“Eriksen asked us to play again”

Morten Boesen, doctor for the Danish national team, assured this Sunday at a press conference that the state of Christian
Eriksen It is good but it is still under observation after collapsing this Saturday at 43 minutes from Denmark-Finland.

“All tests what we are doing are coming out well”, Explained Boesen. “But Christian is still hospitalized and under observation. What if, is in a good mood. This awake and respond in a relevant and clear way. The heart beats again”Added the doctor, who confirmed that the player suffered cardiac arrest that required first aid on the ground: “Revived thanks to the defibrillator, he was dead a few moments ”.

The Danish coach explained that it was Eriksen himself who asked his teammates to play the remainder of the game

Asked about what was the reason of the fading of the Danish international, Boesen has stated that “we still have no answer to this question mark. This is one of the reasons why he is still admitted ”.

“He does not remember much of what happened, his main concern was for his family and for us,” explained the coach, Kasper
Hjulmand. “This shows your generosity and greatness as a person. It was he who told us that we play again“, Has revealed.

Members of the Federation have explained that the players international have been able to maintain a meeting
telematics with his partner, who continues to be admitted, which confirms that the Inter footballer is following a positive evolution.

Hjulmand, explained that after suspending all its activities this Sunday, the combined will try to regain normality on Monday, resuming training and preparation for the next game, against Belgium this Thursday.

The team doctor confirms that Eriksen suffered a cardiac arrest on the field of play

Internationals have received psychological assistance in his concentration hotel after the very hard experience that they had to live this Saturday, when his partner was on the verge of death.

Peter Moller from the Danish Federation, after thanking the countless messages of support received from players, teams and federations around the world. explained that “the players, in this extreme situation, have shown their true
personality. Some need to express it out loud, talk a lot, and others don't. “I'm very proud of the response of all of them and of training a team like this ”, he added Hjulmand.