Experienced Jasmin Kurtić has a very simple recipe for how to beat Denmark in the opening match of Euro 2024: “We’ll just have to score one more goal!”
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Jasmin Kurtić, who has consistently been the spirit of the Slovenian national team, demonstrated this once again during a press conference in Wuppertal on Thursday. He admitted that his childhood dreams came true with his participation in Euro 2024 and touched upon the return of Josip Iličić. In his usual style, he offered a straightforward recipe for defeating Denmark, whom Slovenia will face on Sunday: “We just need to score one more goal!”
Kurtić’s recipe certainly “holds water”; whoever scores one more goal on Sunday will celebrate. However, the always smiling midfielder from Südtirol also realizes that scoring more than Denmark, a perennially strong team in Europe, is much harder than it might seem at first glance.
“I definitely expect the matches at the Euros to be different from the qualifiers. I don’t have experience from major tournaments, but I can describe Denmark from the qualifiers. They are an incredibly well-prepared team physically, capable of playing through you with two or three passes and getting in front of your goal. They are exceptionally fit and fast, and they also have several quality individuals,” emphasized Jasmin Kurtić, third with 91 appearances on the all-time list of the Slovenian national team.
“But regardless of Denmark’s quality, if we continue to work hard in training and translate that onto the field, then it’s crystal clear that we can be a thorn in anyone’s side. Even Denmark’s,” Kurtić is convinced, while also admitting that the atmosphere in the national team hotel in Wuppertal is very good: “The hotel takes very good care of us, ensuring we’re not bored. We have darts and table tennis. Do I dominate in any of these pub sports? Of course! That’s when I watch things from the sidelines (laughs). The most important thing is that we socialize and that no one isolates themselves in their room with a phone, computer, or tablet.“
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