Zenith wrote:Olsson is an adult who turns 20 next year. We are talking about a 15-year-old boy here; try and see things in perspective. It's not just his close control and his dribbling but his vision, passing range and end product that are all exceptionally good for a boy of his age.
The Tippeligaen isn't the EPL but it's still a significantly higher level than Academy football, especially defensively, physically and tactically. Find a recent video of a 15 y/o kid doing the same things at senior level and come back and tell me there isn't anything exceptional or unique about it.
it really isnt according to a few norweigens that i know. None of them have anything good to say about the league. Yes physically they may be superior but in most other aspects i would say they arent.
I'm not saying he isnt talented, he has some talent but what he is doing really isnt much compared to what freddy adu for example was doing in the states and he was playing in a similar quality league (i'd say now the mls is considerably stronger ). Obviously i haven't watched this kid at all and have only seen this video and a few others but judging from the tactical set up of the teams and the quality of defending he just looks like a neat player right now that is profiting from playing in a league well below the usual standard. I doubt tippeligaen players could even play to league 1 standard for example (bar maybe a small handful) however youth football is usually littered with many players that can contribute even to that level.
I would rate a player like dan crowley far higher than this kid