The experienced TV commentator described it as the "emotionally toughest transmission to date" for him.
This is how Béla Réthy experienced the Eriksen collapse at the EM 2021.
Berlin / Copenhagen - Béla Réthy faced an incredibly difficult task.
In the EM 2021 * group game between Denmark and Finland, the 43rd minute of the game was running when Christian Eriksen suddenly collapsed.
The Inter Milan midfielder had to be revived on the pitch.
Sports reporter Réthy commented on the events for the ZDF television audience live from Copenhagen.
Eriksen collapse at EM 2021: This is how ZDF reporter experienced the bad scenes
"That was emotionally the toughest transmission so far for me," the TV journalist told the
German Press Agency the
next day
.
At first he was less a reporter than "a person who empathizes".
The game was interrupted and Eriksen's treatment continued after long and anxious minutes on the lawn in the hospital.
The television pictures clearly showed how emergency services tried to reanimate the 29-year-old.
At 8.30 p.m., the teams continued the game.
With a goal from Joel Pohjanpalo, the Finnish underdog prevailed 1-0.
The teammates of the evacuated man were undoubtedly no longer mentally prepared for an EM * performance comparison.
Eriksen is now on the mend.
EM 2021: Denmark game to continue after Eriksen collapse - for commentators "the most negative feeling"
"That was the most negative feeling I have ever had at work," explained Réthy.
Performing on the microphone again after the restart was extremely complicated: “You have to be careful with every word.
You can't prepare for situations like this. "
ZDF was severely reprimanded for its reporting by the federal chairman of the German Association of Journalists (DJV).
“I find it unbearable that the live broadcast on television showed the resuscitation of the footballer for a long time.
That is irresponsible, ”criticized Frank Überall.
ZDF after pictures of Eriksen resuscitation in the criticism - broadcaster: "Réthy reported empathetically"
In a statement on the cause, the broadcaster held against it. “ZDF handled the tragic incident at the Denmark-Finland game responsibly. When the extent of the serious injury became apparent, there were no close-ups or other unsuitable images, ”said sports director Thomas Fuhrmann. He also expressly included the commentator in his assessment: “Béla Réthy reported sensitively from the stadium.”
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