Rasmus Højlund was furious after Denmark’s victory over San Marino. The Danish national team striker was far from pleased with San Marino’s players, who throughout the match were constantly on his back.
That’s why Højlund chose to gesture at the home team’s players when Denmark scored to make it 2-1. “I understand Italian, and I could hear that some of them were running around and saying nasty things to me. They were pushing and shoving, and they were grabbing onto me aggressively.”
“When we scored, I showed them the flag (shush gesture), and apparently, they couldn’t handle that, so they started pushing and engaging in such things.”
“I find it incredibly disrespectful that they were hitting and grabbing, especially that guy over there, he began pulling me and holding onto me excessively.”
In this case, we’re talking about Alessandro Tosi, who was also present in the mixed zone.
Højlund, however, didn’t care that Tosi was just a few meters away as the Dane continued to criticize San Marino.
“It was 100 percent them who started it, and then the game just escalated. They ended up taking it to the next level since they had nothing to lose.”
“They knew they might as well try to ruin someone else’s career.”
“I feel they did that with me. Especially the last duel had nothing to do with football. It deserved a straight red card. The referee had no control over the match.”
Here, Højlund is referring to the violent clash where Roberto Di Maio came flying in with a knee directly to the Dane’s back.
Rasmus Højlund was subjected to some harsh treatment, including getting elbowed multiple times.
The Dane adds that the San Marino players had more up their sleeves to target him.
“They said, ‘Wait for the next action’ and ‘we’ll smash you.’ So, it was more or less threats.”
“Did you start to fear that you would be seriously injured?”
“I still haven’t seen how my back is doing. You know how you feel your pulse. Right now, I feel it’s okay, but I don’t know how I’ll be tomorrow morning.”
“People know that I’ve had issues with my back before, which kept me out. So, it’s a frustrating situation I’m in now,” says an irritated Rasmus Højlund.
Translated (credit to u/niffler_beast):
Rasmus Højlund was furious after Denmark’s victory over San Marino. The Danish national team striker was far from pleased with San Marino’s players, who throughout the match were constantly on his back.
That’s why Højlund chose to gesture at the home team’s players when Denmark scored to make it 2-1. “I understand Italian, and I could hear that some of them were running around and saying nasty things to me. They were pushing and shoving, and they were grabbing onto me aggressively.”
“When we scored, I showed them the flag (shush gesture), and apparently, they couldn’t handle that, so they started pushing and engaging in such things.”
“I find it incredibly disrespectful that they were hitting and grabbing, especially that guy over there, he began pulling me and holding onto me excessively.”
In this case, we’re talking about Alessandro Tosi, who was also present in the mixed zone.
Højlund, however, didn’t care that Tosi was just a few meters away as the Dane continued to criticize San Marino.
“It was 100 percent them who started it, and then the game just escalated. They ended up taking it to the next level since they had nothing to lose.”
“They knew they might as well try to ruin someone else’s career.”
“I feel they did that with me. Especially the last duel had nothing to do with football. It deserved a straight red card. The referee had no control over the match.”
Here, Højlund is referring to the violent clash where Roberto Di Maio came flying in with a knee directly to the Dane’s back.
Rasmus Højlund was subjected to some harsh treatment, including getting elbowed multiple times.
The Dane adds that the San Marino players had more up their sleeves to target him.
“They said, ‘Wait for the next action’ and ‘we’ll smash you.’ So, it was more or less threats.”
“Did you start to fear that you would be seriously injured?”
“I still haven’t seen how my back is doing. You know how you feel your pulse. Right now, I feel it’s okay, but I don’t know how I’ll be tomorrow morning.”
“People know that I’ve had issues with my back before, which kept me out. So, it’s a frustrating situation I’m in now,” says an irritated Rasmus Højlund.