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Ashley Cole slams Czech Republic's 'terrible' defending and 'lack of organisation' to allow Thomas Delaney a free header for the opening goal in their Euro 2020 quarter-final defeat by Denmark

Former Chelsea defender Ashley Cole slammed the Czech Republic's 'terrible' defending and 'lack of organisation' after Thomas Delaney opened the scoring for Denmark on Saturday night.

The Borussia Dortmund midfielder was left unmarked in the box to score with a downward header from a corner kick in the fifth minute.

And Cole told ITV Sport: 'Czech Republic would have nailed down little details on set plays before the game.

Thomas Delaney was left unmarked in the box to score with a downward header from a corner

'For me the lack of communication, the lack of organisation around that was terrible, they were flat footed, they could not adjust and in positions where they couldn't react.