BASEL (Ekstra Bladet): the Atmosphere was really nice, since Åge Hareide along with Simon Kjær and Kasper Schmeichel lined up for the last press conference at St. Jakob-Park before the evening’s kvalgyser against Switzerland.
Right up until the national coach was asked to respond to the criticism, as Ekstra fodboldekspert, Stig Tøfting, dished up with Sunday, when he called greece, and the shoal of 25 matches without defeat for the ’pure Brian Nielsen’ with reference to the quality of Denmark’s opponents.
and Then smoke the corners of the mouth to the south, and the Norwegian could not hide that anger was simmering under the surface.
– We have just met with both WORLD cup finalists, who must be the strongest team in the world. But if people are so stupid that they can’t see it, then they should not write anything. It is really stupid, thundered Hareide, while the local swiss marveled at the Danish ordkrig.
They had, of course, not read Tøftings column, where ’the lawn Mower’ shot with the focus.
– OK, Germany’s reserves, France with handbrake and Croatia are of course also on the list, but I think we are in the Super-Brian-department. And for that, it should not be a lie, so is the next friendly match in October against Luxembourg.
– Put on the tip, so I would also rather see boksebamsen than the current Danish national team, he wrote.
A criticism, not at all pouncing on Åge Hareide.
– We play against weak teams, and we play against strong teams. Most teams we encounter in the categories of qualifications, finals, and Nation’s League. We can’t even choose which team we play against. It is strange, if one does not know, he explained, and continued.
And every time we win, so we can say that we have defeated a weaker team. Now we meet Switzerland, who is number eight in the world and is the top team in Europe. It is not a weak team. It is a really good team. But now we need to see, sounded afskedssalutten.
Photo: Olivia Loftlund
at Home in Denmark takes Stig Tøfting landstrænerens counterattack in stride.
– He is his good right to call me stupid. It is a man who does not want to play friendlies, and who think that Christian Eriksen is better than Michael Laudrup. More I have no to say to that, sounds from Stig Tøfting, as you do not intend to put the lid on its positions in the future.
So maybe it’s not the last time that Denmark’s national coach and Ekstra fierce fodboldvagthund cross verbal blades.
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