STOCKHOLM : Norway international Julie Blakstad is hoping to cap her loan spell at Swedish side BK Hacken from Manchester City with a cup-winners medal on Tuesday before hopefully playing a key role for her country at the upcoming Women's World Cup. Confined to the bench for most of the season at City, th
STOCKHOLM : Norway international Julie Blakstad is hoping to cap her loan spell at Swedish side BK Hacken from Manchester City with a cup-winners medal on Tuesday before hopefully playing a key role for her country at the upcoming Women's World Cup.
"It's definitely going to be a big thing for me and something I want to be part of, to help the team and win the trophy." "Training is really good at City, but at the same time I feel as a young player you need to play. To gain confidence, it's important that you get time playing in games as well." "It's a new team now, with new coaches, and I think the group really want revenge," she explains."I also think that we might be considered underdogs, which is a good place to be, I think, because there's not so much pressure on us."
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