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Spurs midfielder Christian Eriksen has been slammed by Denmark coach Morten Olsen in the wake of the country’s Euro 2016 defeat to Portugal.

The 22-year-old has been blamed for not doing enough to impose himself before Cristiano Ronaldo headed a dramatic 95th-minute winner.

Olsen has even suggested Eriksen has not improved since moving to the Premier League from Ajax 14 months ago. He said: “It is a brutal world, otherwise you have to play at another level. It is not Ajax any more, this is not development.”

The goal lifted the Portuguese off the bottom of the Group and into third on three points. Denmark stay second, level on four points with leaders Albania.

In the wake of the setback, Olsen spent his debrief singling out Eriksen, anonymous in the contest, for criticism. He said: “After so many matches he could pick up the ball and help to control the game. He has not been able to.

“Therefore, we blame him. He must stand up to the criticism, and he does too.”

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Eriksen, who joined Spurs for £11.25million, scored 10 times for the north Londoners last season and netted the winner against Southampton in his last game for his club before leaving for the current international break.

Olsen, however, has insisted he needs to do more for his country. He added: “It is quite something when you have to criticize a player like Christian Eriksen. It should not take place.

“If it was a player at a lower level, one could say that he had no class. But with Christian Eriksen do not make the mistake. I must be tough and say to him. And he knows it well.”

Eriksen has admitted he needs to do more for his country. He said: “I was on the ball and should have brought myself more into the game.

“I am not getting the results in terms of goals and assists and that is not what I want. You can always hope to give your best but it was not one of those days."