Nordic Football Podcast

On this edition of the Nordic Football Podcast find out how Djurgården’s incredible comeback against Malmö has been described as the ‘Theft of the Year’! Meanwhile, over in Norway Bodø/Glimt have finally lost an Eliteserien game. Find out Steve’s thoughts on their clash vs Molde and on whether MFK can qualify out of their Europa League group. Both Steve & Jonathan discuss the relegation battle in the Eliteserien & Allsvenskan and find out which two players have saddened Jonathan on their departure from Sweden. The boys also tackle the recent incidents of racism in the Eliteserien head-on following a very unsavoury affair in Sandefjord at the weekend. For all that and more, tune in now!

Join Steve Wyss & Jonathan Fadugba as they discuss the latest goings on in Norway & Sweden. The Allsvenskan is now taking a 6 week break but who has impressed Jonathan so far and which manager has bit the dust after some poor results? Meanwhile, in Norway Brann have lost ALL 6 of their opening games! What is going on and what is the solution? The defending champions Bodø/Glimt remain unbeaten and are top of the table with new signing Erik Botheim scoring in every match so far. Can he keep up his form? For all that, listener questions answered and more tune in and enjoy the episode!

Check out our exclusive interview with Västerås SK Fotboll manager Kalle Karlsson. Jonathan Fadugba had an in-depth chat with one of the best upcoming managers in Sweden. We thank Kalle for his time discussing various different topics.

Itinerary

00:00 Intros

02:00 Expected goals metrics

07:30 Matches vs BK Häcken & Djurgården

12:45 Playing style

18:15 Kalle Karlsson: The coach

26:15 Leadership

30:30 Tactics & Philosophy

37:30 Club finances

40:30 Recruitment

45:30 Västerås SK Fotboll values

50:35 Future & managerial links

56:15 Allsvenskan 2024 round up & players

NFP is back! Here we have a special interview with Norwegian TV presenter Jon Hartvig Børrestad. We hear from a man at the heart of the Eliteserien action in his role for TV2 as he opens up to some very interesting insights to Steve.

How has Norwegian football evolved in recent years and what sort of level is the Eliteserien at now? We talk about the season so far, who has been surprising and who will go on to win the gold medal? Euro 2024 is starting soon but Norway won’t be present. What has been going wrong with the Norwegian national team and is there a solution? Could we be on the verge of a golden generation for players, manager and clubs in Norway as the coefficient has skyrocketed in recent years! We thank Jon for his time and for a fantastic interview.

In this episode we are delighted to welcome Vålerenga youth coach Jack Brazil onto the show for an exclusive interview. Jack goes in-depth about the current situation in Norway. Hear how the country has been dealing with lockdown conditions and how early action by the government might hopefully see a return to football as early as July. We also talk about Jack's career in football which saw him make the move from the Cayman Islands over to Oslo. What has it been like for him adapting to life over in Norway and we find out about his journey in the Vålerenga coaching department.