Norway - V. Riseth: "Our only aim now is to beat Brazil"

19.06.98 09h08 CET

Comments from Saint-André-des-Eaux (Loire-Atlantique)

Frode GRODAS, captain (1):

"Of course, I can't reveal what my tactics will be against RONALDO's (9) attack, I don't want him to know. But if you know anything that would help, don't hesitate to tell me. Our game so far has not been as good as it was in the preparation matches, we have let our opponents score goals that we would normally have stopped. While our players communicate well together, we haven't managed to find our winning game again. We are able to play much better than that. You really have to be on your guard to play BRAZIL, they're a terrific team".

Vidar RISETH (21):

"It's obvious we played better in the preparation matches than we have in the tournament, but our game was better in the second match than in the first. We're more prepared physically for the game on Tuesday. A lot of teams start poorly in the World Cup but improve their games from match to match. I hope this will happen to us as well. Our only aim now is to beat BRAZIL. However, we will not change our playing system to cope with a player like RONALDO (9). If we lose, we will have to rely on luck. But considering the situation now, we can't hope for a draw between MOROCCO and SCOTLAND".