Schmeichel sr: “From UEFA he threatens 3-0 for Denmark”

Former Manchester United and Denmark captain Peter Schmeichel, father of Kasper current number one of the Danish national team, explained that the Danish players did not want to restart the Euro 2020 match against Finland after what happened to Christian Eriksen, but that the ‘Uefa has put them in a difficult condition.

When asked if it was the players’ decision to restart the game after Eriksen was taken to the hospital, Schmeichel said: “Well that’s an interesting debate,” his words to Good Morning Britain on ITV.

“Yesterday I saw an official quote from UEFA saying they were following the player’s advice, which the players insisted on playing, but I know that’s not the truth. Indeed, it is a way of seeing the truth, ”he explained.

“In fact, three options were given: one was to play immediately and let the last 50 minutes play, the second was to play the next day at 12 and the third option was to forfeit, with a 3-0 at table. Was it therefore the desire of the players to play? Did they really have a choice? I don’t think they did. Even the coach seriously regretted having put the players back on the pitch ”.

“It is very difficult to say exactly what the long-term impact (for the players) of that experience will be, I know that talking to Kasper was very traumatic for everyone,” concluded Schmeichel. It is a very dramatic scene when someone has to be defibrillated and brought back to life in shock ”.

“I think we made a mistake in putting our players in front of the possibility of continuing the game or stopping permanently. They were in conditions of great stress, they were not aware of the conditions of the companion – said, at a press conference, Kasper Wheelman, coach of Denmark. -. I have a feeling we shouldn’t have played, but I think so now. It was difficult to make a decision right now. Christian said he doesn’t remember much, he was worried about us and his family. In the words he said to us, all his generosity and all his greatness as a person emerged. He’s the one who asked us to play again ”.