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Squad value€56m
Squad value€306.5m
Key playerHenrik Falchener
Key playerGuus Til
Head coachBjarte Lunde Aarsheim
Head coachPeter Bosz
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Viking are quick to break when they win the ball.
“Nach Ballgewinnen schalteten sie schnell um, was immer wieder für Gefahrenmomente sorgte.”After winning the ball they switched quickly into attack, which kept creating dangerous moments. our translation
They come straight at you from kick-off. Expect them to attack the very first minutes rather than feel their way into the game.
“Viking prøvde, ikke uventet, å gå direkte i strupen på Dinamo Zagreb fra avspark.”Viking tried, not unexpectedly, to go straight for Dinamo Zagreb's throat from kick-off. our translation
There are two men in charge on the touchline, not one. Bjarte Lunde Aarsheim and Morten Jensen are equal head coaches and take turns being listed as the boss.
“I praksis styrer dei skuta saman, noko som er veldig sjeldan.”In practice they steer the ship together, which is very rare. our translation
PSV usually take charge of games and push the other side back.
“Allereerst over de dominantie van PSV, want in grote delen van de wedstrijd waren de Eindhovenaren de bovenliggende partij.”First, PSV's dominance: for large parts of the match the Eindhoven side were on top. our translation
When it clicks they play quick one-touch passing and just keep coming in waves. They put six past Utrecht at the end of August, and the Dutch papers thought the score flattered the home side.
“1-6 winnen in Utrecht, waar zelfs 1-9 prima had gekund, de landskampioen oogt weer als het energieke, soepel combinerende team uit het eerste jaar van trainer Peter Bosz”Winning 1-6 in Utrecht, where even 1-9 would have been perfectly fine, the reigning champions look once again like the energetic, smoothly combining team from trainer Peter Bosz's first year our translation
Every PSV player picks up an opponent and hunts him, wherever on the pitch that takes him — even the defenders step forward to do it. Expect them to swarm you the moment you get the ball.
“Over het hele veld wordt één-op-één verdedigd, de backs schuiven regelmatig door naar het middenveld en ook de aanvallers worden geacht voortdurend druk te zetten.”All over the pitch they defend one-on-one, the full-backs regularly push up into midfield, and the forwards too are expected to press constantly. our translation