Hi, I am a Breiðablik supporter and we are very exited to be playing Motherwell. Scottish football and it supporters are very highly thought of by Icelanders. Mainly due to the fact of scottish clubs and the national side visiting our northern Island on a regular basis in the past few years and being the BEST bunch of supporters to come here, every time. You guys know how to party, support and celebrate in style. Met a few Scots when Iceland played Scotland last couple of years ago, great lads.
Anyway I will be looking forward to this tie and I must warn you to underestimate at us. Of course, if you played us ten times you would win nine times but the fact that Motherwell are only just starting their season will be an advantage to us. Also the fact that we have a very talented squad of young and hungry players eager to show their prospective buyers what they can do. Many of our players are being linked with foreign teams and to play in Europe will be the best shopping window.
Six of our players are part of the U-21 group for Iceland which has a very good chance of qualifying to the 2011 European Championship Finals. Iceland currently lies second in the group with 13 points, two behind the Czech Republik and Five MORE than Germany. Iceland drew Germany (the reigning European champions) 2-2 away earlier this year and has scored the most goals than any other side in the competitions, 24 goals in 6 games. The most important Breidablik player and the young player of the year in the Icelandic premiership last season, Alfreð Finnbogason, has scored 3 goals in 4 games for the Iceland U-21s in the qualifiers. Iceland also beat N-Ireland 6-2 in Belfast last year with Finnbogason getting on the scoresheet.
Finnbogason is the best player in Iceland at the moment. He is 20 years old and finished the 3rd highest scorer in the Premiership with 13 goals in 18 games last seasn. This season the manager has chosen, because of his footballing brain and passing abilities, to deploy him as the playmaker in most games but he still scores goals and is currently 3rd in the topscoring charts with 5 goals in 8 games. This will be his last season in Iceland. He will go onto bigger things after this season.
We at Breidablik pride ourselves of our youth system and nearly all of our players have come through the ranks at our club. We have experimented with foreign players in the last few years but since the economic crisis we depend only on our young talented players and that will pay dividends in my opinion.
This is a small glimpse of our team:
Here is a video review of our last game which we won 4-2 away (Breiðablik the team in green and white)
http://www.visir.is/section/IDROTTIR0101&a...p&clipid=51
Here is a video of another recent game we played and also scored 4 goals in the Icelandic Premiership
http://www.visir.is/section/IDROTTIR0101&a...ip&clipid=3 (Breiðablik in green)
Lets hope this will be a great tie!!!