Thomassen is a very versatile player with great conditioning, decent technique and above average tempo/pace. He is a very enthusiastic player, a real work-horse, and does not easily get passed. Thomassen also used to be a central midfielder, but was retrained as a left fullback a couple of years ago. He is very left-footed, and does take a lot of our set pieces. However, there's room for improvement in that area.

I lived in the US this summer, and the quality of MLS disappointed me. One of the matches I saw was San Jose Earthquakes versus LA Galaxy. The latter is supposed to be the best team, but it was lackluster, poor performance with low tempo and awful passing quality. I believe that Thomassen will have no problems adapting to your league. With that being said, the matches I saw were played during midsummer, and the temperature was around 95 Fahrenheit, which might have affected the quality.

Another player you might know - Jan Gunnar Solli - was just an average plus player here in Norway, and not really a star. Thomassen is one of the better fullbacks in the league and plays for our U23 national team without being a star player or a huge profile.

Oh, and Google translate isn't necessary. Most Norwegians are fluent in English.. :)

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