Christian Eriksen sends ‘his greetings’ to teammates after collapse

Christian Eriksen remained in steady situation in a Copenhagen hospital Sunday and “sent his greetings to his teammates” as he recovers from his collapse throughout a European Championship sport, the Danish soccer federation mentioned.
The remainder of the Danish staff was being given disaster administration help as they course of the incident that occurred throughout Saturday’s sport in opposition to Finland in Copenhagen. Eriksen fell face-forward to the bottom late within the first half and wanted CPR from medical employees earlier than regaining consciousness.
”This morning we now have spoken to Christian Eriksen, who has despatched his greetings to his teammates,” the Danish federation wrote on Twitter. ”His situation is steady, and he continues to be hospitalized for additional examination. The staff and employees of the nationwide staff has obtained disaster help and can proceed to be there for one another after yesterday’s incident.”
The Euro 2020 sport was suspended for about 90 minutes after Eriksen’s collapse. It finally resumed and Finland gained 1-0.
The Danish staff canceled all deliberate media actions at its base camp on Sunday and in addition postponed a coaching session.

Update relating to Christian Eriksen. pic.twitter.com/YuKD9hS9LV
— DBU – En Del Af Noget Større (@DBUfodbold) June 13, 2021
The 29-year-old Eriksen was being handled at Rigshospitalet, one among Denmark’s prime hospitals which is lower than a mile away from Parken Stadium, the place the sport was performed.
The Danish federation, often called the DBU, additionally thanked followers and different groups for his or her outpouring of help for the Inter Milan midfielder who earned a status as one of many world’s prime playmakers throughout his seven years within the Premier League at Tottenham.

“Alle tanker er hos Christian og hans familie. Han er en af de bedste spillere, der findes derude. Og så kan jeg sige, at han er et endnu bedre menneske.”
– Kasper Hjulmand.#EURO2020 pic.twitter.com/inWY6cysu4
— DBU – En Del Af Noget Større (@DBUfodbold) June 12, 2021
Denmark coach Kasper Hjulmand mentioned after Saturday’s sport that the Danish gamers can be supplied any help wanted as they attempt to concentrate on the remainder of the match.
“We will spend the next few days processing this as best we can,” Hjulmand mentioned. “And of course we are surrounded by professional people. … It’s not normal to play such a game and then see one of your friends suffer with a heart issue.”
The incident solid a right away pall on what had been a party-like environment in Copenhagen as Denmark hosted a serious match sport for the primary time. The gamers had been speaking about the opportunity of repeating the nation’s upset win on the 1992 European Championship, with Eriksen the centerpiece of the staff in his attacking midfield position.
Now the staff must concentrate on simply getting by means of the following sport in opposition to top-ranked Belgium on Thursday in Group B. And Hjulmand praised his gamers for not being afraid to point out their feelings each on the sphere and within the dressing room.
“It’s a traumatic experience,” Hjulmand mentioned. “The attitude (when play resumed) was let’s go out and try to do what we can. And then we talked about allowing (yourself) to have all these feelings. And it was OK to say no if they weren’t able to play. Some of them said that they wanted to try. And I said no matter what feelings they had, it was all OK. You had to allow yourself to try to play the game if you felt like it. And you had to dare to show happy emotions. But it was OK to say no. Because some of them they weren’t able to, they weren’t able to play.”
Hjulmand mentioned he had skilled an analogous state of affairs throughout his profession as a membership coach “where we almost lost someone on the field.”
“And now I can see how everyone is reaching out to their families right now and tries FaceTiming them,” Hjulmand mentioned throughout his post-game information convention. “So that’s what a situation like this does. It’s a tough night.”