{"id":85465,"date":"2021-06-15T12:43:49","date_gmt":"2021-06-15T12:43:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=85465"},"modified":"2021-06-15T13:06:37","modified_gmt":"2021-06-15T13:06:37","slug":"eriksens-heartwarming-post-after-horror-collapse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=85465","title":{"rendered":"Eriksen's heartwarming post after horror collapse"},"content":{"rendered":"

Christian Eriksen<\/a> sent his first public message from the hospital today, thanking supporters for their \u201csweet and amazing\u201d well-wishes after his collapse at the European Championship<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Eriksen remains in the hospital after suffering cardiac arrest during Denmark\u2019s game against Finland on Saturday<\/a>, when he had to be resuscitated with a defibrillator on the field.<\/p>\n

\u201cBig thanks for your sweet and amazing greetings and messages from all around the world. It means a lot to me and my family,\u201d Eriksen wrote in a message that was shared by the Danish soccer association on Twitter.<\/p>\n

The message was accompanied by a photo of the 29-year-old Eriksen giving a thumbs up from his hospital bed.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m fine, under the circumstances,\u201d Eriksen added. \u201cI still have to go through some examinations at the hospital, but I feel okay. Now, I will cheer on the boys on the Denmark team in the next matches. Play for all of Denmark.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Eriksen and the rest of the Denmark players have received an outpouring of support from all over the world since Saturday's incident, including from fans of rival teams.<\/p>\n

Denmark coach Kasper Hjulmand says the flood of messages shows \u201cfootball is the biggest social phenomenon in the world".<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s the one thing that can unite most people in the world,\u201d Hjulmand said at a news conference today. \u201cIt brings friendship across nations, race, gender, everything. Football is one big family … and we see this with all this recognition we get from people all over the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

Denmark, which lost to Finland 1-0 after the game was resumed, next plays Belgium on Thursday in group B. Eriksen's teammates said yesterday that the midfielder had told them to re-focus on the tournament.<\/p>\n

And Hjulmand says he can tell that his players are gradually getting back the right mindset to play again. But he acknowledged that returning to Parken Stadium again, where the players formed a ring around Eriksen as he was getting emergency medical treatment that saved his life, will be emotionally challenging.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI don\u2019t think they\u2019re afraid to play,\u201d Hjulmand said. "But the normal reaction to a trauma like this, you should know, it\u2019s not only yourself. It\u2019s also your family, maybe your kids, your wife, your parents. So the box of emotions has been opened. I think we took a big step yesterday and I think we\u2019ll take another one today.<\/p>\n

"Of course the time until the kickoff will be emotional, and we have to prepare ourselves for that, for entering the stadium again. Getting back to see our great fans. And up to kickoff there\u2019ll be a lot of emotions we have to handle, and then prepare ourselves for when the referee whistles his first whistle. We will be ready to go and fight and play well and do everything for Denmark.\u201d<\/p>\n

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