Two strange players in this year's team

In the sports edition of Nettavisen, the tradition of faith has selected the best players in the Elites series of the season which is now over.

It was a good year for many, in a season when Rosenborg once again got rid of the league title, and it's time to honor the best players.

We chose to build this year's team on the basis of good 4-4-2 training, thanks to the players that the editors voted.

We did not select specific position players such as the back, center midfielder or wing, but we selected the top four defensemen, the top four midfielders / top players and the top four. two best points of the season.

In addition, we included a bench of seven men.

These are the Nettavisen that deserve a place in this year's team in 2018.

Goalkeeper: André Hansen (Rosenborg)

Rosenborg's last chance proved to be the best goalie in the Elites series. Hansen may have most impressed the European Cup matches, but he also remained behind the league coaches.

The goalkeeper is safe in most cases, bossy, winner of the match and matchmaker who is worth the gold for Rosenborg. Despite the fact that the team's performance has fluctuated somewhat this season, Rosenborg has been solid back and Hansen will have his share of credit since he was only 24 in the rear in 30 games. Hansen initially abandoned the national team, but the performance of the RBK cage this season has led to what many are trying to convince him to return to Norway's Lars Lagerbäck.

Defense: Espen Ruud (Odd)

The routine dates back 34 years, but in 2018, Espen Ruud has delivered one of his best seasons in Norwegian football. The Odd player is a strong and experienced defenseman, but it may have been the offensives that gave him the most attention this year. This fall, Ruud scored goals as the cleanest striker and, between 18 and 28, the league recorded seven hits for Odd.

The total of 30 games ends in eight goals and three assists, well above the average for a defenseman. Odd was also helpful at the back of the season and scored 38 goals in 30 games.

Defense: Tore Reginiussen (Rosenborg)

The defense director of Rosenborg delivered a good new season in the first division. The midfielder is a bauta behind coaches and self-writing on this year's team. The veteran always goes "to war" and controls the back row of RBK with intelligence and strength. Injuries that have wiped out Reginiussen at the start of his career seem well under control and the striker missed only one league match this season.

He comes primarily to the team for his central role in the strong Rosenborg defense, but has also contributed to two scorers and two assistants this season. The right-wing alta defense also gives thieves an extra dimension to the offensive death ball with their willingness to play and their dueling strength.

Defense: Vito Wormgoor (Brann)

The Dutchman is Burn's army and an important reason for the Shepherds to hold on for a long time in the gold match. Big, strong, intrepid and wise in the way he behaves in the back row. The striker has played almost every game for Brann this season. Only Rosenborg has scored fewer goals in a Bergen club this season and the 30-year-old must have a share of credit for.

Offensive, the Dutchman is also a dangerous weapon and the blocker took note of the four tournaments of the league in 2018. He also received two assists.

Defense: Birger Meling (Rosenborg)

Birger Meling delivered a new season for Rosenborg and his exploits have made him the first choice on the left-back of the national team. Meling is back in the RBK spirit and willingly rides on the field when he has the opportunity, which has earned him eight strong assists during the season. No defenseman has more passes in goalkeeper and in fact, only one other player has more in 2018.

The 23-year-old may have been particularly impressed by his offensive contributions, but he also contributed to the fact that RBK had been hard to score this season and that the players had dropped out of the league's lower goals.

Midfielder: Eirik Hestad (Molde)

The Molde player has delivered a brilliant season and now shows the potential that has existed for several years. Especially in the fall, Hestad showed his class. The attacking midfielder scores goals, plays against his teammates, works defensively and dominates the games alone. The achievements were so high that the national team was mentioned.

During the 2018 season, the 23-year-old scored eight times and awarded seven assists. It's his best season to date in his career and he has been a centerpiece of a Molde team that has gone back since the end of the season and eventually ended up winning the silver medal in front of Brann.

Midfielder: Vebjørn Hoff (Odd)

Hoff was taken to Odd d'Ålesund before the season and the midfielder proved that he was a very good Dag-Eilev Fagermo player. The 22-year-old has qualities that make him a very complete midfielder and a so-called "player for two". By 2018 he was one of the best Eliteseria players at the age of only 22 and, as he continues his development, he can go very far. The coach Fagermo previously said that he did not know how long Odd would be able to retain Hoff if he continued his progress.

Hoff entered the Odd team early in the season and has played almost every game since the start of the ski club since the third round. He started the season with a lead role, but gradually gained momentum as a central midfielder. The end product remains an area in which eagles still have some way to go, as there was only one help in 2018.

Midfielder: Gjermund Åsen (Tromsø)

Gjermund Åsen has been good for several seasons, but in 2018, the coach has really proved his best. Åsen is the assistant king of Eliteseria with ten passive passages. Since Åsen has been on the field only in 21 games out of 30 this season, it is very solid numbers. The fact that Tromsø has had such a difficult season in general does not make the performance less impressive, and the midfielder must be honored for the team from Northern Norway to play Eliteserien next year. .

At 27 years old, he is a creative and creative force, who has been mainly facilitator and director of "Gutan". There were also two scorers and the two clashed against the former Ranheim club in the fourth round.

Midfielder: David Akintola (Haugesund)

The 22-year-old Nigerian is enjoying immediate success in Norwegian football after joining Denmark's FC Midtjylland before the season. Akintola was the first offensive contributor to a Haugesund who impressed strongly in 2018. With nine goals and six assists, the Nigerian has never been so revealing and has not many players ahead of the game. list with the most goals scored in 2018. -season.

Council: Erling Braut Håland (Molde)

The tip of Molde was perhaps the big star of the season in Norwegian football and, after strong speculations on Manchester United and Juventus, he signed this summer for the Austrian club RB Salzburg. The prognosis has stopped at 12 goals and 4 assists in 2018, but at the age of 17 and 18 only, there are figures that have attracted the attention of the youngest on the international scene.

Håland is an untouched and hard-working place that has reached an important milestone this season under the enlightened guidance of Ole Gunnar Solskjær. Youth has become bigger and stronger lately and has proven to be a handful of defense for most Norwegian first division defenders. Four goals away from Brann and two at home against Vålerenga remain the highlights.

Tip: Franck Boli (Stabæk)

Striker Stabæk, who has played for a long time in Norwegian football, finishes the 2018 season as top scorer in the Elites series with 17 shots in total. Boli has particularly experienced an impressive crop season and the net has 15 goals in the 15th series and in. The goalkeeper also let Stabæk hope for a spectacular relegation match, but although it was so bad, the bets managed to divert the qualifying spot with a small margin. Just for that, Boli and his scores will have a big share of the credit.

On the bench: Even Barli (Ranheim), Even Hovland (Rosenborg), Aslak Fonn Witry (Ranheim), Kristoffer Zachariassen (Sarpsborg), Fredrik Aursnes (Molde), Tocmac Nguen and Marcus Pedersen (Strømsgodset).