RodgerTheDodger said:
The Danish take on opponent Wales (from Berlingske)
https://www.berlingske.dk/em2020/hjulmand-forventer-doedt-loeb-mod-utilregnelige-wales
The un-educated will need google translate.
Google translated…….
It may not sound like the most frightening opponent Denmark will face in the European Championship quarter-finals in Amsterdam on Saturday, but Wales have experienced great progress on the football field in the last handful of years.
The Welsh are also capable of playing in several ways, making them a slightly erratic opponent.
This is what Denmark's national football coach, Kasper Hjulmand, says after he was able to see his team play their way to the knockout match against Wales on Monday night by defeating Russia 4-1 in the Park.
‘Wales are a super opponent. They came a long way at the European Championships last time and they are doing well now. They have skilled players. It's very much a 50-50 match. It will be a super exciting and very equal match. "
“It is a skilled team that is in control of things, and they are very flexible, and just like us, they change around in the systematics and positions. It can be difficult to know exactly what is coming. "
"I think there will be some chess moves back and forth as against Russia, where we also had to push Andreas Christensen up in midfield after a slightly bad start," says Kasper Hjulmand.
In 2016, Wales reached the European Championship semi-finals.
The Welsh opened this year's European Championship by playing 1-1 against Switzerland before beating Turkey 2-0, before finishing second in Group A despite a 0-1 defeat to Italy.
Back in 2018, Denmark met the Welsh twice in the Nations League. Here, Denmark first won 2-0 in Aarhus and then won 2-1 in Cardiff.
Midfielder Christian Nørgaard is sure that Denmark will move on if the Danes can perform at the same level as against Russia.
"It will be a difficult match, but if we come out with the same energy and attitude, I believe we can make another good result," he said.
Denmark is number ten on the world rankings, with Wales in 17th place. Ten years ago, the Welsh were down as number 117 in the world.
Kasper Schmeichel sees the possibility that Denmark can reach far after finally gaining European Championship momentum.
“After the last 10-12 days, it's really nice to be on. So much has happened, so now the European Championships are starting in earnest for us. We have a fantastic chance to get a really good tournament on top of a very difficult start, "says the goalkeeper.
