Christian Eriksen came under fire after Denmarks late defeat to Portugal. Boss Morten Olsen blames the Spurs star for not doing enough for the Danish side. 

Eriksen has impressed everyone since leaving Ajax Amsterdam for Tottenham Hotspur and the English capital. In Holland, he was one of the best players, and he has managed to keep the same standard in England. However, it seems that Eriksen leaves behind the great form in his club when he joins Denmark for international duty. 

Denmark boss Olsen slammed Eriksen for Denmarks late defeat to Portugal by saying:

And Morten Olsen is right. Christian Eriksen has not impressed for the Denmark team for a long time. The Danish fans have only seen five goals in 48 matches from Eriksen; not impressing for an attack-minded player. However, Olsen has used Eriksen on both wings as well, and when it comes to it, the talent is best as an attacking midfield. 

Furthermore, Eriksen is not allowed the same freedom on the Denmark side as he is in Spurs where he has a more free role. After playing the same 4-2-3-1 formation for a decade, Olsen changed it to a 4-4-2 for the Portugal match. None the less did it help; Eriksen was still locked and not given the freedom he needs to perform as he does for his club in England.  

But is Olsen right to blame Eriksen for his poor display? Partly. As Olsen said on today's press conference: 

But, Olsen needs to realise that Eriksen has to get a more free role if he is to perform at the same level as in Tottenham. Until then, the Danish fans will only see half of what the Spurs star is capable of. 

Group I Round 3

Telia Parken

14-10-2014 @ 19.45 BST

“It has been exciting, both when it was just Herfølge and now when it is HB Køge and the focus is on youth talents. It has been good to play in HB Køge as a youth player and there is a good set-up here," Arrocha says about his youth years in Køge. 

“I achieved to make it to the youth national teams, and to get my debut on the 1. Division team. I have found out that I want to become a professional football player and the club has helped me on the way.”

“I see myself as a center back and I prefer to play in the center defends, but I can play on both backs, as well. However, at the moment I am playing where the manager wants me to play and then I might get more regular position as I make my way into the starting line-up," the all-around defensive player says.

“HB Køge is an interesting club because they are willing to give young players a chance, but also because it is a window towards bigger leagues," the talent says.

“HB Køge means a lot to me, but of course I want to try something bigger, but I’m only 19-years old so I am not thinking about the future somewhere else," Arrocha ends the interview.

We are ready with the new Friday Five where we take a look back on five things we find worth remembering each week.

Manchester City battled last year's FA Cup final defeat after trailing by one at the break, winning 3-1 in the Capital One Cup. A well organised Sunderland side was brought in front by Fabio Borini, and Manchester City were deservedly trailing behind at the break. However, Pellegrini must have spoken with big words in the break as Yaya Toure and Samir Nasri put City in front with two goals less than a minute apart, before Jesus Navas ended the match with a goal in the 90th minute. Manchester City takes the first trophy of the season still being in play for the Premier League win. It is worth mentioning that none of the 14 Manchester City players in the final were English.

When it emerged Tuesday that Arsenal had, in fact, triggered Luis Suarez release clause with their January bid, an Arsenal fan started an optimistic petition for Liverpool to hand over the Uruguayan. Arsenal made a bid of £40,000,001 in the January window, but the offer was declined as Liverpool owner John W. Henry denied any release clause. However, on Tuesday he told that there, in fact, had been a release clause but that in today's football,  such things never work anyway. This made the optimistic Arsenal fan demand Liverpool hand over Suarez to the club, apologies to Arsenal and pay a £4,5m compensation. Sign up here!

A new Schmeichel entered the scene of international football when Kasper, son of Peter Schmeichel was the best man for Denmark against England on Wednesday. The 27-year old goalkeeper stole the show from the English national team, and kept them away from the goal until the last part of the match where he was without a chance when Sturridge headed the ball in the net. The Leicester-keeper has been praised for his performance in the British papers on Thursday and with his performance on Wednesday he is putting pressure on Stephan Andersen to become the first choice for the Danish national team. A transfer to the Premier League could help him on the way.

Neymar showed that he is more than a well paid footballer when a 7-year old South African boy ran into the pitch during the match between South Africa and Brazil.

Nike revealed their new knitted boots ahead of the summers World Cup. The boot is called Magista and will, according to Nike, be a game-changer. The knitted boot will fit around your foot like a glove, and is designed to bring your foot closer to the ball for enhanced control. In fact, Nike claims that "no other boot will get your foot this close to the ball". How many England players will be wearing this boot this summer?

England v Denmark

International Friendly

Wembley 

05-03-2014 @ 20.00 UK

How are the the two teams form?

England have lost their last two matches at Wembley - 0-1 to Germany and 0-2 to Chile - but as on Wednesday those two matches were friendlies. As Roy Hodgson is preparing for the World Cup we might see an alternative starting line-up against Denmark, why the earlier results does't matter. 

Denmark won 3-2 by a hattrick of Martin Jørgensen last time they visited Wembley, back in 2003. Since then, Denmark and England have played twice with a win to each side. 4-1 to Denmark in 2005 and 2-0 to England in 2011. 

What are the probable line-ups?

While England is preparing for the World Cup, Morten Olsen is trying out new players for the EURO 2016 qualifications, why we might see alternative line-ups from both sides.

Hart

Shaw - Cahill - Smalling - Johnson

Carrick - Gerrard

Wilshere - Rooney - Oxlade-Chamberlain

Sturridge

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Bendtner

Olsen - Eriksen - Krohn-Dehli

Kvist - Zimling

Ankersen - Kjær - Agger - Jacobsen

Andersen

What to expect from this match?

The last four matches between the two nations have resulted in two wins and eight goals to each side. It is, therefore, hard to predict how this match will go, but on paper England are favorites. In fact, Denmark has not less than 11 Danish Superliga players in the squad compared to the English with only one player not playing in the Premier League. That said, Denmark has surprised against England before and will give it a go on Wembley, especially because a number of players are trying to convince Morten Olsen that they should be a part of the future Danish team. The same goes for England where every player will be battling for a place in the World Cup squad. I expect to see a lot of substitutes during the match, which might affect the flow of the match, but it should still be a very good performance. 

What are the odds?

Totesport has England as favorites with a 4/6 bet while youwin only gives a 11/2 on Denmark to win at Wembley. 

While Roy Hodgson has announced a 30 men squad for the friendly in March, the Danish manager has settled with 22. Among the 22 players, 11 may be unknown for the English fans as they normally play in the Danish Superliga. However, no need to worry; Lord Bendtner is ready for Wembley.

Former Charlton goalkeeper Stephan Andersen and Leicester keeper Kasper Schmeichel has been selected for the match along with FC Midtjylland's Jonas Lössl. 

In the defends Denmark has Andreas Bjelland, Liverpool's Daniel Agger, former Everton back Lars Jacobsen as well as Midtjylland's Jesper Juelsgaard, Esbjerg's Peter Ankersen and finally Simon Kjær of Lille.  

The biggest name on the Danish midfield is Christian Eriksen and he will be accompanied by either experienced Mainz midfielder Niki Zimling and Fulham loanee William Kvist. The other midfielders for the match are Casper Sloth and Danny Olsen, both AGF, Kasper Kusk, Aalborg BK, Thomas Delaney of FC Copenhagen, Thomas Kahlenberg, Brøndby, Emil Larsen of Odense and Martin Braithwaite of Toulouse and Michael Krohn-Dehli of Celta Vigo.

In the attack former Celtic striker Morten Duncan Rasmussen will battle with Nicklas Bendtner for a place in the starting line up. 

The match is played on the 5th of March.

Rio Ferdinand and John Terry have played their last England match, and now it seems as Ashley Cole is joining the Ex-international. Can Luke Shaw get his first World Cup?

The veterans are ruled out one by one. First Rio Ferdinand was out; then Roy Hodgson announced that John Terry was a part of the past and with Ashley Coles lack of playing time in Chelsea, he looks to be the next to be sacked by England manager. 

The 33-year old defender have not started a Premier League match since 11 January and is being linked with a move away in the summer. César Azpilicueta is the favorite for José Mourinho, and he is not ready to give Cole a chance even though it can cost the defender his World Cup place:

Cole's 106 caps for England are being challenged by Everton's Leighton Baines who has been around the squad for a couple of years now. However, two other players are also pressuring Hodgson for a place in the World Cup squad; Arsenal's Kieran Gibbs and Southampton's Luke Shaw. 

While Gibbs is battling with Nacho Monreal for a place in the Arsenal starting line up, Luke Shaw has played 23 matches for Southampton this season, and is considered as one of the greatest England talents for years. The 18-year old are a future prospect for the England side, and will sooner of later earn his spot on the team. 

Leighton Baines are in front of the two younger defenders when it comes to starting for England against Denmark on the 5th of March as well as for the World Cup. However, either Shaw or Gibbs will probably replace the 33-year old Cole in the squad, with the first most likely to be called up. The new England is beginning to take shape.

"I aim to get closer to playing for the Superliga squad, and after the summer to fight for a place among the starting eleven. Until then there is nothing else to do than to do my best at every training both with the U19 as well as the Superliga squad  - and play well in our matches during spring," the talent says.

"When you come to a club as Brøndby IF, you play with the best youth players in Denmark, which means there is competition on all positions of the team. You have to perform your best at training to get on the match sheet for every match."

"It's great that they keep an eye on me, no doubt about it, but it is not something I think about, the talent says."

"Since I was a child, I've been dreaming of becoming a professional football player. The first step comes this summer where I will be playing for Brøndby, one of the greatest clubs in Denmark. From there, the next step will be to have a break through and then move to one of the biggest leagues in the world."

"If I could chose myself, I would play for a top club in the Premier League, the Bundesliga or the Premiere Division in Spain", the talent ends the interview.

After three years playing with his brother Lee, Marc Rochester Sørensen took the next step with a transfer to the Danish Superliga club FC Vestsjælland. This week we keep an eye on the talented attacking player.

"We complement each other; for example we talk a lot about how we can improve and do better for the team. On the pitch,  we find eachother easier and know what each of us are going to do next because we are brothers. It was a great advantage when we played together," Rochester Sørensen says.

“It was a great experience. When I came to HB Køge, I would never have thought I would play Superliga and 1. Division so soon, but when it happened it was very teaching and developing for me both mentally and as a footballer.

“I needed some new challenges, and I thought FC Vestsjælland sounded interesting. When I talked with the director, Gert [Hansen], he told me about the visions and ambitions. Furthermore, it was a great possibility for a young player as me to play in the Superliga," the striker says.

“It would be so cool to play with Lee again and have him close to me, so it would be great if he could find his way to me again.”

“In many aspects,  we are much alike, but we are also very different. Lee is the more aggressive player and is a bit more verbal where as I am more the silent type that let’s my feet do the talking.”

“It’s a challenge to compete with players who have played on a higher level, but also great to play with players who knows the game and have been a part of it for many years. It is a positive challenge, but I can also use them off the pitch and use their advices," the talent says.

“There have been some fight in the living room, and it have not always been pretty to watch.

“But, I can’t say much when we are at the position as we are now, but I look back on the years when we always won," the Rochester ends.

"We managed to get to Denmark, where there was no war. We then moved to Skive for the first seven years, and then moved to Herning. As far as I know my family is happy to be in Denmark where there is a great system and things are just better," Sisto says and thinks back on his time in the small club Tjørring IF:

"Generally, I was happy in Tjørring, and I knew almost everybody, both the players and their parents and I lived closed to the club. I was always happy at the club and loved to play football, so I remember it as a fantastic period."

"You learn how it is to be in professional football in Denmark, and the way they [FC Midtjylland Academy] work with the players already from U15, helps the players to develop, and it also this that have helped me make my breakthrough in the senior squad," Sisto says.

"I was extremely happy to receive the prize, and I am not trying to cover that it was a target for me, even though I did not tell many about my plan. It tells where you stand among the other talents at the academy, and obviously I want to be one of the best, and by winning the trophy it shows that I have worked hard to become one of the best," the award winning talent says.

"Because of injuries earlier in the season, we couldn’t give him the breaks that are natural for a young player. We can do that now. It is no problem for him as he knows he shouldn’t say yes to everything so there will be created a hype about him," Riddersholm says and describes his player:

"He is a specialist in the way we like to develop our wings with some quick feet with the ball, good acceleration and good dribbling skills, as well. He is a player that we believe has a high potential, and a crowd favourite because they never know what will happen when he is on the ball.

"There is no doubt that he is a player that other clubs are keeping an eye on, and when he has developed, I am sure he will appeal to many leagues," Riddersholm says.

"I think we have a chance of winning it as we have a good team player by player, and we have proven both for the manager and for the club as well as everyone else that this squad can go far.

"But the season is long, and the competition is hard, so we just keep looking at ourselves and keep developing," Sisto says.

He was nicknamed 'Hulk' because of his superior physics as an U15-player, and is considered to be one of AGF Aarhus' greatest talents ever; This week we keep an eye on Marcus 'Hulk' Solberg.

“Well, it is not something that I think about, the most important for me is to be focused on what I need to approve and my development.

“The most important was to work hard, and have a will to win; something I feel I have brought with me and used in AGF. If something hasn’t worked for me, I have just kept going," Hulk says and put words on what he needs to improve:

“As a striker you always need to develop your finish, and your play in and around the box.”

“I look at Søren Larsen, and especially how he works in front of goal when he meets a crossing, so I have learned a lot from him during training.

“He is good to give some tips on the training ground, as well as outside the pitch. I have been injured for a while, and he has been through the same," Solberg says.

“It is always great with the national team, and it is a great experience to play with some of the best in the country," Solberg says.

He his family's second generation to play on the best team in Esbjerg, and is sure he will get his breakthrough this season. This week we keep an eye on Casper Nielsen.

“It was a nice experience and very different from what I have tried at home [In Esbjerg]. It was a whole different training culture, but I took it as an experience and it gave me an insight in English football contra Danish," Nielsen says.

“It has gone really fast, from being in the Danish 1. Division to become a top team in the Superliga, and play in Europe. There is beginning to a more competitive environment on the team as the club can now afford to go out and buy players, which they could not before," Nielsen says.

“My chances are good; I started when we played in Parken [Against FC Copenhagen] and got 90 minutes, and I did well. Our first priority was to close down their right side with Christian Bolaños and Lars Jacobsen. Bolaños was substituted, and Lars Jacobsen only had one cross in the match, so it was a success.”

After a season in Sunderland and 9 matches for the 'old lady' in Torino, Bendtner is back in Arsenal and can get his first match since 2011 when the Gunners face West Bromwich Albion tomorrow.

It is a crazy time in the world of football; Gareth Bale is the world's most expensive player, Manchester United is 8th in the Premier League while Arsenal is 1st. Furthermore, Nicklas Bendtner is close to a comeback for the Gunners!

Less than a month ago, the Dane was close to signing with Crystal Palace, but in the dying minutes of the transfer deadline, the deal was turned down. Now, after an entire summer where Wenger have been eager to get rid of the problem child, he was suddenly a part of the squad this weekend and can come in play tomorrow against WBA.

What has happened? Is Arsenal really in such significant injury problems that they have to use the Dane? Most Arsenal fans are not happy with Bendtner being back in the squad and he probably wont be welcomed with open arms. Some might even say that a young player as Serge Gnabry should have the chance instead of Bendtner. However, Wenger has decided to show the bad boy his faith once again, saying that Bendtner has learned from his experiences and will be better. Now, it is time for Bendtner to pay back his manager, and show that he is not just a party-boy but a talented striker. Or, at least a striker.

Jonjo Shelvey became both the hero and the villain in yesterday's match against Liverpool. Has Laudrup ever shown the clip of his former national teammate Jesper Olsen?

Ask a Dane about the World Cup match against Spain in 1986 and most of them will mention Jesper Olsen. The former Manchester United winger helped Spain on their way to a 5-1 victory, serving the ball for the Spanish forward. Take a look 9 seconds into the clip below.

It must have been a deja vu for Laudrup when he saw Jonjo Shelvey serve the ball for two Liverpool goal's yesterday, and perhaps he should show his midfielder the clip from before. Take a look below to see how Shelvey helped his former club to a draw in Wales.

Despite a good career, Jesper Olsen has always been best known for his dreadful pass to a Spanish striker; let's hope that Shelvey will be known for something else than these two passes.

Both Armenia and Denmark have a small change of making it to the World Cup, but they have to win the remaining matches in Group B and hope for other teams to fail. Tuesday, the two nations, meet for a very important match.

World Cup Qualification Europe Group B

Hrazdan Stadium

10-09-2013 @ 17.00 UK

Armenia has surprised many during thisgroupstage, winning Denmark and Czech Republic. However, the Armenians have also lost against Malta, a match they were expected to win. However, the same matters for Denmark who have played a disappointing group stage.

Last round of the group stages, Armenia surprised against the Czech Republic while Denmark was lucky to get 3 points with them from Malta.

Armenia is 4th in the group while Denmark is positioned 5th.

How are the probable starting line ups?

Nicklas Helenius has taken over Nicklas Pedersens place in the Denmark squad, while Niki Zimling has been called up for international duty. There are currently no news about the Armenia squad.

Berezovsky

Haroyan - Arzumanian - Mkoyan - Hovhannisyan

Mkrtchain - Yedigarian - Ghazarian - Ozbiliz

Mkhitaryan

Movsisyan

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Makienok

Krohn-Dehli - Eriksen - Braithwaith

Zimling - Andreasen

Jacobsen - Kjær - Agger - Poulsen

Andersen