Author Topic: John Arne Riise  (Read 22179 times)

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Re: John Arne Riise
« Reply #80 on: March 24, 2023, 09:31:46 am »
I meant to post an update to this forever ago but completely forgot, and have just been prompted to finally do it after seeing an article about him.

He left Birkirkara after only a few months and then had an unsuccessful season-long stint getting a club relegated from the Norwegian third division. Somehow he found his way to Avaldsnes, in the top Norwegian women's division, and is reportedly set to sign an extension there - after only just managing to not also get them relegated in both of the two seasons he has been in charge for.

Having spent a busy friday morning reviewing Norwegian women's football, it really has been "only just"!

2021, they avoid the relegation play-off on goal difference.

They then finished 9th out of 10 in the league, with the bottom 6 going into a relegation round with the top two from the league below. They finished 6th out of 8 in that, avoiding immediate relegation on goal difference. They then went into a relegation play off with the winners of the first division play-off. It went into extra time in the 2nd leg, and they scored in the 116th minute to stay up!

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Re: John Arne Riise
« Reply #81 on: March 24, 2023, 09:37:12 am »
Is he insisting the whole team head balls on the floor rather than using their right feet?

He should use the golf club method. Worked on him.

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Re: John Arne Riise
« Reply #82 on: March 24, 2023, 09:46:43 am »
He should use the golf club method. Worked on him.

Get Bellamy in for some motivational ‘speaking’.

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Re: John Arne Riise
« Reply #83 on: March 24, 2023, 09:49:08 am »
Get Bellamy in for some motivational ‘speaking’.

And golf club wielding.

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Re: John Arne Riise
« Reply #84 on: March 25, 2023, 11:09:49 pm »
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They then finished 9th out of 10 in the league, with the bottom 6 going into a relegation round

So you could finish in the top half of the table and get relegated? How absurd!

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Re: John Arne Riise
« Reply #85 on: March 25, 2023, 11:17:23 pm »
Too soon, Nicholas. Too soon.
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