FRANCE 98 – Morocco-Norway – Frode Grodas : “The quality of the Moroccan play bothered us”
Morocco-Norway – Frode Grodas : “The quality of the Moroccan play bothered us” 11.06.98 00h38 CET Frode GRODAS (1), Captain and Goalkeeper:
“We were surprised by the Moroccans, who were very good physically. The most surprising fact was that they played Norwegian style football–long deep balls. We were a little tense since it was an opening match, but above all it was the quality of the Moroccan play that bothered us.
For the next match against SCOTLAND (Group A) we’ll remember the positive aspects of tonight’s game in order to win and to qualify for the last sixteen.”
Dan EGGEN (15), Goal in the 61st minute:
“Even though I scored a goal, I’m not satisfied with my performance. The second Moroccan goal was my fault and I feel guilty about it. MOROCCO played very well tonight, but NORWAY didn’t make the most of their physical potential. I think that we were closer to winning than MOROCCO however.”
Tore Andre FLO (9):
“Tonight we played against a very good Moroccan team. The result of the match reflects our inadequate attack. Our team was too defensive and we lacked speed on our opponents’ long balls.”
