Denmark coach Morten Olsen was keeping his cards close to his chest regarding his plans and preparations for tomorrow's crucial encounter with Cameroon, including giving little away about the fitness of key striker Nicklas Bendtner.

Whereas Cameroon counterpart Paul Le Guen revealed earlier in the evening he would be making three changes to the Indomitable Lions side that started Monday's 1-0 defeat to Japan and also hinted at further tinkering, Olsen refused to reveal anything about his thinking.

"I'm not going to say anything about that," said Olsen, whose was also heavily quizzed at tonight's press conference about the health of Bendtner.

The Arsenal striker was expected to miss their opening match against Holland with a groin problem, but he was a surprise starter in the 2-0 defeat and lasted an hour before being replaced by Mikkel Beckmann.

Asked if the 22-year-old would be fit to face Cameroon in the battle of the bottom two sides in Group E, Olsen said: "We'll see tomorrow if he can play, I'm not putting out any smokescreen, I don't know.

"Nicklas Bendtner and all our medical team have done a wonderful job, it's a miracle actually that he can play, at least to a certain extent.

"But we have to be controlled and very cautious with what we can do with him in training, he's only only training every other day and I think that will be the same going forward.

"That's the program we have for Nicklas Bendtner and we can live with that. He can only train every other day, so that's what we have to do in order to allow him to play."

Olsen did admit that the towering striker was a vital player for the Scandinavians, but was adamant they had other options in case Bendtner was not available.

He also insisted Denmark could still be victorious without the Gunners forward, "We've won matches without him before and we can do it again," said Olsen.

"He's important but he's part of a team. If he cannot play then we'll have to play in a different way.

"I believe that every player is important in one way or another. It's quite clear that Bendtner, for instance, is very important for us. I think we've seen that.

"He wasn't 100% fit against Holland, he only played 60 mins, he couldn't play 90. Perhaps he can play 90 minutes tomorrow, I don't know. But he is important for us."

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