Norway coach Stole Solbakken wants to talk to Erling Haaland. It’s about the protests against the human rights situation in the World Cup host country Qatar. Was Haaland too reluctant?
Erling Haaland has an appointment with his national team boss because of his alleged reluctance during the protests of the Norwegian national team against World Cup hosts Qatar. “I’ll talk to Erling about it,” said national coach Stale Solbakken of the Verdens Gang newspaper.
When asked whether it was not unfortunate that the young star of all people was shy about this important topic, Solbakken replied: “That’s exactly what I have to talk to him about.”
Solbakken: “He participated in everything”
The Norwegian selection has been raising awareness of the human rights situation in the desert state with various campaigns since March. Haaland also wore World Cup qualifiers before games T-shirts with appropriate messages. Other national teams like the German followed suit.
“He took part in everything,” emphasized Solbakken, former 1. FC Köln coach. Various media, however, see Haaland’s role critically. However, according to Solbakken, during the internal discussions on Qatar in the spring, there was “a great deal of agreement” among his players, “and that is still the case”.
The trainer tries to take the edge off the subject. “We have always emphasized, and I discussed it with Erling and others, that there is a limit. Not just for him. We should also play football,” he said.
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