Dean Saunders’ Wales v Denmark preview: Wales’ team spirit could silence the Danes

Our Matchday Squad journalist will be covering Wales throughout Euro 2020

As a Wales fan, I have to be honest and say I’d rather we were facing Finland or Russia in the last 16, as Denmark have recovered brilliantly from the terrible events of their first game, and you can see how what happened to Christian Eriksen has really galvanised them. 

The Danes also have the advantage of having fans in Amsterdam, whereas the Welsh fans will be absent, but Robert Page can use that to his advantage, as just another example of how the odds are stacked against us, and that can motivate the lads.

As for Wales, Kieffer Moore will return to the starting line-up, and that gives us an added dimension, as he can hold the ball up for Dan James, Gareth Bale and Aaron Ramsey to run onto. Joe Allen and Joe Morrell are the engine room of the team, but what I love about this side is that the ‘superstars’ – Bale, Ramsey – work as hard as anyone, and that lifts the whole team.

Even without Eriksen, Denmark are a classy side, but with our team spirit, and Moore hopefully getting chances from the pace of James and Bale, if we can silence the Danish supporters as we did against Turkey in Baku, I believe we can steamroller them, and a 3-1 Wales victory is not impossible.

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