FLVillan Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 Turned on the telly tonight and witnessed none other than a long-haired Orjan Nyland in goal for Norway against Spain. Only saw about half-an-hour of the match, but he looked just as scary as he did when he was in our colours! With Olsen, Nyland and Sinisalo (good prospect but our 4th choice) all being regulars for their respective countries it begs the question, what the heck happened to the Thorsveldts, Ravellis, Schmeichels and Sorensens? Did Enckleman lower the bar for all to follow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 Finland is not Scandinavia 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UpTheVilla26 Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 I think you've got to look at the quality of them teams all round, not just the 'keepers. When Ravelli was playing for Sweden, they had a very good side. Schmeichel was a bit of a one off and that Denmark team was similar to Greece in their achievements, they did have some top players, but their success was built around having such a great team spirit - that was clear when a few of their 'star' players joined top European sides and just didn't cut it. Growing up, Sweden, Norway & Denmark all would regularly qualify for the Euros or WCs but it seems the standard has either fallen off, or the emergence of other sides has meant they no longer are seen at these tournaments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 Norway has only ever qualified for 3 tournaments. 2 WC's and 1 Euro. I think. Sweden i think is a combination of the league being poor, playing a lot on plastic pitches and players moving abroad too soon and getting stuck on the bench. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 Sorenson was shite. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLVillan Posted October 17, 2023 Author Share Posted October 17, 2023 5 hours ago, Zatman said: Finland is not Scandinavia OK, "Nordic Goalkeepers" .... Forgot Jussi Jaaskelainen too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLVillan Posted October 17, 2023 Author Share Posted October 17, 2023 2 hours ago, rodders0223 said: Sorenson was shite. Not our best and not up there with Schmeichel but I wouldn't say he was shite.... certainly not as blunder-bound as Nyland and Olsen.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 Sorenson to be fair to him didn't make many mistakes I just have vivid memories especially in the Derbies of saveable goals going straight through him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villan95 Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 Kasper Schmeichel was pretty good for a while Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 Finland not Scandinavia but Lukas Hradecky has been starting for Leverkusen and Frankfurt since 2015. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villan95 Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 2 minutes ago, sne said: Finland not Scandinavia but Lukas Hradecky has been starting for Leverkusen and Frankfurt since 2015. Must be really good to play for 2 teams at once! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaAlex Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 Leicester's new keeper looking promising. Will have to see how he does in a top league first though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 1 hour ago, villan95 said: Must be really good to play for 2 teams at once! Plus Finland 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tegis Posted October 17, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted October 17, 2023 6 hours ago, FLVillan said: OK, "Nordic Goalkeepers" .... Forgot Jussi Jaaskelainen too... And Antti Niemi. Finland had a good run of quality between the posts. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 6 minutes ago, Tegis said: And Antti Niemi. Finland had a good run of quality between the posts. Could have been a Scottish great if he wasnt finished 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tegis Posted October 17, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted October 17, 2023 2 minutes ago, Zatman said: Could have been a Scottish great if he wasnt finished Forgotten about that one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 Always thought Marcus Hedman was decent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tegis Posted October 17, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted October 17, 2023 (edited) 33 minutes ago, Xela said: Always thought Marcus Hedman was decent. Certainly knew how to handle them balls. Slightly NSFW Spoiler His missus at the time Edited October 17, 2023 by Tegis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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