Doesn't seem like we have a thread for him. He will be making his starting debut for the Mariners tonight vs WSW. With Kim out injured atm, he might get a decent run in the starting role if he does well.
Gianni Stensness - AUS (Vikings FK | Norway)
Pretty disjointed stuff so far, but Stensness is looking solid. He's made a couple of good tackles and headers. Nothing exceptional or out of left field though.
Even get's a shout out from the commentary for looking cool and composed, he's just sitting in that DM role in front of the Mariners backline.
Pretty disjointed stuff so far, but Stensness is looking solid. He's made a couple of good tackles and headers. Nothing exceptional or out of left field though.
Even get's a shout out from the commentary for looking cool and composed, he's just sitting in that DM role in front of the Mariners backline.
agreed - impressed with Gianna so far in this match
I thought the Mariners were great and Stensness had a good game
It says a lot that despite being, new, young and away for the last few weeks, he still started
Tokyo Olympics hopeful Gianni Stensness revelling in @CCMariners' early success https://t.co/lDQXemswhx
— Phillip Rollo (@ByPhillipRollo) January 29, 2021
Good little video clip about him. Has a picture comparison of him from last year & this, you can see the bulk he has added.
.@CCMariners midfielder Gianni Stensness learned early on in his career it was about the personal sacrifices to put football first ?#InsideKnowledge #ALeague #WontBackDown pic.twitter.com/9iSOOmjLWg
— A-League (@ALeague) February 24, 2021
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?extid=SEO----&v=423309605157939
They made a great combination at U20 WC.
Also, versatility between those roles is handy, as it increases the likelihood of meaningful playing time.
Don't necessarily think the Viking move means Bell is ready to venture to pastures anew just yet though. Perhaps a succession plan in the making however?
I presume that's just because was a NZ Olympic charter flight to ChCh, and they couldn't jump on an Aus Olympic charter from Japan. The weather will prepare Stensness for Norway, if those rumours are true.
https://www.facebook.com/WellingtonPhoenixFC/photos/a.168313984238/10159755305504239/
Cuz they will eventuality fly out of NZ, they won't need to isolate when they get to Aussie.
Now we wait to see if Bell will be staying in Norway, to show him the ropes.
Arguably, with him gone, there is no one currently playing in NZ who would be a nailed on starter for the All Whites.
Barbs and Payne the most likely to sneak in.
Med kjøpet av Gianni Stensness har Viking handla for ca. 4,8 millionar denne sesongen, om me skal tru beløpa som har sirkulert i mediene. pic.twitter.com/UwoObkLsyK
— Vikingstatistikk (@VikingStats) August 9, 2021
Curious as to whether anyone has an understanding of the actual rules on this? Or a link to some rules I can read? The FIFA statutes make this about as clear as mud.
Curious as to whether anyone has an understanding of the actual rules on this? Or a link to some rules I can read? The FIFA statutes make this about as clear as mud.
Yes he is locked in for New Zealand. The rules changed for September last year so it’s now any competitive game over the age of 21, so Cacace, Bell, Champness etc are all now locked in.
Article 9, point 2 b III (Commentary on the Regulations for Eligibility to Play for Association Teams) states that a request for a change of association will only be granted if the following conditions are met: “The player was under 21 years of age at the time of his last appearance in a match in an official competition of any division of football for his current association.”
Under these new rules Tyler Boyd would not have been able to change, as he had more than 3 AWs caps.
Med kjøpet av Gianni Stensness har Viking handla for ca. 4,8 millionar denne sesongen, om me skal tru beløpa som har sirkulert i mediene. pic.twitter.com/UwoObkLsyK
— Vikingstatistikk (@VikingStats) August 9, 2021
That's two dollars and fifteen cents!
(Okay, it's $160 grand our money lol)
Med kjøpet av Gianni Stensness har Viking handla for ca. 4,8 millionar denne sesongen, om me skal tru beløpa som har sirkulert i mediene. pic.twitter.com/UwoObkLsyK
— Vikingstatistikk (@VikingStats) August 9, 2021
That's two dollars and fifteen cents!
(Okay, it's $160 grand our money lol)
That feels quite low when you consider Roar were awarded $330k in training compensation for Zach Duncan. Admittedly that might have been boosted by the deceitful actions involved but I would have thought $250k + future add ons would have been a minimum cuz they actually sold him in this instance.
https://twitter.com/i/status/1424644420482314243
It’s happening. Days after the rumours first emerged from the Norwegian end we have confirmation of a deal and Gianni Stensness will join Joe Bell at Viking FK, how good is that?
Worth mentioning that Bell and Stensness are also both ex-Wellington Phoenix players although they didn’t overlap as Stensness was only there for a year and Bell had already left for the Uni of Virginia by then. Stensness still had a year to run on his CCM contract by the way so there will have been a transfer fee. Norwegian media is suggesting something in the range of NZ$150k...
https://twitter.com/i/status/1424644420482314243
It’s happening. Days after the rumours first emerged from the Norwegian end we have confirmation of a deal and Gianni Stensness will join Joe Bell at Viking FK, how good is that?
Worth mentioning that Bell and Stensness are also both ex-Wellington Phoenix players although they didn’t overlap as Stensness was only there for a year and Bell had already left for the Uni of Virginia by then. Stensness still had a year to run on his CCM contract by the way so there will have been a transfer fee. Norwegian media is suggesting something in the range of NZ$150k...
Anyway, in Denmark, Sweden and Norway, you don't tend to have as many midfield enforcers as you do in A-League such as Devlin, Stensness, O'Neill, Caletti, etc. The expectations of midfielders is a bit higher from a creative point of view, so they're expected to contribute more to the attack. Additionally, there's a higher expectation of defenders being able to pass the ball well and play out from the back.
Hence why it seems like Gianni will largely play at CB at Viking... we all know he isn't a midfielder blessed with attacking talent and he's shown real competency as a ball-playing CB when asked to.
Contrary to Phillip Rollo official lines and gossip, my sources indicate Stensness did not want the CB role with the Ozzies, and left. No surprises Stensness didn't want to play under Talay at Nix - fully rejecting his offer, and Mariners benefited.
I'll bet the Norwegian coaches, who know more about players and football than any of us, play Stensness as a midfielder. That's simply because they have seen him as a CM at Mariners ever since he turned the tide for an historic win against their under 20 team, whilst rendering the not insignificant Erling Haaland to a sideline role.
But Hay, like Talay, sees only a big, strong defender. I doubt Stensness will play under Hay again. If that's the case, it will be NZ's loss.
Contrary to Phillip Rollo speculation, my sources indicate Stensness did not want the CB role and left. No surprises Stensness, didn't want to play under Talay at Nix.
And, I doubt he wants to play under Hay again either.
NZ's loss.
Contrary to Phillip Rollo speculation, my sources indicate Stensness did not want the CB role and left. No surprises Stensness, didn't want to play under Talay at Nix.
And, I doubt he wants to play under Hay again either.
NZ's loss.
Analyze the language man! And the amount of evidence based argument. Clearly not Royz. Someone with a fair bit of footy knowledge and a real axe to grind with Hay. Someone who has been here for 3 years but hardly posted.
Possibly a multi for a more famous forumer or someone around Des’ teams?
Nicknamed ‘Con Stance’ (geddit?) we can’t rule out one of Danny’s exs too.
Well that’s the limit of my sleuthing. But to be fair, the forum’s belief in Hay is a recent thing, and a few are not completely convinced…
Anyway an enjoyable contrarianism, if at times rather negative nelly.
Stensness, whose surname is Norwegian.............
Curious as to whether anyone has an understanding of the actual rules on this? Or a link to some rules I can read? The FIFA statutes make this about as clear as mud.
Yes he is locked in for New Zealand. The rules changed for September last year so it’s now any competitive game over the age of 21, so Cacace, Bell, Champness etc are all now locked in.
Article 9, point 2 b III (Commentary on the Regulations for Eligibility to Play for Association Teams) states that a request for a change of association will only be granted if the following conditions are met: “The player was under 21 years of age at the time of his last appearance in a match in an official competition of any division of football for his current association.”
Under these new rules Tyler Boyd would not have been able to change, as he had more than 3 AWs caps.
The old rule stated that any time played at senior level meant the player was locked in, unless they then sat out for a number of years. Hence coaches often gave kids a few minutes game time at the end of a match.
Curious as to whether anyone has an understanding of the actual rules on this? Or a link to some rules I can read? The FIFA statutes make this about as clear as mud.
Yes he is locked in for New Zealand. The rules changed for September last year so it’s now any competitive game over the age of 21, so Cacace, Bell, Champness etc are all now locked in.
Article 9, point 2 b III (Commentary on the Regulations for Eligibility to Play for Association Teams) states that a request for a change of association will only be granted if the following conditions are met: “The player was under 21 years of age at the time of his last appearance in a match in an official competition of any division of football for his current association.”
Under these new rules Tyler Boyd would not have been able to change, as he had more than 3 AWs caps.
The old rule stated that any time played at senior level meant the player was locked in, unless they then sat out for a number of years. Hence coaches often gave kids a few minutes game time at the end of a match.
Stensness, whose surname is Norwegian.............
David Brekalo with the injury time winner from the Joe Bell corner. Brekalo’s only just signed with the club, this was his debut! He joined at around the same time as Gianni Stensness but the Slovenian centre-back was coming in from NK Bravo in his homeland so bit of a simpler travel schedule there. Like, don’t expect Gianni Stensness in the team for a couple weeks... he’s only just got out of MIQ quarantine in Aotearoa along with the Welly Nix lads from the Olympic team so he’s not even in Norway yet. Give it a couple weeks.
Stensness, whose surname is Norwegian.............