Football Season Guide

Eliteserien
Norway
Eliteserien
2019
Lillestrøm SK
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Lillestrøm SK

In


Alex Dyer (mid), Elfsborg - loan), Daniel Gustavsson (mid), Elfsborg), Tobias Salquist (def), Waasland-Beveren)

Out


Erling Knudtzon (r)(att), Molde), Stefan Antonijevic (sp)(def), Sogndal), Gary Martin (sp)(att), Valur), Ifeanyi Matthew (r)(mid), Osmanlispor - loan), Marius Amundsen (r)(def)

Lillestrøm looked in serious danger at times last season but a change of manager in July proved successful a Jørgen Lennartson managed to steer them to safety with a few games to spare. Signed a few good players during the winter and seem to have a more balanced and generally deeper squad. Daniel Gustavsson especially looks the sort of player that should play a leading role for the side in midfield. Erling Knudtzon had a bit of a stinker last season after the exploits in 2017 but he still moved to Molde in the close season and leaves a sizeable hole, even if Thomas Lenhe Olsen emerged as the key attacking fore of this team by the end of last year. Iffeanyi Matthew is another serious loss in midfield but Daniel Pedersen have been excellent since signing last summer and overall the squad is capable of coping with the departures. Lillestrøm will not deviate from an efficient and mostly ugly style of football in the coming season and will be looking to generate some early points and make sure that they are not forced into nail-biting scenarios as in recent years.

Target


Staying up is naturally the main target for a limited team like LSK but they have the ingredients to do a bit more than that if they are willing to take the chance and be more open in their approach.