have not played enough this year
Posted by Thomas Myren, October 2, 2017, 07:03

Alex Gersbach entered the unfamiliar role and lay behind the leadership against Sarpsborg.

"It was a pretty calm game for our part. We did not create enough chances. We should have held the 1-0 lead when we got it, but unfortunately we did not. It is disappointing, Gersbach admits to rbkweb.no.

- Were you tired after the battle against Vardar?

"It has been a few long months, so maybe it's a factor. Many of the boys who played tonight had played on Thursday. But it's no excuse: We should still have performed better than we did tonight.

- What do you have to say about the self-goal you provoked?

"I would like to have scored myself - of course. But the boys came and celebrated me. It was a weird feeling, but that was fine. At the same time disappointing that we could not celebrate after the match.

- You got the ball from Meling and added.

- It was great done by him. I would probably have made it even better with the shot or post - or whatever it was, but it's nice to be involved.

"Why did not you manage to keep the management?

"They had the ball a lot in the second half. Usually it is the period when we control the matches, create chances and score goals. That would not be tonight.

- How was it going to play left-wing?

- That was OK. I have not played a whole game there in a while - since I was 15 or 16. It was nice to be involved, come in and play in front of the fans again. It has been a month since last I played, so it was nice to join again. Whether it's like left-wing or leftback does not matter.

- You've had a slight injury?

"I had some problems with hip already before the previous international break. It did not get any better, so we decided to take a four-five day break. It's better now and that's good.

- You played last international match against Thailand. How was it?

- That was nice. We did not get the result (against Japan), which we needed to qualify for the World Cup, but every time you play for your national team, it's an honor and very special.

Are you disappointed not to join Syria ?

- Yes, I'm a bit disappointed, to be honest. I feel I've performed well in my last two international matches, so it's a little tough to be left out now. But I have not played here (for Rosenborg). I need to play regularly and good to be taken out on the national team. But to go from starting the previous match to not being in the squad is tough.

- Hopefully you can get more playing time in RBK in the coming month, after the gold is secured?

- I hope so. I have not played enough this year, as much as I wanted. Hopefully, I can start to perform and play more next month or two, before the end of the season. Hopefully, I can also come back to the national team in front of the next withdrawal.