Age Hareide's resignation purely on an interim basis. Professionally speaking, he's a dead man walking, admitting that he doesn't expect to stay beyond December -- regardless of results.See the full content of this document
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Egil Eyeing Fjord Fiesta for a Finale [Scot Region]
At 67, he seems as mischievously sprightly as ever. And, of course, he is still totally committed to the kind of long-ball tactics that took Norway to ...
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