Malmo FF awaits to see if Eirik Horneland will become their new coach. What have others said about him over the years? Eirik Horneland has been a coach that many have spoken well of over the years. Before 2019, he was in a difficult situation when he was supposed to become the assistant coach in Rosenborg, but all candidates disappeared and he became the head coach instead. It was 1.5 years that were quite a flop. Former RBK player Erlend Dahl Reitan to Adressa: – I don't think Horneland and (assistant coach) Emberland were a good match with the group. There were too many players who were in the wrong end of their careers and in a club that was breaking in all directions. – We have since seen what Horneland did in Brann. Obviously a good coach. Teammate Pål-André Helland in the same newspaper: – We would have been a better version of Haugesund. An underdog who wouldn't dominate the matches as much. We also changed formations several times. Then the coaches signaled that they didn't really believe in this themselves. – Horneland had the world's most thankless job when he came. The whole of Norway knew he wasn't the first choice. Another ex-RBK player, Bent Skammelsrud, to Eurosport: – He has put a lot of pressure on himself and unfortunately failed. He has gone through a tough period, but hasn't gotten the players to follow his ideas. What happened after that was that Horneland began to change. Erik Huseklepp, who became assistant coach to Horneland in Brann, said to VG: – He learned a lot the last time (in Rosenborg), and he learned a lot in Brann and Saint-Étienne. He knows how it is to build a club with the attention around the team. It was a success in Brann. Expert Fredrik Haugen to VG: – Horneland, together with (assistant coaches) El-Fakiri and Huseklepp, is perhaps the trio that has best matched with Brann and Bergen. An offensive mindset on and off the pitch, honest communication, and they created a Brann team that people recognized themselves in and took to their hearts. BT journalist Anders Pamer: – He created his Brann philosophy with the knowledge that Brann fans want to see entertainment, attacking football, and goals. He understood that the first thing that needed to happen was that Brann's players worked harder than anyone else, and that they needed to do it in sync with each other. He realized that the attendance, that is, the engagement, was the only real measure of whether he was successful or not. – Never has anyone better understood Brann than a man from Haugesund. Even the players agreed. Brann captain Frederik Pallesen Knudsen: – It's nice to have a quality that makes you want to impress when the players come in on the morning. That quality has him. He wants to keep everyone on their toes. – He's a fine person and a good person. He sees camaraderie in the locker room. David Möller Wolfe, former Brann and now Wolverhampton: – I set a very high value on him as a person. Even if I didn't get to play much during my first year in Brann, I felt important and seen. It's thanks to Horneland's personality. – He has a very great importance for where I am today. He is a coach who is very good at developing players and people. Ex-player Jarlen Mong in a letter to BT: – Horneland is not just a fantastic person. He is a good role model and a guide to a healthy and good masculinity, which is strong and m