O’NEILL’S BASHING FOR DANES
Wales without star duo but Giggs wants them to excite him...and the fans
IRELAND boss Martin O’Neill claims Denmark are in no position to brand his Boys in Green ‘primitive’.
Danish midfielder Thomas Delaney delivered that brutal assessment in the wake of Saturday’s 0-0 draw in Dublin.
Previously, the Borussia Dortmund star likened playing Ireland to “trying to open a tin of beans with your hands”.
But O’Neill has hit back, insisting the Danes should take a closer look at their own tactics, especially when Christian Eriksen is
P W D Denmark 2 1 1 Wales 2 1 0 Rep of Ire2 0 1
L 0 1 1
F A 2 0 4 3 1 4
Pts 4 3 1 absent. He said: “It’s not that long ago that Denmark were considered primitive with a world-class player – and they can play that way.
“They’re a strong, physical side and if you asked teams around Europe about Denmark, they would say ‘Eriksen is world class, Delaney is top qualify and Sisto too’. But they can dish it out.”