Fulham ace urges Denmark to tighten up defensively ahead of vital Wales clash

[p]In five of the recent 15 matches, the Danes fell behind within the first fifteen minutes and consequently, made things far too difficult for themselves against opponents such as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/belarus/lhXEH2VT/"]Belarus[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/scotland/fZRU25WH/"]Scotland[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/czech-republic/6LHwBDGU/"]the Czech Republic[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/norway/8rP6JO0H/"]Norway[/a], and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/portugal/WvJrjFVN/"]Portugal[/a].[/p][p]Unfortunately, the 2–4 defeat to the latter suggests a pattern.[/p][p][b]"Portugal's first goal was reminiscent of Norway's first goal, and it really annoys me that we’re conceding goals like that. It’s an error that’s easily avoidable," [/b]says [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/andersen-joachim/AmMLTTJU/"]Joachim Andersen[/a] in reference to Portugal's opening goal after Denmark lost possession just outside their own penalty area to bt.dk[/p][p]"You just have to kick the ball the hell away instead of trying to play it out two or three times."[/p][embed guid="05e0b26f-3b63-4afb-ba72-8cf23de64db0" url="https://x.com/BBCSportWales/status/2106083542027383060" social-type="twitter" /][p]That is why the Premier League player is calling for something specific from the national team.[/p][p]"We could be a bit smarter at times about committing fouls higher up the pitch. Be a bit more cynical," he says.[/p][p][b]"We have to be willing to take a yellow card now and then. When you're playing man-to-man, you don't always win your duels. So you have to commit a foul to allow the team to drop back and regroup."[/b][/p][p]Denmark fell behind after 13 minutes against Portugal managed to restore parity ten minutes later. However, only two minutes later Denmark conceded once again.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/denmark-0KUdxQVi/wales-YcUP0Nqp/?mid=fLue94hm"]Denmark will face Wales[/a] in Cardiff on Sunday at 20.45 CET.[/p]