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Thore Haugstad
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Columnist | NRK
Writer | The Players' Tribune

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Arsenal so far ahead. Symbolic of the times if the best defence won the title.
November 24, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Gotta be closing in on some kind of record here.
March 16, 2025 at 9:02 PM
First time I've heard a PL coach refer back to his own quotes on Instagram #FotballIn2025

www.theguardian.com/football/202...
March 10, 2025 at 12:40 PM
When Atalanta are good, they're really really good.
March 10, 2025 at 9:05 AM
This is ...... a strange list of results.
January 20, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Saints have conceded 16 goals in 4 PL home games.

But away they're actually not *that* awful.
January 16, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Graham Potter’s revenge on xG is well underway.
January 15, 2025 at 9:03 AM
My little brother’s lineup at CM 01/02. Gattuso, Inzaghi and Rui Costa benched. Serious questions to be asked, and yet he’s somehow top of the league.
December 28, 2024 at 1:42 PM
My expectations are high.
December 19, 2024 at 9:52 AM
Win percentage is obviously flawed, but I'm still surprised that AVB beats Poch.
December 18, 2024 at 12:53 PM
Overall Sørloth's last 12 months look like this (@fbref.com)
December 17, 2024 at 9:03 PM
Surprisingly pleasant to see a major tournament draw with 16 teams. Fun summer ahead.
December 17, 2024 at 7:12 AM
8) When Amorim had retired, he really had no idea if he'd be a good coach.
December 16, 2024 at 8:42 AM
7) He's very good at the siege mentality stuff.
December 16, 2024 at 8:42 AM
6) When a big call pays off, Amorim uses it to send a message, like he did with Rashford and Garnacho.
December 16, 2024 at 8:42 AM
5) Amorim didn't just play for Benfica. He adored Benfica.
December 16, 2024 at 8:42 AM
4) Amorim's style is a mix of great ideas. He was studying Chelsea just as Antonio Conte was winning the Prem with a 3-4-3.
December 16, 2024 at 8:42 AM
3) When Amorim resigned from Casa Pia in the Portuguese third tier, 10-12 players are supposed to have cried.
December 16, 2024 at 8:42 AM
2) The player who had the biggest influence on Amorim was Pablo Aimar.
December 16, 2024 at 8:42 AM
1) Amorim found his true self in Qatar.

At 30, he went there on loan after an ACL rupture. The plan was to chill and get rich.

But when he saw bad errors and rivals chatting mid-game, he lost his mind. He got 2 red cards in 10 games.

He simply cared too much.
December 16, 2024 at 8:42 AM
Expected Brentford to get hammered here but, after a closer look, they haven't been as bad away as the points total suggests.

Narrow defeats, tough fixtures.
December 15, 2024 at 7:49 PM
Nothing to see here, just Bournemouth being second on expected goal difference (FBref).
December 10, 2024 at 12:24 PM
Scott Parker is turning into Carlos Queiroz.
December 5, 2024 at 12:39 PM
The work behind Jackson's xG average. Good stuff from @ghostgoal.bsky.social.

www.skysports.com/football/new...
December 3, 2024 at 10:54 AM
As good as these players are, hard to remember a Pep side with as few direct 'threats' as this one.
December 1, 2024 at 4:54 PM