DUBLIN (Ekstra Bladet): Åge Hareide smiles friendly and respond politely to questions, but he reveals certainly not too much at the final press conference ahead of Denmark skæbnekamp against Ireland in Dublin.
Denmark is to just use one point, but the irish need to win to qualify directly for the european championship finals next summer. Winner of Denmark confrontation, ends Åge Hareides troops at the same time, on the first place in the group.
And it means that Denmark, with security being seeded in the second layer in contrast to the tie, and probably a second, which means seeding in the third seedningslag.
Åge Hareide has throughout the run-up established that the showdown against Ireland is the top priority. Therefore, there will be changes from the team he sent on the pitch against Gibraltar to the personnel that meet Mick McCarthye selected.
– All of my players say that they don’t want to play against Ireland. It tells something about the respect we have for them, says Åge Hareide, who has not lost the five matches, he has met the irish the past two years.
– I do not think Ireland is doing something about in relation to what we have seen. We take also the fight an in the same way, although we can live with one point. We would like to win the group and go after the victory, says the Danish national coach.
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Hareide is secretive with how the cards should be mixed. The only information he had at the press conference is that all 23 players are ready.
But it could well draw up to five substitutions compared to the 6-0 victory against Gibraltar.
For Hareide rates, of course, on the physics against the irish, there is duelstærke and always plays with the muscles.
Check on the team can Henrik Dalsgaard, Andreas Christensen, Pierre Emile Højbjerg, Yussuf Poulsen and Andreas Cornelius to come.
It will say that Daniel Wass, Lasse Schöne, Robert Forest, Mathias Zanka Jørgensen and Christian Gytkjær smoking out.
The most interesting question is whether l. changes in its key defense. The latest battles in the year has Andreas Christensen has been the permanent companion for Simon Kjær. However, got Mathias Zanka Jørgensen playing on Friday against Gibraltar.
It could indicate the following Danish starting formation:
Kasper Schmeichel – Henrik Dalsgaard, Simon Kjær, Andreas Christensen, Jens Skims Larsen – Pierre Emile Højbjerg, Thomas Delaney – Yussuf Poulsen, Christian Eriksen, Martin Braithwaite – Andreas Cornelius.
With formstærke Andreas Cornelius from the start, has Denmark with the safety of a player, which matches Ireland’s strongest air force – Shane Duffy.
Ireland (4-3-3):
Randolph – Dothery, Duffy, Egan, Stevens – Hourihane, Whelan, Hendrick – Brady, McGoldrick, McClean
Denmark (4-2-3-1):
Schmeichel – Dalsgaard, Kjaer, Christensen, Strokes Larsen – Højbjerg, a Non – Poulsen, Eriksen, Braithwaite – Cornelius
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