In Portugal, they’re all laughing that Froholdt isn’t starting for Denmark | OneFootball

Bo Henriksen, former Mainz coach, questioned Victor Froholdt’s use in the Denmark national team during TV 2’s preview show. The coach pointed to positioning issues, but also felt the responsibility lies in the way the team tries to find the FC Porto midfielder. Faced with the player’s absence from the starting eleven, he assured: “It’s an absolute catastrophe that we don’t have room for a player of this caliber.”

Victor Froholdt has been one of the standout performers at FC Porto, but that form has not been immediately reflected in the Danish national team. Used as a substitute against Wales in the 2-0 win, he again only came on in the second half against Portugal in the 4-2 defeat. It was in this context that Bo Henriksen analyzed the difficulty of integrating a player who has 15 senior international caps.

Looking back at previous Denmark matches, Henriksen felt that Froholdt has sometimes been “hiding” on the pitch. The criticism focused mainly on the spaces occupied by the midfielder and his teammates’ difficulty in getting the ball to him.

“You can see that he is constantly in the blind spot. There is always a[n opposing] player in front of him. He can never receive the ball,” he analyzed. “Or else he positions himself on the last line. That’s where the problem lies. They [his teammates] can’t find him!”

The former Bundesliga coach went even further, lamenting that the national team has not found room to make the most of the FC Porto player’s qualities.

“It’s a huge shame for the Denmark national team. He has so much to offer,” he explained. “He is worth 87 million euros! (€50M, according to Transfermarkt) In Portugal, everyone is laughing because he isn’t playing today. It’s an absolute catastrophe that we don’t have room for a player of this caliber.”

Henriksen’s message leaves no room for doubt: the problem is not what Froholdt can offer, but Denmark’s inability to fit him in and get the best out of him. Between his performances for FC Porto and his status as a substitute for the national team, the contrast has become, for the former coach, impossible to ignore.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇵🇹 here.