Denmark’s loss is Leeds United's gain and while Jesse Marsch wanted all of his internationals to go as far as possible, there is no doubting the benefit of Wednesday’s results. The Danes’ loss to Australia and subsequent World Cup elimination means, in short, Rasmus Kristensen’s coming home sooner.
The 25-year-old started each of his country’s three group games against Tunisia, France and Australia. There had been 10 days between the Tottenham Hotspur loss and his first tournament match, but games then followed at four-day intervals.
The assumption is Kristensen will now get the same kind of rest his non-World Cup Leeds team-mates had while he was heading to Qatar. After one full week of total rest, Marsch said his squad were given a week-long programme to do at home before then returning to Thorp Arch for testing on November 28.
