06/24/2024 at 12:05
CEST
Still hungover from the great game against England by Morten Hjulmand, the new sensation of Denmark, the team led by Kasper Hjulmand will risk his presence in the round of 16 of the Euro Cup before the fighting and surviving Serbiastill alive thanks to a miraculous header on the horn by Luka Jovic against Slovenia with which he maintains some pulse and hopes of continuing in the competition.
Without a doubt, Hjulmand (the Sporting Lisbon player, not the Danish coach), is the trendy name in Denmark. His performance against England, with an exceptional performance that he crowned with a great goal that gave his team its second point of the tournament, has not gone unnoticed.. He has emerged as a perfect complement to the veteran Christian Eriksen and the tireless Pierre-Emile Hojberg. The three form a more than respectable middle zone with which Denmark could go far.
But it is Hjulmand who received almost all the praise after the draw with England (1-1). In his debut against Slovenia he already offered details of his quality, but his participation in the British team, surely in the ‘top 5’ of the best in the Euro Cup, brought his figure closer to the media spotlight . In a single second, the one who took time to arm his right leg to beat Jordan Pickford with a powerful and plastic shot from 35 meters, He attracted all the attention of those who did not yet know the brilliant Sporting de Portugal midfielder.
SERBIA, TRAP RIVAL
Denmark will not have it easy at all. Their rival, Serbia, is very dangerous. Although he only adds one point thanks to the header of Jovic that avoided a more than likely elimination, has category and top-level players who remain “asleep” in the Euro Cup. Dusan Vlahovic, Aleksandar Mitrovic or Sergej Milinkovic-Savic They live infected by the anarchy of the Balkan team, with a poorly defined but very combative style.
Furthermore, since they arrived in Germany, controversies seem to follow them. The first, as a result of some chants from the Croatian and Albanian fans during the clash between both teams and in which an unacceptable “death to the Serbian” could be heard.and. The Serbian federation reacted by asking UEFA to sanction Croatia and Albania and threatened to abandon the European Championship if they did not receive it.
And after the defeat against England, Dusan Tadic, a substitute in that match, publicly charged against his coach, Dragan Stojkovic: “I am the leader and the captain and the best player on this team. I should have played the full 90 minutes. “It would have been different if I had been on the grass from the beginning,” said the Fenerbahce player.
