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Kasper Schmeichel

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Just interviewed by Danish TV. He was ecstatic and very emotional, but one thing stirred me: He mentioned that the togetherness that this Danish team has reminds him a lot of the spirit at Leicester during the title season. It has a magic feel to it, which gave me chills. How good can this team be?

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19 minutes ago, shen said:

Just interviewed by Danish TV. He was ecstatic and very emotional, but one thing stirred me: He mentioned that the togetherness that this Danish team has reminds him a lot of the spirit at Leicester during the title season. It has a magic feel to it, which gave me chills. How good can this team be?

I think you could be worth a punt at a decent price, you're probably a decent centre forward away though but then again you've got Eriksen who's a monster. 

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Just interviewed by Danish TV. He was ecstatic and very emotional, but one thing stirred me: He mentioned that the togetherness that this Danish team has reminds him a lot of the spirit at Leicester during the title season. It has a magic feel to it, which gave me chills. How good can this team be?

Was on Skype with a danish friend I game with and he was pretty emotional too. Happy you guys have got thru and so easy too. X

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There's a three-part documentary running on Danish TV (https://www.dr.dk/tv/se/landsholdet-tv/-/vi-er-landsholdet-fra-drenge-til-maend) with the first two parts having already aired. It's called "Vi er landsholdet - fra drenge til mænd" ("We are the national team - from boys to men") and features long segments about, among others, Kasper Schmeichel. I've only gone and translated said segments for you own leisure. I'm sorry if the quotes seem somehwat incoherent, but that's due to the flow of the documentary.

 

KS = Kasper Schmeichel, J = Journalist, ÅH = National team coach Åge Hareide, Lars Høgh = National team GK coach, Peter Schmeichel = Kasper's dad (duh!), William Kvist = Kasper's teammate, defensive midfielder for FC Copenhagen.

 

KS: It's all about keeping the squad happy and creating a good-humoured atmosphere. It should be fun to be here (ed. national team assemblies).
It shouldn't be protracted, one shouldn't think 'Urgh, this will last a week, that's really long!' so it's important that you don't stay locked inside your hotel room and don't go for a walk.

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J: Do you believe this squad Åge Hareide has assembled is good enough to qualify for the World Cup?

 

KS: Definitely. It would be pointless for me to be here if I didn't believe. I am convinced we can do it.

 

Narrator: Kasper Schmeichel is 30 years old and has for five years been undisputed first choice goalkeeper for Denmark.

 

ÅH: He's got an extremely strong winner's mentality. And that's good.

 

Narrator: He's an important role model for the young players in the squad with regards to commitment and winning mentality."

 

GK coach Lars Høgh: Kasper comes to every international match. He wants to play every single international match and I can guarantee he gets pissed off if another goalie gets 45 minutes."

 

Narrator: He's the son of one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time, Peter Schmeichel, who had a big role in Denmark winning Euro 92.

 

Peter Schmeichel (speaking at award show): I asked him (ed. Kasper) 'Should I be your coach, should I be your adviser or should I be your dad?'
And I hoped that he would say 'You should just be my dad' and of course he did just that.

 

Narrator: Kasper Schmeichel turns out for Leicester City in the Premier League, the club that surprised everyone by winning the title in 2016.
The same year he was voted as Footballer of the Year in Denmark for the second time.

 

KS (speech at gala): To play in Parken in front of a sell out crowd in red and white, to sing the national anthem together with all of you is something that gives me the chills every time.
And also here (ed. with the national team) I have big ambitions.

 

ÅH: He's just been so dedicated to become as good as he can be and he's become very good.
On top of that he's got a surname which makes it even harder for him compared to others, because he will always be compared to his father.
But I think Kasper handles that in a wonderful manner.

 

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William Kvist to KS: I always know what's best.

 

KS to Kvist: Can I just ask you why YOU are always so arrogant?

 

Kvist: I've never won anything, just seven Danish titles.

 

KS to Kvist: Congratulations. Can one then be just as arrogant as you?

 

Kvist to KS: I'm not half as arrogant as others here.

 

KS to Kvist: You're the most arrogant person I know!

 

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KS: My dad wasn't the type who would play with me in the backyard or teach me this and that, because there's very little surplus energy to do that as a professional footballer.
It's rare that you have the time and the energy to do that because there's always something that needs to be done.

 

Narrator: On the other hand, national team goalkeeping coach Lars Høgh has had a big role in Kasper's development.


Back in the day, Lars Høgh was also goalkeeper for the national team until Peter Schmeichel took over.


Narrator: That was the beginning of a long-standing friendship between the two families.

 

Lars Høgh: We actually 'swapped' kids for a large part of the football time we had together.
My kids were in Manchester and Kasper was with us on holiday a few times as a kid so we've always had a quite close relationship.

 

Narrator: It was Lars Høgh who got Kasper into Oure Idrætshøjskole (ed. Sports 'folk boarding school' in Oure, a particular Scandinavian thing), a stay that became a turning point in more ways than one.

 

KS: I was young - younger than all the other kids - I was just 14. I had lots of temper, aggression and will to win which needed to be channeled in the right way.

 

Lars Høgh: Kasper loves to compete, he loves to play and he loves being together with others that want the same as him.
He found that at Oure and he also found out how important the togetherness is. You can't just go your own, you also have to contribute with something in the community.

 

Narrator: The stay at Oure taught Kasper to be a part of the community, but the winning mentality and the ambition to always be the first choice goalkeeper makes him unique.

 

KS: It's about giving it all that you've got when you go out onto the pitch. If you've given everything, you can never blame anyone for it.
If you've given everything you've got and you've tried everything you could, that's the most important thing.
You can lose, draw or win but that doesn't actually matter.
But I guarantee you that if you've given everything, you'll get more wins than draws and losses.

 

Narrator: Kasper Schmeichel is one of Åge Hareide's "tough dogs" (ed. reference to a statement made by Åge when he took over the reigns) that the coach hopes the "young puppies" will learn from. That's why he's an obvious name on the teamsheet for Åge's first qualifying match.

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I've transcribed Kasper's segment from part two of said documentary. Some of it will be a repeat of other stuff I recently posted.

 

KS = Kasper Schmeichel, J = Journalist, CE = Christian Engell (Kasper's personal mental trainer)

 

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Narrator: DBU (Danish FA) want to create a new and positive story about the national team.
Good results on the pitch are paramount, but at the same time they have opened up to the press at national team meetings.
The coach and selected players have to be available for interviews before or after training sessions.

 

J: Kasper, could you try to describe the hierarchy in this 'new' national team under Åge Hareide?

 

KS: I don't know if you can call it a hierarchy, but we have some older players where I suddenly am one of them.

 

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KS: I have absolutely nothing against being interviewed, for example in this way (ed. casually sitting one on one in an arm chair) where there's a degree of understanding and freedom about how everything works here, where you can trust that what you actually say will be brought to the people in exactly the same way that you meant it.

 

KS: You don't experience that kind of open press at the clubs. The press don't get that much access to players there. That's an aspect of the national team that you have to accept.

 

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Narrator: 30-year old Kasper Schmeichel is one of the most experienced players in the squad. He's known very assiduously to optimise himself and his goalkeeping game.
His application and winning mentality makes him an important role model in the squad.
In 2017 he received the Footballer of the Year at the Danish Football Awards.

 

KS (speech): It's a great honour for me to stand here again. It's not possible without teammates and coaches and all the support from the family so I just want to say thank you very much.

 

Narrator: He lives in England where he plays for Leicester in the PL. He's married to Stine and has two kids.

 

J: How much time and energy does training and your football life take compared to your private life.

 

KS: I think when you play in England then you give up your private life.
Football demands all of your time. It requires incredible tolerance and understanding from your wife, children and family, because you're home, like, never.

 

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Narrator: For Kasper Schmeichel, the long commute to work is a daily routine.

 

KS: I try to use my time as efficiently as I can. I listen to a lot of audiobooks, try to deal with various phone calls and stuff that needs sorting.

 

Narrator: Before training today Kasper Schmeichel meets up with his Danish personal mental coach, who amongst other things helps the goalkeeper deal with the tall performance goals he sets himself.

 

KS: It's year-round, every day. Even on holiday you always keep one eye on when training starts again. I have to be in the best possible shape, I have to be ready to perform when training starts. It's good to have someone to help you deal with various thoughts and sort your head out.

 

Narrator: 'Mental developer' Christian Engell works with several players on the national team, but Kasper Schmeichel is an entirely different proposition.

 

CE: He's not interested in just participating, he wants to win the big trophies. He will work to achieve that until the day he dies.
And part of that will to fight is to suffer, the pain. It's a lot of pain and he's paying the price to attain those things.
I don't think I've met anyone willing to pay the same price he does.

 

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J: But you're also hard on yourself, Kasper. Do you ever feel that you're pushing your body too much or..? Because you are so strong-willed.

 

KS: No. I grew up with a different mentality than the typical Danish one. To walk on the pitch in England is the most important thing.
You play through everything and anything. It's a boyhood dream, you don't want to miss a game. I feel exactly like that.
Just being able to step out on that pitch means everything.

 

KS: I cannot remember the last time I played feeling 100%, I just can't. You reach an age where things just start to hurt.
When you were 19, 20, 21, 22 years old you were invicible, you could do everything. You could train 2-3 times a day without any issues and not feel a thing.
But this is just something I have to deal with, the body changes and that's something you just accept as it is.

 

*Segment ends with Kasper watching The Big Lebowski on his laptop on the plane. Denmark are shown losing away to Poland and Kasper subsequently declining to speak to the press after the game*

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5 minutes ago, Lovejoy said:

I'm a big fan of Schmeichel, but what is going on with his distribution? No point pulling any punches, it's been crap all season.

what was going on with his coming or  staying...  truth is he knows he is not big enough or imposing enough to get through the crowd in his on 6yd box.  he is a good goalkeeper with many strengths ... he need to be clear in his own mind (the screen's gone all fuzzy/...)  what he is doing.

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