Glasgow, Scotland – Na Friday 5th September, Scotland go start their World Cup qualifying campaign, and wetin be beta way to start am than to face Denmark for Parken stadium? This match get plenty eye dey follow as Steve Clarke, the team manager, don talk say e dey sure say im players deserve dis opportunity to represent dem country.
Clarke dey swear say wetin matter pass na how the players don perform since he take over. ‘Dem don give everytin for last six years and dem deserve to go World Cup,’ e yan dem. Dat na true talk oh! But no be only to deserve am o, dem also need to put in work.
Dis match dey come as dem don prepare for two other matches – Belarus and Greece. Dem dey try to qualify for the finals for di first time since 1998, and na di players and di fans dey drive dem go forward (kinda like that one uncle wey always dey push you to dance during family gathering).
As dem dey enter the park, Clarke go miss two full-backs—Kieran Tierney and Anthony Ralston, wey no fit join dem again. Na Josh Doig go take dem spot. E be like say injuries dey hunt dem before dem even start the matches. No wahala, we dey chop am like that.
On the other hand, Denmark manager Brian Riemer dey lead im team wey get strong reputation. Riemer dey talk say dem ready to dominate ball but still go respect Scotland. ‘E go be hot game sha!’, Riemer don yan. Na im say dem no dey underestimate Scotland, cos as dem no take time, e fit turn pepper soup for dem.
Scotland captain Andy Robertson don talk say him pick two things wey dey very important for di match: compactness and good defense. ‘If we defend well, we fit carry di victory home.’ No be small matter oo!
Denmark captain Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg don commend Scotland players too, as he talk say dem be di best Scottish team wey e don face since him start to play. Now dat’s high praise, abi? E be like say dem no dey play mind games at all, everybodi dey come ready to ball.
As we dey prepare for this match, wetin we go talk na just say may di best team win, but we carry our hearts for Scotland. This na big opportunity for dem, and we dey expect say dem go give us beta show. Make we no forget, all eyes go dey on dem at 19:45 BST. Let’s do dis!
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