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Danish TV commentator abandoned the position live: "I was sure Eriksen was dead"
The Danes still do not digest: the former national team coach who interpreted the game could not bear the moments of horror, Laudrup is angry at UEFA following the resumption of the game, the player who had a similar event advises - there is no point in trying to return to play
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Sunday, 13 June 2021, 10:26 Updated: 10:55
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The collapse of Denmark national team player Christian Eriksen during the game against Finland (Sport1)
Denmark is having a hard time digesting the events of last night (Saturday), and the reactions to Christian Eriksen's collapse on the lawn ranged from anxiety, crying and anger.
The most wanted interviewee in the local media the morning after the tragic event was Stella Solbakan, a former national team coach and former player, who retired in 2001 after undergoing a similar incident. Solbakken collapsed during a training session at FC Copenhagen following a heart attack, was rushed to intensive care and rehabilitated, but his friendly advice to Eriksen is to behave like him and hang up his shoes without delay.
"I would strongly advise him to consider whether to try to return to the pitches. I know, he is a young man, only 29, and is at the peak of his career. But on the other hand, he needs to think about how he is recovering and how he takes care to minimize his children's. "Dad. He's strong mentally and physically, I know he's going through the initial rehabilitation phase well, but he needs to think about the next phase right now. Is it even worth trying to get back on the pitches? I'm not sure."
Solbakan adds that "Christian needs to ask himself a lot of difficult questions during this period. It will be a long and difficult period for him, and he needs to think about what to do, how to do, and they should abandon their careers and open a new page in life."
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In Denmark they did not calm down.
Eriksen in the minutes of terror (Photo: Reuters)
The anxious minutes in which Eriksen moved between life and death were difficult not only for the contact's family members and teammates, but also for spectators at home. While other TV stations tried to obtain close-ups of Eriksen and filmed his frightened partner, Danish television switched to background footage of the stadium and spared viewers the harsh images.
Former national team coach Aga Harida, who coached Eriksen and served as the Danish TV commentator in the game, was upset and abandoned the position live while the player was fighting for his life. He drove home crying without keeping abreast of developments, and was convinced that Eriksen was dead.
"It was the worst day of my life," he told local media this morning.
"The pictures of Eriksen's partner broke my heart, and I could not continue the broadcast. I was overwhelmed with emotions, and I was convinced that Christian was no longer with us," he explained, declaring: "I know Christian well enough to know he will fight to get back on the pitches. Football flows in his veins "I know he wants to return in the team's next game, but I do not know if he will be allowed to."
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"To resume the game after such an event? A scandal."
Denmark players (Photo: Reuters)
The one who was furious about the resumption of the game long minutes after it was stopped in the tragic circumstances, is the former star of the team Michael Laudrup.
Denmark has denied that the UEFA put pressure on it to resume the game and the coach admitted that they were given the option to renew it that evening or the next day, but Laudrup claims that resuming the game last night was a farce.
"Denmark players agreed to return to play, but when such extreme situations happen, you respond In the heat of the moment and your judgment is not good enough.
The decision should not have been in their hands.
"UEFA had to allow them time to digest the experience they went through. To resume the game at the same time after what they went through is a scandal," Laudrup said.
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