Tie is not Dane and dusted

Aug 17 2008 By Gordon Waddell

MORTEN WIEGHORST will listen to everyone telling him his side are now safe and sound in the next round of the UEFA Cup.

Then turn around and tell them they know NOTHING about Scottish football if they believe that.

The Nordsjaelland boss admits his team are in the driving seat with a 2-1 lead over Queen of the South to take back to Copenhagen.

But the former Dundee and Celtic playmaker spent enough time here to know the fat lady hasn't even cleared her throat yet.

The 41-year-old Dane warned: "Lots of people back home will think it's over but it's my job to tell my players it's not.

"Bigger wins than 2-1 have been overturned and Queens will say to themselves this might be their last chance to play in Europe so why not have a go?

"Guys like Jim Thomson and Stevie Tosh will also battle to the end and I'll let my players know that."

The one weapon Wieghorst has in his arsenal that Queens don't is pace - and he knows his side can make Gordon Chisholm's men pay if they go gung ho.

He said: "They have to come forward as they must score two.

"But we have pace up front and we can certainly hurt them in that department.

"We did that in the first leg but we were also pushed back too far at times as well and allowed Queens to get at us and get crosses in.

"They scored from a free kick and that's a part of their game which is strong. I don't want to be defending those sorts of situations against a Scottish side too often."