'Unforgivable defending' led to Norway's downfall in Amsterdam says frustrated Solbakken

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/solbakken-stale/pxok8eTM/"]Solbakken[/a] was especially unhappy with the marking of the Dutch captain, Liverpool defender [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/van-dijk-virgil/U59RNqOr/"]Virgil van Dijk[/a], in connection with the equalizer for the hosts after [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/schjelderup-andreas/SEp0z7ho/"]Andreas Schjelderup[/a] had given the visitors the lead in the first half. [/p][p][b]"There was a lack of body contact for their first goal. You have seen that in the Premier League many times, so it is very unnecessary. Of course he can score"[/b], he said. [b]"The fact that he was allowed to rise for the ball so easily was unforgivable."[/b][/p][p]Atletico Madrid striker [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sorloth-alexander/QwqgNkTP/"]Alexander Sorloth[/a] was closest to van Dijk in the situation. He agreed with Solbakken that the giant defender should have been blocked.[/p][embed guid="0d63ab3a-a913-4c47-9b37-cda54fbc5fc8" url="https://x.com/8mszt/status/2037627242109390935" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]"The fact that he was allowed so much space should not happen. We, who were in the zone have to head the ball out, so it was a shame. Several mistakes allowed him to jump free there"[/b], said Sorloth to NRK.[/p][p][b]"I think I would have liked to have been in front of van Dijk. At the same time, we should have someone on him so that he could not jump unhindered. I could have been there, and he should not have been allowed to jump unhindered. It was a collective failure."[/b][/p][p]Van Dijk was obviously pleased with the equalizer: "It was a very good ball into the box. I got some space to score on it. It wasn't easy, because there were a lot of players around. But I'm glad I managed to find some space", he said to NRK.[/p]