Analysis: Soccer-Denmark's Dolberg dazzles on old hunting ground to slay Welsh dragons

26-Jun-2021 19:42:30 | Yahoo Sports

It was only fitting that Kasper Dolberg returned to his old stomping ground in Amsterdam, a place that shaped his professional career, to inspire Denmark to the European Championship quarter-finals with a 4-0 win over Wales. Dolberg, a 23-year-old powerfully-built forward from Silkeborg, started out on the left wing before he found his shooting boots at Ajax Amsterdam under the watchful eyes of then assistant coach Dennis Bergkamp in 2015. While his style has been often compared with another Dutch great Marco van Basten, Dolberg's ability to find pockets of space in forward areas underlined the influence of Bergkamp - the gold standard for modern Dutch playmakers.