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Eriksen: “I’m fine, under the circumstances”

Good news about the health status of Christian Eriksen. The Danish footballer, who collapsed on Saturday during the match between his team and Finland, sent a reassuring message through his Instagram account. Eriksen is recovering in the hospital, where they are doing different tests to try to find out the reason why he collapsed last Saturday.

“Thank you so much for your sweet and wonderful greetings and messages from around the world,” begins his message Eriksen. «It means a lot to me and my family. I’m fine, under the circumstances, “he adds. The footballer admits that “I still have to go through some tests in the hospital, but I feel good.” «Now, I will cheer on the boys of the Denmark national team in the next matches. They play for all of Denmark», Wrote the Inter footballer.

In fact, if everything goes as normally as since Saturday, the Danish footballer could leave the hospital this Wednesday or Thursday, although it probably happens without having a definitive diagnosis. In addition, the fact of receiving the visit of his wife Sabrina, his parents and his sister Louise, has made his mood very good.

Had pizza for dinner

While the doctors who treat the soccer player continue to carry out different tests that determine the reason why the collapse occurred on Saturday, there are details that indicate that everything is on the right track. As Gazzetta dello Sport reveals, the Inter player dined on pizza under the supervision of the Danish national chef, Per Thostesen, one more example that the evolution is very positive.

It should be remembered that Eriksen collapsed in the 42nd minute of the match between Denmark and Finland on Saturday. After making a run-off, the Danish captain was looking to receive a ball from a team-mate on a throw-in when he collapsed and lost consciousness. The situation caused immediate alarm and the intervention of the doctors, to the dismay of his colleagues, who wanted to protect his privacy by forming a circle around him and the doctors who were working to save his life.

The moments of anguish experienced on the lawn lasted for 15 minutes. The doctors tried to recover it while in the stands an impressive silence was ‘heard’ and the faces of fans and footballers made us fear the worst.

“Suddenly there were no beats”

The situation was very complicated, as the Danish national team doctor said: “When we got to him he was on his side: he was breathing and I felt his pulse. But suddenly there were no more heartbeats and, as everyone could see, we began the heart massage. Help came very, very quickly from the medical staff and with their collaboration we were able to do what we had to do. We have started to intervene to keep him alive. Luckily he clung to life.

The game between Denmark and Finland was suspended after Eriksen’s collapse, but ended hours later, a situation that has aroused controversy because the Danish footballers did not agree very much as Kasper Schmeichel and Martin Braithwaite made clear. “We found ourselves in a position where, personally, I don’t think we should have seen each other”said the doorman. We had two options: to come back the next day (Sunday) at noon, or to resume the game, ”explained the Dane from Leicester. “It would have been necessary for someone higher up than us to say that it was not the time to make such a decision, and that we should certainly wait until the next day to decide.”

For forward Martin Braithwaite, “we would have liked to have a third option.” Resuming the game, “was not a wish, but the least bad of the options,” he said.

“With covid-19 cases, it is possible to postpone a game for 48 hours. But with cardiac arrest, apparently it is not »
Kasper Hjulmand, Denmark coach

Denmark coach Kasper Hjulmand was tougher on Tuesday in his criticism of UEFA: «With covid-19 cases, it is possible to postpone a game for 48 hours. But with cardiac arrest, apparently it isn’t. And I think that’s wrong. You don’t necessarily find good leadership in the protocols. Sometimes good leadership can be to lead with compassion.

In addition, he added that “we felt that we were pressured and placed in a dilemma. There were two possibilities. It was very clear. Kasper Hjulmand also wanted to deny that the Danish team showed their desire to continue playing: “It is totally wrong if someone believes that we said we wanted to continue playing”. “It is indisputable that we had to choose between two scenarios. Anything else is not true, “he concluded.

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