Internationals: Analysis special - Freund on Eriksen

Danish captain on the night, Christian opened the scoring with a clinical low drive as the teams drew 1-1 in Copenhagen. He also came close to doubling Denmark’s lead at the start of the second half before Joshua Kimmich found a late equaliser for the world champions.

Safe to say, Steffen was impressed…

Steffen Freund

- 130 appearances, 1999-2003

- League Cup winner, 1999

- Won Bundesliga twice and European Cup (1997) with Borussia Dortmund

- Capped 21 times by Germany

- Euro 96 winner, part of 1998 World Cup squad

Trust and personality

Steffen: "The first thing that struck me watching Germany against Denmark was that Christian Eriksen was wearing the captain’s armband. That shows a trust in…