clevelandmo

The big question is whether the club leaders realise this or start wasting more money than we can afford again. I know they want him, but I hope they have finally learned from past mistakes. I think I see some alarming signs that Bob Bradley is a new Telenor Arena to the club leadership though; this one big thing that will magically solve every problem we have. From every indication, Bradley is a very intelligent, disciplined and sincere man. He will be aware of the situation and history at Stabæk and will not run the club into the ground. His experience as an MLS manager can potentially be very useful because with the MLS salary cap, coaches need to be creative and need to find bargains. He will bring a vast knowledge of the USA player pool (and Canada) and hopefully now he also knows much about the African player pool too. Maybe he wont have to call upon those resources, but I do think it is an advantage he has over many other managers.

This pretty much sums up his brief spell with us. He was terrible but so was the rest of the team that year. I'm sure he's a much better player than the impression he made here. His career proves that he was. I was surprised by how technically unskilled he was though. "technically unskilled" is a common comment about American players. Bradley liked Clark for his defensive abilities, mostly tackling, which is why he started him against an athletic team like Ghana. At least that is what he said when asked to explain his decision to start Clark. Did any bigger leagues ever show an interest in Daniel Nannskog? Also, I really like Mix Diskerud as a player, and I see he came through Stabæk's (just learned how to do the æ) youth system. That bodes well for your youth set-up in my opinion but then I am no expert. Why did he leave? Mix apparently almost went to the Portland Timbers - they are my favorite MLS team. Would people want him back at Stabæk if Bradley could get him? I believe Bradley gave him his first cap for the USA.

I didn't know he got criticism for preferring Clark. But if Clark played as badly in that game as he did under his period here, I understand where the criticism comes from. I didn't know he got criticism for preferring Clark. But if Clark played as badly in that game as he did under his period here, I understand where the criticism comes from. early in the match, clark gave away the ball and it resulted in a goal by Boateng. He then received a yellow card and Bradley had to sub him out in the first half. It was a costly early sub since the game went into overtime. It's easy to look at that and criticize but then Clark had a very good game against England in the group stage. His defending was instrumental in holding them to draw.

Thanks for the welcomes and info. I'm certainly looking forward to the start of the season and getting to know the team. I didnt realize that Ricardo Clark played for Stabaek. You probably know that Bob Bradley was widely criticized by US fans for his preference for Clark, particularly in our 2010 World Cup loss to Ghana. It was, in my opinion, an unfounded criticism based mostly on hindsight, but then again I am a fan of Bradley.

Thank you for inviting posts from abroad and for setting up this thread for those of us who dont speak Norwegian! Best of luck to Bob in this new position. Stabaek is not only getting an accomplished manager, but a top class person. He will give the club everything he can. I'm a big fan of a couple of Norwegian players - Erik Nevland and Brede Hangeland - but I know they didn't play at Stabaek. Who are some of the best players to play for Stabaek? I dont know much about the quality of the Tippeligaen. Where would you rank it in terms of quality compared to the English championship and League One? In terms of the current team, are there any positions where they are weak and need to bring in new players?