Froholdt avoids booking to stay available for crucial clash with Scotland | OneFootball

Denmark turned an apparently easy commitment into a home draw against Belarus, postponing the decision on qualification for the 2026 World Cup. Now the Nordics only need to avoid losing to Scotland in the last qualifying match. The draw irritated the Danish press, which mainly criticized Brian Riemer's planning, particularly regarding the management of FC Porto's midfielder, Victor Froholdt. The coach justified that he had not planned to use him.

"It's always easy to look back and say I could have done something different... I put Victor Froholdt in at the end, but that wasn't the plan either. If you ask me now, knowing that the game ended 3-2 in Greece [Scotland's defeat], and that we could have played with the handbrake on... of course, I would have made other choices. But I am still 100% sure that the players on the field are skilled enough to beat Belarus," defended Brian Riemer.

The FC Porto midfielder was at risk of suspension, so the coach wanted to ensure he wouldn't miss the decisive match against Scotland. He only came on in the last 20 minutes when Denmark was losing 1-2 and avoided receiving the card that would have excluded him from the next match.

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