Club: Blackburn Rovers
Number:
2
Position:
*CB, SB
Nationality: Norwegian
Age 25-26
(10/06/1969
)
Era: 1994/1995
Foot: R
Height: 184 cm
Weight: 76 kg (?)
Attack: 69
Defence: 86
Balance: 83
Stamina: 84
Top Speed: 79
Acceleration: 78
Response: 85
Agility: 76
Dribble Accuracy: 70
Dribble Speed: 73
Short Pass Accuracy: 76
Short Pass Speed: 78
Long Pass Accuracy: 81
Long Pass Speed: 78
Shot Accuracy: 65
Shot Power: 78
Shot Technique: 65
Free Kick Accuracy: 69
Curling: 70
Header: 78
Jump: 80
Technique: 73
Aggression: 69
Mentality/Tenacity: 82
Goalkeeper Skills: 50
Team Work: 83
Injury Tolerance: B
Form/Condition/Fitness: 6
Weak Foot Accuracy: 4
Weak Foot Frequency: 4
Consistency: 7
SPECIAL ABILITIES:
*Sliding
*Covering
INFO:
Henning Berg's career took off in Norway's match at Wembley in 1992 or 1993, I can't remember which year
He kept England's left side quiet as a RB and after the game he was picked up by Blackburn. At the time Walker was heavily involved in the team, and they had a solid foundation for their success later on. David May and hard man Colin Hendry (Scotland's Terry Butcher) made up the central defence so Henning had to settle for the RB slot. And he did that very effectively, culminating with a title in 95.
As a Utd supporter I always hated watching the games vs Blackburn. Although Berg didn't have any extreme physical qualities, he was such an astute reader of the game that he mostly made up for his lack of pace by anticipating his opponent's moves. That was always the case when he came upon Giggs. At the time Giggs was at his best, his combination of pace and skill was unparalleled in the league, but Henning always countered it with standing off and forcing Giggs to make his move. Only to later block him.
He was very much a success at Blackburn and at the NT team too. Berg and Ronny Johnsen complemented each other perfectly, Henning would anticipate the opponent's moves and Johnsen with his pace would lap up the rest, making the partnership one of the better in Europe's NTs.
Utd had an eye on him in the late 80's and he even trained with them, but due to his lack of caps didn't get a work permit (things have changed I guess). SAF finally got him in 1997 for a record of 5 million £, the highest transfer fee for a defender at the time. His injuries had robbed him of a bit of pace though, and he wasn't as impressive as with Blackburn. He did win the treble and a lot of other titles, but Johnsen was the preferred choice mostly and he had to play second fiddle to his fellow noggie.
