We look like different team under Berg, says Blackburn Rovers star (From Lancashire Telegraph)
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We look like different team under Berg, says Blackburn Rovers star
9:45am Tuesday 13th November 2012 in Sport
By Chris Flanagan, Sports reporter
MARTIN Olsson believes Blackburn Rovers are already looking like ‘a different team’ under Henning Berg – but has warned that it will take time to reach their full potential.
Olsson jetted off on international duty after Saturday’s 1-1 draw at home to Birmingham as he prepares to represent Sweden in their friendly match against England tomorrow.
The 24-year-old was left frustrated by Rovers’ weekend result but took encouragement from that performance and the display in last week’s 2-2 draw at Huddersfield Town.
Rovers are yet to claim a win in the three games since former Ewood title winner Berg took over as manager.
But Olsson thinks they are already looking much improved as a team – even if it will take time to adjust to new methods under the Norwegian, the full-time replacement for Steve Kean.
“I am frustrated but so is everyone else,” Olsson said looking back on Saturday’s draw.
“We just have to stay positive and keep playing the good football we have been playing in the last two games. Hopefully three points will come soon. I think we look like a different team now anyway.
“I am not going to say anything bad about Kean, he was good in his way as well, but Berg was a legend when he was playing.
“I always watched him play and the way he speaks we listen. We can learn a lot from him because he has been in the same situation. He is always positive.
“It is still very early, he has only been here a week, but he does a lot of tactics like working the whole team instead of the back four.
“It is everyone together and I think it has been shown on the pitch.
“He wants us to play football, not be silly, but to play quick.
“It won’t take a week to change, it will be slow but things are looking good.”
Olsson will face England for the third time in a year tomorrow, in the opening match at Stockholm’s new Friends Arena.
Sweden lost 3-2 at Euro 2012 and were beaten 1-0 in a friendly at Wembley last November.
“I am looking forward to playing against England of course,” he said.
“We had a good game against them in the Euros. It is always good to play England.”
And Martin has formed a left-sided partnership with twin brother Markus in recent Rovers games, something that the duo are happy about.
“If Markus keeps getting the games and I keep playing we will get a partnership, it is good to play with him but it doesn’t matter who we play with,” Martin added.
“Berg wants us to step it up on the pressing. We have conceded sloppy goals, but we will work on that. We need to start winning games.”
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Comments (88)
9:57am Tue 13 Nov 12
A Darener says...
As it should be. A football team's defence starts from the front. The opposition
cannot score when the ball is in their penalty area.
Football is a simple game, ball down the wings, cross to centreforward, ball in back of net, simples!! Unfortunately for a long time we have lacked that ball down the wings. Now Henning can address that problem and get it sorted for Saturday, when we should see his first 3 points. (Let's hope so.).
9:57am Tue 13 Nov 12
merlinrabbit says...
10:22am Tue 13 Nov 12
NickH1982 says...
Berg has won trophies, with blackburn and united, he has played in the champions leauge etc...
what did kean do apart from play for ceiltic for about 2 games..
I see were matin is coming from
Henning Bergs Blue & White ARMY!
Saturday was like a breath of fresh air! its been a long time since I have enjoyed a game so much and not heard no negative stuff about.
10:22am Tue 13 Nov 12
bigste says...
10:25am Tue 13 Nov 12
Brunzig says...
I like the fact Berg isnt afraid to bring in our youth prospects and give them a run, I think Henley has done a great job at RB considering his age.
Formica, Rochina and Vukčević look differnet players playing under Berg. I would like to see Gomes & Rhodes up front together Saturday both have proven they can find the back of the net.
10:34am Tue 13 Nov 12
londonrover says...
10:47am Tue 13 Nov 12
juanbbien says...
nyway hes gone before I get carried away,good luck for the season we deserve some.
10:47am Tue 13 Nov 12
rovers82 says...
10:52am Tue 13 Nov 12
French Rover says...
11:04am Tue 13 Nov 12
baz58 says...
11:21am Tue 13 Nov 12
roverinmanchstr says...
Nothing will be gained while Venky's are around!!!!
11:37am Tue 13 Nov 12
French Rover says...
11:50am Tue 13 Nov 12
Kermit The Frog says...
ing.com
12:01pm Tue 13 Nov 12
jag kalsi says...
12:03pm Tue 13 Nov 12
Keen O to Get Kean Out says...
12:04pm Tue 13 Nov 12
bluerob says...
On Saturday you could see that we were a team playing to a game plan, can't remember the last time a Rovers team played so well.
I have full confidence the results will come with Berg in charge, just be patient.
12:36pm Tue 13 Nov 12
benal13 says...
12:47pm Tue 13 Nov 12
A Darener says...
12:48pm Tue 13 Nov 12
gpb501 says...
I have to agree Martin saud it all without saying too much1
COYB!!
1:16pm Tue 13 Nov 12
benal13 says...
1:29pm Tue 13 Nov 12
Bangkok Rover says...
Onwards and upwards!
1:34pm Tue 13 Nov 12
fiftyphead says...
I can hear the rumble of gathering momentum………..
1:54pm Tue 13 Nov 12
benal13 says...
1:55pm Tue 13 Nov 12
A Darener says...
2:03pm Tue 13 Nov 12
blueblooded says...
2:24pm Tue 13 Nov 12
Bazzer says...
2:29pm Tue 13 Nov 12
greenscreener says...
On the upside the pitch still looks stunning, probably because Steve Patrick has some great places to hide so Venkys never replaced him with a Kentaro Grass Advisor. Probably the only person who was here when Henning last kicked a ball for us.
2:35pm Tue 13 Nov 12
greenscreener says...
Probably also had a little to do with Banks, Moore, Charlton et. al. .... who were the best players in the world at the time.
2:52pm Tue 13 Nov 12
fanny_tickler says...
3:05pm Tue 13 Nov 12
blueblooded says...
Hendry may or may not be all the things he's made out to be, but every organisation has its ducious characters, I have a few where I work, its not a game changer. As long as he's able to do his job, his personal life is his own. One thing you always seem to miss out in your anti-hendry tirade - and I'm in no means pro-hendry - is that he wasnt convicted for any of the offences you have named, and in this proud nation at least, you are innocent until proven guilty.
Not the other way round. Give it a rest will you,
3:05pm Tue 13 Nov 12
French Rover says...
3:18pm Tue 13 Nov 12
MxMave says...
3:19pm Tue 13 Nov 12
blueblooded says...
:p
3:19pm Tue 13 Nov 12
Kermit The Frog says...
3:58pm Tue 13 Nov 12
Chrissaces says...
3:58pm Tue 13 Nov 12
Captain Dreckley says...
4:08pm Tue 13 Nov 12
French Rover says...
4:11pm Tue 13 Nov 12
blueblooded says...
http://www.football.
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609819.shtml
4:17pm Tue 13 Nov 12
merlinrabbit says...
4:59pm Tue 13 Nov 12
RUinsane says...
5:07pm Tue 13 Nov 12
RUinsane says...
5:32pm Tue 13 Nov 12
greenscreener says...
I do hope you are not one of those little englanders who sit there having tea and rosbif ! That would be nearly as bad as buying an english football club then staying in India to watch them play on telly.
5:32pm Tue 13 Nov 12
greenscreener says...
I do hope you are not one of those little englanders who sit there having tea and rosbif ! That would be nearly as bad as buying an english football club then staying in India to watch them play on telly.
6:10pm Tue 13 Nov 12
burnleyglentoran says...
Well done agent Kean.
I cant believe the locals have fallen for the minor plastic surgery that you had and think your a different man! We didnt even need to waste the expense of a hair transplant.
They are really simple over there! Or should I say "over thur!" They do have a strange way of pronouncing things!
I'm sure a man of your calibre will adjust!
Keep comms agent Kean, sorry agent Berg, force of habit, my apologies.
And remember as fallen comrade corporal Jones would have said -
"they dont like it up 'em!"
PUNE AMRY
6:25pm Tue 13 Nov 12
whappen says...
We all KNOW what he's done, we all KNOW he shouldn't be at the club. There is no need for you to keep ramming it down our throats 24/7.
And where have you got all this "boasted he had all his team mates wives" and "most hated man amongst his team mates" from?
Have you got so bored with your usual rants you've had to invent some new evil deeds in an effort to make your "point"?
And again, please change your account name. Better still, why don't you just not bother coming on here at all. Spewing out your vitriolic bile under the name of a true gentleman is repulsive in the extreme.
6:30pm Tue 13 Nov 12
Iiii1111 says...
6:45pm Tue 13 Nov 12
whappen says...
Mind you, it's not the greatest of combinations for producing anything remotely intelligent , so I suppose it doesn't really matter.
I see Eddie's doing well. It was a massive step up to take charge of a footballing giant like Bournemouth. I suppose you can console yourselves it was the only club he would have left you for .... well the only one that begins with B and ends in mouth, anyway.
7:24pm Tue 13 Nov 12
Rovers75 says...
Hmmm, irony over-ride again....
Shouldn't that be:
(Dinglish version)
"I'll smash one reytttt up whippets rusttty bullett dayn stayyyers turniiiite instead ot aytsaaaard bog?"
(English translation)
"I'll think I'll make love to the dog down stairs tonight, instead of the outside toilet"
You really need help glentoran. Of all the dingles who come on here, you take the badge of honor of being the most desperate. That of course makes it all the more easier to laugh out loud at the poison you dream up in your twisted imagination.
A 1st class gobsh1te......
7:25pm Tue 13 Nov 12
blueblooded says...
7:27pm Tue 13 Nov 12
blueblooded says...
7:45pm Tue 13 Nov 12
French Rover says...
s Legs nor Little Englanders and there are tens of thousands of them in the Dordogne like the ones they show on Little England on TV now...so that is why we live in the Sud Charente instead.
Not as many la-de-da's and G & T guzzlers here - more working class Northern English folks here among some decent Dutch and Belgians, all of whom always finish the beers off before starting on the cheap wine, Though of course I am teetotal these days......well nearly.....as I almost disappeared under the emptied 2 Euro red wine bottles when I moved here......
7:47pm Tue 13 Nov 12
Rovers75 says...
8:51pm Tue 13 Nov 12
silverstan says...
8:59pm Tue 13 Nov 12
makaveli96 says...
Are you a hard northern man like all Blackburn men are or a soft outsider?
9:18pm Tue 13 Nov 12
makaveli96 says...
The guy said, "I'm not being funny, but is this stolen?"
"No, of course not!" I replied.
"Well, whose finger is this then?" he asked.
9:30pm Tue 13 Nov 12
makaveli96 says...
9:49pm Tue 13 Nov 12
makaveli96 says...
10:01pm Tue 13 Nov 12
makaveli96 says...
10:05pm Tue 13 Nov 12
makaveli96 says...
It appears his blood sample got mixed up with Clare Balding's.
10:06pm Tue 13 Nov 12
makaveli96 says...
10:09pm Tue 13 Nov 12
Bazzer says...
10:19pm Tue 13 Nov 12
owd nick says...
Rovers fans who regularly post on here should have a look at the threads regarding our inbred brethren and at least attempt to get them one thread a week in the top ten, I know it isn't easy but we should take care of seventh rate towns with delusions of grandeur, after all, if we can't extract the urine out of the dingles what do we have to live for?
10:20pm Tue 13 Nov 12
Bazzer says...
10:25pm Tue 13 Nov 12
Bazzer says...
10:44pm Tue 13 Nov 12
modan says...
&M,VOI Jeans,New Look,Pounstechers,B&
M,Tetley Tea,Corus,Land Rover/Jaguar,Airtel.
Infosys,Arcelor Steel,Kingfisher,Air India,Northern Foods,East End , Caparo Group and many more million others could help BRFC out after all BRFC is Ind owned.
10:51pm Tue 13 Nov 12
Bazzer says...
11:19pm Tue 13 Nov 12
RespectTheK-Dog says...
Arte et Labore
not to mention the Orc kicking the sh*it out of women and stealing pensions
yeah let's all give it a rest because he hasn't technically been convicted in court.
11:21pm Tue 13 Nov 12
darwenblues says...
It's a given everyone hated Kean, there is a legacy but ultimately natural selection will apply. Like, loath or tolerate Venkys but they own the Club so for me it's toleration as I don't have a viable alternative.
Do Rovers employ people just based on moral values these days (on heresay) or on an ability to do a job?
For the record I have no faith in Venkys or Singh, Shelf Bloke et al and will lobby for suitable change.
French Rover, I can't believe your misinformed Little England comments regarding The Dordogne, but being from Bordeaux perhaps I should. Living East of Sarlat, there are 8 of us that regularly make the 1900 mile round trip to watch The Rovers and 5 of us will be at Peterborough on Saturday.
I ain't willy waving but just p1ssed off continually reading this nonsense and back biting.You are either a bloody supporter or you're not.
The manager, board and owners wouldn't be my choice but hey we are where we are. I console myself thankfully that I'm not a Claret, have 20 digits as opposed to 24 and have no sexual inclinations whatsoever to my siblings.
After all agent Kean has gone, let's get behind Berg.
11:32pm Tue 13 Nov 12
darwenblues says...
However for those vitriolic keyboard warriors, why don't you post your accusations regarding Colin Hendrys personal life followed by your name and address? If you are sure of your facts that shouldn't be a problem should it?
11:47pm Tue 13 Nov 12
darwenblues says...
I've read his nonsense comments for months. I think he and Andy Payton share Padiham and Rosegrove's solitary brain cell!
12:43am Wed 14 Nov 12
darwenblues says...
Would the poster under the above username kindly change it because the family find it offensive and understandably so. Thanks
1:40am Wed 14 Nov 12
jim 2012 says...
nice one mr tickle we rovers fans love it
we look foreword to your silly rants
you are becoming a bit of a cult keep it up it's funny
7:14am Wed 14 Nov 12
Roverthere says...
7:34am Wed 14 Nov 12
123Jon123 says...
9:25am Wed 14 Nov 12
greenscreener says...
There are still a few on here who support Venkys and their henchmen but largely the cautious tolerance seems to have gained ground since the odious one has gone.
Be wary, If you open the ability vs. morals bag you will have Ronnie and the Coffee sniffer on your case for days, i think we've covered that.
Sorry I introduced the little englander theme, I've met a few all over the west of France, but one should not generalise, your commitment to the Rovers cause is impressive and admirable, as must be your wallet.
Keep the faith.
9:31am Wed 14 Nov 12
French Rover says...
Bordeaux is a beautiful city and one of my most favourite places anywhere, and we spend a lot of time there for all kinds of things from shopping to concerts to eating out. Sarlat is a wonderful place too, always good to visit in summer, going down by the river.
How do you get back for the matches, drive or fly? I drove back for the Bristol City and Palace games. I would be interested in finding out more about how you travel and to which games if possible?
You should get a good reward from your trip back this week, as we should pick-up HB's first win and three really important points at the Posh!
As for having faith in the V's...well does anyone have faith in them really? They still need to do so much to prove to Rovers fans they have the very best intentions of the club at heart. The Jan transfer window will give us more indication of their intent I think. Safe travel fellow French Rover!
9:45am Wed 14 Nov 12
blueblooded says...
10:10am Wed 14 Nov 12
blueblooded says...
10:10am Wed 14 Nov 12
greenscreener says...
Global brands will not be interested in aligning themselves with a championship team.
It seems to me that when the acquired the club Venkys made some statements about respecting the culture and tradition of the club and what it means to the community. So far they appear to have done a great deal to alienate the people and businesses of Blackburn.
Perhaps somebody in PR and communications could step in here ?
10:36am Wed 14 Nov 12
blueblooded says...
10:48am Wed 14 Nov 12
greenscreener says...
12:50pm Wed 14 Nov 12
Venkytrash says...
Stick to watching ur mum with ur brother and ur dad with ur sister!!!!
Come on you blues!!!!
2:19pm Wed 14 Nov 12
roverinmanchstr says...
Venky's are still at the club and continue to screw it.
6:40pm Wed 14 Nov 12
French Rover says...
Venkys are here for better or worse (hope we had the worst!) and though I don't rate them as owners, the owners they are. They don't seem to be going anywhere soon either, so I and many others have learned to live with that for now. There is definitely a wind of change for good blowing through the club now and though it is early days I know, it will take more than you and some destructive others to spoil things now.
6:52pm Wed 14 Nov 12
the_iconoclast says...
Think I'm the only one who isn't chuffed that Berg is there as manager. I'll give him a fair chance though, same as with kean, unlike the dimwitted majority of "supporters."
We we're 3rd when he left now we're 7th, 7pts off automatic promotion. Sounds like a great thing for the "fans." They can now sit there silently with their vacant grins. I think the only words most of these fools knew were "Kean out." Some "fans" say Kean treated them with contempt, well I think he had every right to. Dictionary for the remaining Blackburn "fans," new word, contempt.
Anyway I might stage my own boycott now or start throwing Bergers at Berg and the pitch in general.
Actually I won't, I'll SUPPORT the team every time I turn up. Regularly by the way. I'm certainly no season ticket "fan." I may be unhappy but why turn up to drag your side down? Turn up, get behind them. Maybe you get one idiot or a dozen. Maybe we're on clearly doomed, or losing the last game we need to win 5-0 to stay up. Then fair play. Otherwise SUPPORT. We were 3rd. Have a word with yourselves rather than emptily swallowing everything the media make you swallow. Same goes for anything you swallow at your “behind closed doors rendezvous,” of which I’ve been invited but I’m not that way inclined. That sort of thing can make you ill, it can be terminal. Ah, that’s why you did the whole “supporting” thing. Wanted to go out with one last bang. Well you got your wishes, soon Rovers will no longer have you pulling at their feet, you’ll be pushing up the daisies. RIP. Sad face.
7:19pm Wed 14 Nov 12
A Darener says...
Think I was the only person who gave Kean a chance from day one."
So now is the time to admit you got it completely wrong move on and get behind Henning like the majority of Kean haters.
11:08am Thu 15 Nov 12
darwenblues says...
We've driven this time but sometimes fly from Bergerac or Limoges depending on time of year and price.
Any suggestion regarding exchanging personal details but not in the public domain?
3:58pm Thu 15 Nov 12
French Rover says...