Euro 2020: 'Denmark is set to make the majority of the Dutch organization fight Wales
Various parties met at the Johan Cruyff Arena where many Danes have spoken to Ajax at length, including Christian Eriksen, who is recovering from a heart attack in Denmark's first game.
Danish coach Kasper Hjulmand relies on his country's long-term relationship with Dutch football and Ajax Amsterdam, in particular, will stay with them when they play Wales in their Euro 2020 match on Saturday.
Various sides meet at the Johan Cruyff Arena where many Danes have spoken to Ajax for a long time, including midfielder Christian Eriksen, who is recovering from a heart attack against Finland in the first match for Denmark.
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Euro 2020: 'Denmark set to make the majority of Dutch organization fight Wales'
Euro 2020: 'Denmark set to make the majority of Dutch organization fight Wales'
Various parties met at the Johan Cruyff Arena where many Danes have spoken to Ajax at length, including Christian Eriksen, who is recovering from a heart attack in Denmark's first game.
By: Reuters |
June 26, 2021 6:09:40 pm
Joakim Maehle of Jenmark recommends scoring their fourth goal with their teammates. (Reuters)
Danish coach Kasper Hjulmand relies on his country's long-term relationship with Dutch football once all is over and Ajax Amsterdam, in particular, will stay with them when they play Wales in their Euro 2020 match on 16 Saturday.
Various sides meet at the Johan Cruyff Arena where many Danes have spoken to Ajax for a long time, including midfielder Christian Eriksen, who is recovering from a heart attack against Finland in the first match for Denmark.
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"In the event that any team outside the frontier means something to Danish football, it is (Ajax). There is a very big association between Amsterdam, the Netherlands and Denmark," Hjulmand told reporters.
"Christian (Eriksen) left home at the age of 16, and this is his next home. And we have (Kasper) Dolberg and (Nicolai) Boilesen - there are countless players who got football in childhood here," he added. .
The Danes beat Wales twice in the UEFA Nations League in 2018, but Hjulmand said those results would mean nothing if the different teams met again.
"Anything but a group that was somewhere else when Denmark last met with them. They were just starting to make some progress. Since then, they have been three years older," Hjulmand explained.
Another player currently in the squad is Gareth Bale, who spent last season playing alongside Danish midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg at Tottenham Hotspur in England.
"In the last ten years, very few people have done what he has done. He has had more than 100 goals for Real Madrid. He is a class player, an incredible person. He is probably the best player in the world," Hojbjerg told reporters.
"I wish her well though, not tomorrow!" add.
Hojbjerg does not agree with Bale that Wales is a black horse on Saturday, and goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel said he and Danes are not looking down on them.
"If you know anything about football, you can see that the next game is very important. We are not thinking about that game after the next one," Hojbjerg said.
Hjulmand accepted that his side had now fully recovered from Eriksen's assassination. "We have won a terrific meeting and we can see that we can be counted - w
