DENMARK COACH: ARMENIA DEFEAT “OUR 9/11”

twentyfour7 Football
Sept 10 2013

Denmark coach Morten Olsen faces a backlash after comparing their
4-0 defeat to Armenia last July as their 9/11.

The insensitive comments, which were made in the pre-match press
conference, come just days before the anniversary of the September 11th
terrorist attacks that brought New York and the world to a standstill.

When questioned about the unexpected result last July Olsen said,
“Maybe it is hard to compare, and probably we should not compare,
but football wise [the 4-0 defeat to Armenia] was our September 11th.”

The 64-year-old was quick to apologise via the Danish official Twitter
account, “I’m sorry if my comparison – despite my reservations –
inadvertently offended some people.”

The Danes travel to Armenia tonight in their second qualifier against
the minnows.

Denmark currently lie in fifth place in their World Cup qualifying
group.

From: Baghdasarian