Eriksen unconcerned by man-marking
Denmark's Christian Eriksen has said he is not bothered if the Republic of Ireland try to man-mark him on Saturday, because it will create space for the rest of his team-mates.
Eriksen has scored in all of Denmark's last four qualifiers and is expected to be tightly marked in the first leg of the World Cup play-off against the Republic of Ireland in Copenhagen.
The Tottenham playmaker said: "I've been man-marked a few times in my career.
"I don't know if Ireland will do it - I don't really mind if they do. It creates more space for other players.
"With the quality we have I think we could take advantage of that."
Eriksen said Denmark will need to be patient in their attempts to break down and Ireland side which will put plenty of men behind the ball. Martin O'Neill's side have conceded just six goals in their 10 qualifiers and have kept clean sheets in their last two games.
"We'll go out and do our thing," said Eriksen. "If they put people behind the ball, like in previous games, we'll need to play quick and open up the game.
"If you have a team that wants to play and one that doesn't, the game may be dragged out. 0-0 is probably a good result for them.
"We want to score and create chances. We'll probably get fewer chances than in other games."
Eriksen's international team-mate Kasper Schmeichel says there is an added determination in the squad to qualify for the tournament in Russia, after they missed out on the last two tournaments.
"I've never played in a major tournament," said the Leicester City goalkeeper.
"It's definitely something that I want to experience and this a major chance for every single player in the squad.
"We missed out on qualification the last two times. It's no secret, it hasn't been enjoyable sitting at home in the summer watching it on the TV.
"Hopefully it's something we're not going to experience again."