Norwegian striker Phillip Granath was not happy with the role he received and left the strength of the World Cup team.
Tappara’s striker Phillip Granath is not in the World Cup. Aop
22-year-old Norwegian striker in the Tampere Tappara in the Finnish Hockey League Phillip Granath has drifted into a new dispute with their national team coaching.
Norwegian TV2 According to Granath, it decided to leave the team preparing for the World Cup just during the tournament.
TV2 reported that Granath was not happy with his role in the team. He could not be promised to play time, but the plan was that Granath would at least be present as a deputy in the audience.
Granath was not delighted with this and decided he was not going to be in Denmark with the team.
Old dispute
Tappara’s attacker has previously had a distinct head coach of the Norwegian national team Tobias Johansson with.
Johansson shelved Granath for the national team earlier when he was seen to drink beer in the audience during the 2023 World Cup.
At that time, the striker played two matches in the Norwegian shirt at the World Cup. They came with one input point.
The coach and the player agreed on their dispute last year and Granath got back to the national team. Now there is a new schism between the duo, and in Tappara, 50 points in Tappara does not score 8+8 at the race starting on Friday.
Granath represented Tappara for the last three seasons. He will not continue next season on the ax.