Gidsel, the superstar who tops the World Championship's scoring league with 55 goals, is a player who is often compared to Portugal's goal king "Kiko" Costa. The Dane can see the similarities between the two quick-footed and duel-strong right-wingers.
I can recognize the slightly thinner arms and the clever head, grins Gidsel.
He (Costa) is one of the greatest talents and has been for a long time. The question is whether you can even call him a talent anymore. He's a world star, after all.
Led by the Costa brothers – three years older brother Martim plays on the left – Portugal has achieved historic successes during the World Championship weeks in Oslo.
And it's not over yet.
After winning Sweden's group in the intermediate round (it was a draw against Blågult), the Portuguese also eliminated Germany after an exciting penalty shootout in Wednesday's quarterfinal.
On Friday evening, "impossible" Denmark awaits, who are chasing their fourth consecutive gold medal after having lined up 35 World Championship matches in a row without defeat.
"Kiko" Costa, who has scored 44 goals so far in the tournament, will then be the major threat to the Danes.
We saw against Germany that no matter how big the pressure got, he stepped forward. Then towards the end, he slammed a penalty kick into the top corner. That says something about the mentality, says Mathias Gidsel.
The first World Championship semifinal, between Croatia and France, will be played in Zagreb on Thursday evening.
