Danish captain feels as if 'rug has been yanked from beneath his feet' before Norway clash

[p]With several veterans and big names missing or retired, Riemer has turned toward younger and less experienced players for upcoming fixtures like the UEFA Nations League matches against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/norway/8rP6JO0H/"]Norway[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/portugal/WvJrjFVN/"]Portugal[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/wales/YcUP0Nqp/"]Wales[/a].[/p][p]The group that has defined the national team for more than a decade, with players like [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/schmeichel-kasper/WM5fllIl/"]Kasper Schmeichel[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/eriksen-christian/nBRuYbqs/"]Christian Eriksen[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/delaney-thomas/QL4wO6Wg/"]Thomas Delaney[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kjaer-simon/8KUMvm5f/"]Simon Kjaer[/a] who led the Danes all the way to the European Championships semi-final in 2021, is all gone, and it has left an enormous vacuum in the Danish national team. [/p][embed guid="1497ac7d-8919-4983-b7fd-a6ae27e0d533" url="https://x.com/TrueAFCNews/status/2102430891687436635" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]"I’ll be honest: I do find that a bit of a shame. It feels like it was only yesterday. We had a sense of unity and a bond, and we achieved the results we did because of the team we had—and the players and personalities involved," says [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hojbjerg-pierre-emile/ITwS8wMo/"]Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg[/a] to dr.dk.[/b][/p][p][b]"It’s as if the rug has been yanked from beneath our feet. The old key players are gone, and I can certainly feel that. It’s different. It’s new. You have to reintegrate and build new relationships while also performing. It can be a bit tough, but also exciting."[/b][/p][p]Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg made his debut for the Danish senior national team in 2014 and has since played 97 international matches. He is likely to get his 98th cap when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/denmark/0KUdxQVi/"]Denmark[/a] face Norway in Oslo tomorrow. [/p]