Ryan Giggs admitted his young side were out on their feet as Christian Eriksen showed no mercy in condemning Wales to defeat. Denmark may have had only 72 hours together after their bitter fallout with their FA but the Tottenham midfielder needed only 90 minutes to outshine Gareth Bale.
Wales’s 4-1 destruction of Ireland on Thursday seemed like a distant memory as they felt the pace against their fresher opponents. A first-half goal against the run of play continued Eriksen’s hot streak for his country before he fired home from the spot to take his scoring run to 15 goals in his last 18 matches.
“Physically, with the quick turnaround, we found it difficult against a very good team,” said Giggs. “For the young players it’s a learning curve. I tried to freshen it up after the highs of Thursday but it’s not easy. We got plaudits on Thursday but now we have to answer questions. When you give Eriksen that space on the edge of the box you are in trouble. We kept him quiet but he has quality and makes the right decision and the right execution.”
The Nations League chaos looked to have subsided after Denmark’s players agreed a temporary agreement with the Danish Football Association after a team made of internet football freestylers, lower league players and futsalers went down fighting in a 3-0 defeat in Slovakia last Wednesday.
But Wales were hit by travel chaos and arrived in Denmark’s second city only after midnight on Saturday as their plane had been grounded due to technical problems.
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