Ekstra Bladet in an opinion piece described the Celtic keeper as ‘stubborn’, ‘out of shape’ and like ‘a child with polio’ which caused widespread outrage throughout the country with plenty of players defending Schmeichel.
The main character has been quite silent on the matter, but in an interview with the Daily Mail, Kasper Schmeichel now breaks the silence.
"I was born in the 80s and I grew up in the 90s and I genuinely believe it is the best era to have been a child, because we had technology, but we didn’t have internet," said Schmeichel.
"We didn’t have phones and we weren’t attached to all this stuff. And I learned very early in my career just not to read about myself."
"In all honesty, I haven’t read a single word about it. Obviously, I’ve been made aware from different people, but I haven’t read it."
"It is what it is. I play football, and football is the most popular sport in the world. And everyone’s going to have opinions. And do you know what? That’s great. It’s great because football is a game of opinions. There’s no right, there’s no wrong."
Schmeichel underlines that he has no plans of bringing down the curtain on his international career with Denmark.
"I love playing for Denmark," said Schmeichel addressing the matter for the first time.
"When I was growing up, that was the dream. When I was a kid and I was visualising in the garden, I was visualising the stadium and wearing the Denmark shirt."
"So, to play for your country, to have played as many games as I have, to have captained my country, that, for me, is the ultimate thing that you can do as a footballer."
"To still have the opportunity, still have the ability, the drive, the love to do it, I wouldn’t give that up. Definitely not."