HERNING, denmark (Ekstra Bladet): Even if Saudi Arabia looks like the weakest team at the WORLD cup, and even though Nikolaj Jacobsen only make 15 man for tonight’s match, which is not taken lightly on things.
At the training session on Sunday evening in the Box were drilled in multiple systems, which must be taken in the use against the arab håndboldsheiker, which has been læsterlige playing in the team’s first two matches.
most Recently, the saudis run over by Norway, which almost exclusively played with the b-chain.
Nikolaj Jacobsen does not with a full squad on the 16 man to fight against Saudi-Arabia. It is due to the Casper U. Mortensen got a tap on the knee in the match against Tunisia. He therefore faces today.
But despite a reduced squad tells the national coach to the Danish team will come out to fight at full blast and with the same expression as in opgørene against Chile and Tunisia.
– We owe it to the 15,000 spectators that come in the Box, a good experience. I promise, we will do everything.
– the Support means a lot to us, and we will not disappoint, even though the battle so far is free for us. Understood in the way that Saudi Arabia is hardly going beyond, to mellemrunden, says Nikolaj Jacobsen.
The initial group consists of six teams, and of these the three best on to mellemrunden. The teams, which goes on, they get points that they have earned in the matches.
This means that, for example, Denmark maximum can get four points with mellemrunden.
Therefore, Nikolaj Jacobsen calling the fight against the saudis for a free game. It does not mean, however, that there will be taken light on things.
– But we will try some things. I can play with three right-handed are usually two main types, and I can also play seven against six. There are several options. We will also see some new constellations in the defense.
– We would also like to play wide, so I reckon that Morten Olsen and Nikolaj Markussen gets some playing time, and then I can maybe save Mikkel Hansen and Rasmus Lauge a bit. We should think that there is already a new battle in the morning against Austria, says Nikolaj Jacobsen.
