Cupen 2009

[Skotten]

Apologies if there's already a topic somewhere!

1-0 at Molde, MB Diouf. In saying that, we've been the better team this far and should really be level.

[Skotten]

Maybe I shouldn't have started this, 3-0 now.

Less said the better I think!

[Engelsk]

5-0, oh dear. Annan sent off and a missed penalty, doesn't get much worse than that does it?

Surely just a fluke, although Molde are impressive at the moment. An embarrassing defeat to the rivals though - shocking.
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[2mas]

Nevertheless a wake-up call. Hopefully this will make our players even more determined on leaving Molde behind us in the league.

[Fireman451]

Just saw the highlights . . . just embarrassing.

A LOT of ball watching by the back line.
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[RBKalle]

Easily RBK's worst match I've ever had the displeasure of watching.

I'd take any heavy CL loss over that anyday.

The attacking phase is so sterile it's almost unbelievable... everything works a-okay til it's time to deliver the final pass for shooting. And don't get me started on "Weakfoot" Iversen and on "Immovable Object" Prica.

The midfield was decent in the attacking phase, while totally useless for covering up Molde's midfielders.

Lustig and Dorsin played too high on the field, and against a notorios counter-attack team like Molde it's just a recipe for disaster... and so it was.


Tactical suicide by Hamrén, who didn't have a clue about how to stop Molde's one and only source of playing: Thioune and his counter-attack passes.


I've been saying that for months now: RBK wasn't playing well, despite the unbeaten streak and all of that.
Now the table has turned and we're out of Europa League, out of Cupen, and surely it doesn't look too promising in the league either.


The money they got for Tettey must be reinvested, pronto. We need another wing (so we can finally use Olsen...) and a striker who's actually able to run faster than a snail.

[Skotten]

Techincally, there wasn't much between the teams despite the score.

We should have at least been level midway through the first half however the thing that was so evident was the massive pace gap between the sides. Obviously the Senegalese are quick, the Diouf's are electric and Thioune isn't slow in addition to his good football brain.

However, guys like Hoseth and even defenders Forren and Rindaroy are quick! They really did expose us time and time again, particularly the likes of Dorsin, Lago and even Skjelbred.

Add that to the lack of pace we have upfront (not including Olsen) and overall we looked far too static. I guess the difference between Molde this season and in previous is their defence. Forren is such a good player, we should have signed him I think.

[Skotten]

Molde, ha!

Fair play to Aalesund!

[RBKalle]

Molde at least won the "Choker of the year" prize...

Despite all the fanfare about their awesome play and their talent-filled squad, they still managed to squander their lead, TWICE, against a 10-men Aalesund...

An Aalesund that was already the weaker side in a 11-on-11 situation.

But that's pretty much Molde in a nutshell: plenty of appearence, little substance when it mostly counts.

And without MB Diouf, I don't think things will get better for them next year.

[Engelsk]

Congrats to Aalesund!

Molde will go downhill when M.B Diouf goes.
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[Flaav]

I do not hope so. Really hope norwegian football have a top 4 as in england, so we can get stabile and that it isnt 3 new in the top 4 each and every year. Will never be european success for rosenborg in the future if we don't got good and stabile opponence you know