Christian Eriksen’s first words from the hospital: “I want to understand what happened to me”

These are hours of relief and calm for the Danish footballer Christian Eriksen, after the fainting that he suffered last Saturday in the match that his team played against Finland for the European Championship. The images of the midfielder’s collapse and the actions of the doctors performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) shocked the world, but they are now part of the past. By now, the Inter player is in a good mood and has been able to talk to his teammates.

This was confirmed Martin Schoots, agent of the steering wheel of the Inter, who gave some details of the conversations that the Milan player had in the last hours. “I want to understand what happened to me”, was one of the things that the 29-year-old soccer player said to his loved ones in the framework of his admission to a hospital in Copenhagen. Also, jokingly during a chat with his teammates, he added: “I’m ready to go back to training!”

As published by the Italian media The Gazzetta dello Sport, the Danish agent revealed the dialogue he had with the figure who is excited to return to the courts: “He joked, because he was in a good mood. I found him fine, but we all want to understand what happened to him, he wants to do it too. That is why doctors are conducting in-depth examinations. It will take time”.

“I was happy, because understood how much love is around. Messages have reached him from all over the world. And he was particularly impressed by how everyone at Inter reacted. Not only the teammates he heard through the chat, but also the fans. Christian won’t give up. Him and his family they want to thank everyone for the support they received”, Continued shot.

Eriksen He remains stable, but will continue to be admitted to the clinic where he will receive the required medical attention. His colleagues, family and friends had the opportunity to visit him and in one of those meetings the figure of Denmark He was smiling and grateful towards Simon Kjær, captain of the Scandinavian national team, who contained the couple at the wheel at the moment of greatest tension that was observed in the match against Finland. “A lot of people worried about Chris. Now he just has to rest with his inner circle ”, explained his representative.

After the messages he received from his former coaches, teammates, sponsors and some former executives, the footballer is with his wife and parents. According to his agent, the player He will remain under observation and is expected to leave the hospital on Tuesday. “He wants to be with his team again to support the team in the next game against Belgium. “, he detailed.

For the reassurance of his fans and supporters, the mood of Eriksen is so optimistic that he even dared to make some jokes in the dialogue he had with Lukaku through a video call. “I think you’re in worse shape than me! Now I would be ready to train”, The Dane said with humor to the Belgian striker with whom he shares the squad of the Nerazzurro.

The Inter Milan player fell collapsed during the 43rd minute of the game cheered by Denmark and Finland at the Parken Stadion. The midfielder suffered a cardiorespiratory arrest and was treated on the lawn by the stadium toilets, who tried to revive him for almost 15 minutes. Finally, was stabilized and transferred to a hospital, where it remains stable and conscious.

During the last days, the footballing planet expressed its support accompanied by the desire for a speedy recovery. In the last hours, the Swedish squad was another of the teams that gave him a clear message before his debut in the Eurocup against Spain.

The Swedish coach, Jane Andersson, and his captain Sebastian Larsson, showed this Sunday their “support” for the Danish through a photo in which the entire squad could be seen gathered next to a flag that said “Lucha Christian”.

“The news has reached us that he is quite well and we will play our game tomorrow. Hopefully this is the only event of this type in the tournament ”, said the Scandinavian coach, while the midfielder said that “you don’t think of countries or rivalries when something like this happens, we think of another human being, a colleague and I want to send my support to Eriksen, his family and his teammates. Hopefully we can see him soon ”.

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