V&aring;lerenga midfielder Christian Grindheim has praised Nigeria international Fegor Ogude for his combativeness and work rate.<br /><br />Against Sogndal on Sunday, Vif were losing control of the midfield until manager <span style="">Kjetil Rekdal introduced hard-man Fegor Ogude.<br /><br />''It was better when we put on the 4-3-3, we got more behind the ball. And Fegor is a beast as it hurts to face, so he will not come down,'' </span><span style="">Christian Grindheim was quoted as saying by <i>aftenposten.no</i>.<br /><br />Further describing Fegor Ogude, the experienced Norway international midfielder said: ''</span><span style=""><span style="">I got a hard tackle on the first exercise, after that I stayed away from him.''<br /><br />Fegor Ogude missed close to a month of </span></span><span style=""><span style="">V&aring;lerenga's pre - season training due to commitments with the Nigeria national team. The tie against </span></span><span style=""><span style="">Sogndal was his first game of the season.</span><br /><br /></span>