Dane Thomas Delaney ordered his teammates to form a circle around Christian Eriksen on the field to protect him from the public after he collapsed during the European Championship game against Finland. – AFP
When Danish midfielder Thomas Delaney ordered his teammates to form a circle around Christian Eriksen on the field, he acted partly out of instinct, partly out of experience.
Delaney was the first to play Schutzkreis initiated to protect Eriksen from the public after he collapsed during the European Championship game against Finland.
Delaney and striker Yussuf Poulsen speak about the incident on Wednesday before Denmark’s game against Belgium on Thursday at Euro 2020 on.
Delaney, who plays for Borussia Dortmund, said that he had previously seen an opponent collapse in a game and realized how much attention Eriksen would receive in his treatment.
« Unfortunately, I’ve already seen that . I have already seen it. And there are a lot of people who are very interested and curious, ”said Delaney. “Yussuf was by my side and we decided to build this shield to protect him.
It was not only used to protect Christian and the medical staff, but also Christian’s friends and family. It wasn’t a funny situation, but we were able to help Christian. ”
Eriksen suffered cardiac arrest towards the end of the first half against Finland and had to be resuscitated with a defibrillator. He stayed in a Copenhagen hospital on Wednesday but made a good recovery.
“It all happened very quickly. Lots of players reacted very quickly, ”said Delaney. “It was clear to us that Christian was not doing well when he took two steps and fell. So some things had to be done very quickly. (Denmark captain) Simon Kjaer came very quickly and we called for help. ”
Kjaer, who is a close friend of Eriksen and his family, also received a lot of praise for initiating first aid before the paramedics arrived and then comforted the Inter Milan midfielder’s partner as she stepped on the field.
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“Simon showed his character. All the players, the entire team, showed character in those long minutes, ”said Delaney. “(Kjaer) takes a lot of pressure on his shoulders and he has done that in the last few days. But we all fought individually in different ways.
“I know it was tough for Simon, it was tough for a lot of people. But to top it off, he has a great personality. We know that and I think a lot of people are seeing that now he gets. «
Denmark decided to hold their last training session on Wednesday at their base camp outside of Copenhagen instead of the Parken Stadium, where the Finland game was played .
Denmark coach Kasper Hjulmand admitted that returning to the stadium will be an emotional experience for the players but said they would have the option of taking a team bus to Parken on Wednesday evening to see the area again to process.
« We don’t know how we will react to the return, » said Poulsen. « How it will affect us emotionally and how it will affect us to be there. … It was one Experience that none of us had before on this level, so we will see how each and every person will react to it, because it will be different for each of us. «
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