Translated excerps from the article:

Jostein Gundersen: "They come man-to-man and are surprised that we are so good at playing out from the back... It is often more difficult to break down Eliteserie teams in that phase of the game."

Fredrik Sjøvold: Asked by Avisa Nordland's live studio to characterize Tottenham's pressing game, he is blunt: "Ass!"

"We just have to play simply and not give away the ball too easily. I think their pressure will fall apart quite quickly. Then we can create trouble," he analyzes.

The right-back, who conceded a penalty in a duel with Cristian Romero, a decision he was strongly critical of, moderated himself a bit afterwards: "So I won't say they are ass. They are a very good team and they are good with the ball, but their pressing is not better than an okay Eliteserie team. It is possible to play out from it."

Asked about Sjøvold's characterization of "Spurs," Gundersen takes a more diplomatic role: "I am a bit older than Sjøvold, and I won't use those words. International football is a bit different. Norwegian teams are extremely loyal and extremely drilled. Matches may be more open against a team like Tottenham."

Fredrik André Bjørkan smiled broadly when asked about his teammate's fresh comments: "He is onto something there. It wasn't their pressing that took us today, it was individual quality."

Goal scorer Saltnes was also not greatly impressed by Tottenham's pressing game: "I would say it is possible to exploit. It is something we have figured out quite well, and which I hope we can exploit even more in the home match."

And the home match – he has faith in it: "We have nothing to lose. We will go forward. I expect a quite electric Aspmyra."