Leicester City had one of their Danish players shine in a recent 2-0 win against Switzerland.
The Foxes have gone into the first international break of the 2024/25 Premier League season after what has been a fairly tepid start to the campaign for Steve Cooper’s side.
After just one point in three games, albeit in what was a very difficult start in terms of fixtures for the Foxes, they currently sit 15th in the Premier League, only above the relegation zone on goal difference.
As a result of what has been a difficult kicking-off of the campaign, Cooper will be hoping to work with his side to prepare for the next crucial and winnable games against both Crystal Palace and Everton.
Whilst Cooper will benefit from the large majority of his squad staying over the international break, Leicester City still have several players who have been called up to represent their nation, including Danish trio of Mads Hermansen, Jannik Vestergaard, Victor Kristiansen, who managed a 2-0 victory against Switzerland, one of which put in a ‘brilliant’ performance.
Leicester City star Jannik Vestergaard shines for Denmark in 2-0 victory
Leicester City defender Vestergaard started for his national side as they saw off Switzerland in the Nations League, as Pierre-Emile Højbjerg and Patrick Dorgu bagged the late goals to seal the win.
It was also a clean-sheet for the Leicester City star, who has been widely praised by the Danish media for his efforts.
TV2 were widely impressed with the 32-year-old at the back, as they said that he: “Directed the defence with great authority and before half-time blasted the Swiss defence with the best pass of the day. Running duels will never be his life, but he is adept at avoiding them.”
BT were equally complimentary of Vestergaard, with a bit of extra imagery thrown in, as the Danish media outlet said” The brilliant beats from the EC continued, and the giant with German roots looked like a tree from the Harz, because he did not move out of the spot in the duels with Embolo. Brilliant!
The stats back up a brilliant performance from Jannik Vestergaard
It certainly isn’t Vestergaard’s first brilliant performance for his national side, as he did so on multiple occasions in Euro 2024.
Looking at the stats from the great Dane, there are certainly no surprises as to why the Danish media are so impressed with Vestergaard, not just from a defensive front but also with the ball.
Per SofaScore, Vestergaard brilliantly managed to notch a 98% success rate with his passing, misplacing just one in the entire 90 minutes.
He was solid at the heart of the Denmark defence, not allowing any significant chances to fall to the Swiss, and he managed to tally three interceptions and two tackles whilst doing so.
As for the other two Leicester City players in the Denmark squad, Kristiansen gave a competent showing at left wing-back, whilst Hermansen was unfortunately an unused substitute.