Denmark captain Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, additionally an ex-Tottenham midfieder, instructed Danish broadcaster TV2: “There is a throw-in, after which I am going out to the facet. I flip round a bit, and I see Christian on his approach to the ground, and we all know somewhat about how he reacts, what meaning.
“[Everyone] reacted super-fast and with respect. I can solely praise how a lot braveness those that took care of Christian on the sector had.
“I am unable to say far more than that you just get a shock, and that an important factor is that Christian is doing properly.”
When Eriksen was receiving therapy 5 years in the past, Denmark and Finland gamers shaped a hoop round him, and each units of gamers did the identical whereas he was being attended to by medics on Sunday. He was finally in a position to stroll to an ambulance.
After the sport had been known as off, gamers and training workers from each groups stood arm in arm in a hoop as they have been addressed by Denmark coach Brian Riemer.
“An important factor is that Christian is doing properly and he’s,” Riemer stated later. “He has left the sector, and he has despatched his regards to the gamers.
“Now it is about us standing collectively, as you might see that we did in essentially the most dignified method on the sector, and naturally making certain that everybody has a shoulder to lean on from right here.”
Neither Denmark or Ukraine certified for the World Cup, which begins on Thursday.
