Inter forward Romelu Lulaku regards tomorrow's match against Denmark, on the second day of the European Championship, as an important test against an opponent who he believes will be highly motivated by the absence of Christian Eriksen. Precisely about Eriksen, his partner and friend at Inter, Lukaku revealed that Belgium will stop the match in the 10th minute (the number of the Danish midfielder) throwing the ball out to pay tribute to him along with the whole public. Eriksen suffered cardiac arrest during Denmark-Finland last Saturday, was stabilized and is in good condition in hospital.
“Tomorrow (Thursday) will be a tough and difficult test for us, the Danes will be even more motivated. It will be important to see our mental and technical response,” Lukaku said at the press conference on the eve of the match.
Lukaku recalled that last year they met twice in the Nations League, both with Belgian victory, but that in the Brussels match (4-2), Denmark created quite a lot of problems for them, and only at the end was the result decided.
The Belgian striker believes that he has performed better this year and that he is more complete, that he reads games and opponents better. “Everything is in the details. This year I have been more constant, I am more of a team player, although I try to score as many goals. I can read the game better, the rival. I always try to improve and be more constant” , He said.
The collapse suffered by Eriksen on Saturday against Finland on the Parken pitch, which forced his transfer to the hospital after suffering cardiac arrest and the temporary suspension of the match, greatly affected Lukaku, his teammate at Inter and who dedicated his first goal in the match against Russia.
Lukaku revealed on Wednesday that the two exchanged phone messages a few days ago and that he plans to write to him again tomorrow after the game, although he rules out visiting him in hospital.
“He told me he was fine. I told him to take all the necessary time and that I am here for whatever he needs. Tomorrow I will write to him again. Now he needs to be with his family,” he said.
Lukaku rejected that he or his teammates need psychological help and assured that they are “strong enough” mentally and have players with a lot of experience.