Omo, football don sabi bring serious wahala as Denmark dey prepare to face Greece for their World Cup qualifier wey go happen for Parken Stadium on Sunday evening. Nigeria fit take notes, this match no be child play oh! Coach Brian Riemer don yarn say dem go need to respect Greece because dem dey like ‘wounded animal’ after dem don dey struggle for form lately.
Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, the captain wey gree waka collect yellow card for the last match against Belarus, go chill for house as dem don suspend am. Coach Riemer don call Morten Frendrup from Genoa to step in. Na wetin we go call ’emergency plan’ be this! Riemer no strong pangolo; im sabi say dem fit find solution plenty, even if dem no get their captain. (You fit bet say dem go miss Hojbjerg join dem jollof!)
Riemer still talk say dem fit handle the match well, as dem already dey chop well for their qualifying campaign. Dem gree open fire for their first match with 5-1 win, but na the second match wey dem fall enter pot of hot soup when dem lose 0-3. So, as dem waka enter this match, dem know say dem gatz win every match to keep their World Cup dream alive. Pressure dey on dem, no doubt.
For the other side, Greece no fit laugh because dem also dey jostle for reflection after dem taste defeat too much recently. Dem need this win as dem dey fight for their life in this qualifier – no be joke at all. Riemer don dey try to study Greece’ approach, as dem sabi counter-attack well when dem play away. All eyes go dey on how dem go perform on top this challenge.
Midfielder Norgaard don align with coach Riemer’s thoughts, say e no fit underestimate the Greeks at all. Dem go come dey play to win, but Denmark gatz maintain their game plan and not lose focus. (Make I no lie, all of us know say if dem gree play anyhow, na wah go dey for dem!)
The match dey set to start by 20:45 CET; so, make we keep our fingers crossed and see if Denmark go fit enter field dey do di magic wey dem need. Fans dey ready to turn up and cheer dem, but we go see if dem go deliver na! Every goal counts, so dem no fit slack.
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