In each edition of United Women’s matchday programme, a player takes on the ‘Lucky Seven’ interview by randomly picking boxes that contain offbeat questions.
Over to you, Elisabeth Terland…
Q1: Did you have a childhood nickname?
“No, I didn’t have a nickname – ‘Teri’ is definitely new since I came to England. As a kid in Norway, people just called me by my name – which is a long one! So never Liz or Lizzie, or anything. I’ve always been Elisabeth, even when I started playing football there. Maybe it’s a British thing to shorten names, but I’m happy to have become Teri, yeah!”
“Just believe that everything is possible. If I was to speak to a 10-year-old me, that’s what I’d say.”
“I really like to explore new places, different places, but I love Italy and I really love Florence. I’ve been there a few times now and if I had to pick one place for this question, that would be it. I’ve been to Florence three times now, either with football or just for a holiday.”
Q3: What’s a film you have seen over 10 times?
“I’ll be honest, I’m very bad when it comes to films! I can tell you one I’ve seen – the new Karate Kid one [Karate Kid: Legends] – but one I’ve seen more than 10 times? No! I’m sorry, I’m so bad! A karate film is all I have!”
Q4: What’s the last TV series you watched that you’d recommend to a friend?
“And now a TV question after the film one! [laughs] I literally don’t watch TV. I watch like, the Norwegian news. Does that count? I’m not sure the Norwegian news is much of a recommendation though... is it?”
Q5: What’s the best bit of advice you would give to a young footballer?
“Just believe that everything is possible. If I was to speak to a 10-year-old me, that’s what I’d say. Back then I was just playing to become better, rather than to hopefully join one of the world’s best clubs one day. So it wasn’t proper serious but at the same time it’s important to believe in yourself that you can be good enough.”
“No, I didn’t have a [childhood] nickname – ‘Teri’ is definitely new since I came to England. As a kid in Norway, people just called me by my name – which is a long one!”
Q6: What’s the one app on your phone you use the most?
“FaceTime. I talk on the phone all the time, and it’s nice to see the faces of people who I don’t get to see in person, with me living in England. I’m a big fan of the video calls.”
Q7: Where is the most unlikely place you’ve been recognised?
“It’s happened a few times but I remember I was on holiday once, on a small Greek island. For someone to actually be there and know about women’s football... there were so few people there that you don’t really expect to meet anyone who knows who you are! It was an English fan, who I think must have supported United! It was unexpected, but nice.”