Denmark-Australia, Eriksen’s pizzino ended up on the opposing bench

A sheet with tactical indications from the Danes would then end up on the opposing bench, who changed the line-up and then won. But what does Mabil have to do with it? What about physical trainer Clark?

From our correspondent Luca Bianchin

December 2nd
– DOHA (QATAR)

High espionage (…) the World Cup in Qatar. In Australia a tweet is having great success in which a series of events is reconstructed in the decisive minutes of Denmark-Australia, the match that put the reds back on the plane for Copenhagen and sent the aussie to the round of 16. Minute 69: Cornelius enters and carries a piece of paper with him. A pizzino with tactical indications, passed to Captain Eriksen and from there lost by the cameras, which obviously followed something else. Minute 72: the pizzino reappears on the Australian bench, among men of the staff who form a group to read it. In the following minutes Australia changed something tactically and held on 1-0 until the end.

HOJBJERG’S FAULT

A spectator present in Doha wrote: “I was at the stadium, I saw everything. The sheet was passed by Eriksen to Hojbjerg, who knocked it down. Duke ran to get it and passed it to Arnold, who got Wright warmed up right away.” Now, as in spy stories not everything is clear. There are those who say that Wright started warming up about ten minutes earlier and those who point out that football matches are decided for something else, not for a piece of paper stolen on the field, but the theme is passionate and triggers comments. Someone wonders “but the Danes, couldn’t they put it between their socks?”, someone is ready for a CSI report to demonstrate that the two sheets are actually different, others wonder how the Australians could read a Danish writing. Relevant answer: Australia substitute Awer Mabil lived in Denmark for seven years.

THE NORTHERN SPY

However, the most fascinating explanation is another and calls into question Andrew Clark, an athletic trainer who worked for the Australian national team from 2018 to 2022, leaving his position a few months ago because he was signed by… Copenhagen, Denmark. However, Clark – surprise – reappeared in Qatar thanks to a special permit from Copenhagen, which thus allowed the Aussies to have a good preparer and above all a good translator at their disposal. Involuntary and sensational own goal. That it really went like this, well, it’s all to be proven, but the plot is from a level screenwriter.

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