'All of us feared we is likely to be watching him die': Denmark's Yussuf Poulsen recounts Christian Eriksen's horrifying cardiac arrest at Euro 2020 and insists 'if it occurred in his front room, he would not be right here'
- Christian Eriksen shocked the soccer world after his cardiac arrest at Euro 2020
- The Danish midfielder survived regardless of collapsing to the ground in opposition to Finland
- Group-mates shaped a hoop round him earlier than he was stretchered off
- Denmark star Yussuf Poulsen stated the squad feared they may watch him die
- He stated Eriksen was fortunate the incident occurred at a match and never at residence
Denmark star Yussuf Poulsen has recalled the horrific reminiscence of Christian Eriksen's cardiac arrest at Euro 2020, admitting his team-mates feared they'd watch him die as they shaped a circle across the stricken participant.
Eriksen collapsed to the turf throughout Denmark's opening group recreation in opposition to Finland in terrifying scenes, with followers in tears within the crowd because the squad huddled round him to provide him safety and privateness in a life-and-death second.
The previous Inter Milan and Tottenham star was rescuscitated after only one defibrilation with medics having rushed to his facet to avoid wasting his life.
The incident shocked soccer - and certainly the broader world normally - with the debacle kicking off a debate round exhausted footballers being pushed too onerous, with later instance of athletes struggling cardiac arrest or respiration points.
Poulsen was proper within the coronary heart of the state of affairs and recollects how the Denmark squad prayed Eriksen would get better, however in the end feared the worst.
'Once we stood round him at the moment, all of us feared that we is likely to be watching him die,' he advised Sky Sport in Germany. 'I nonetheless bear in mind how every of us whispered or thought: Please [make] it!'
Poulsen believes it was a blessing for Eriksen that he suffered his cardiac arrest on a soccer pitch - within the presence of numerous medical professionals and tools - fairly than at residence, and believes he may not have been so fortunate had he collapsed elsewhere.
'Thank God he [made] it, so we are able to all speak about it kind of usually, as a result of it is mainly a superb story. Good as a result of most individuals would have died in Christian's state of affairs,' he added.
'He was fortunate that it occurred throughout the recreation and all the things was close by to convey him again instantly. If it had occurred to him in the lounge, he wouldn't be there now.'
Eriksen spent weeks in hospital earlier than being discharged, with docs inserting a ICD (Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator) - a coronary heart beginning gadget. He has since been recovering however was pressured to depart Inter Milan this month as a result of guidelines in Italy forbidding gamers to compete with such a tool fitted into their coronary heart.
The playmaker nonetheless harbours desires of taking part in soccer once more regardless of his scare, together with his agent Martin Schoots telling Sportsmail the participant is feeling nicely bodily.
'Issues look good. And he's feeling good. All bodily outcomes are optimistic. Christian has his desires.
'Christian is doing rather well. He has been coaching himself for months and issues are going very nicely.
'It was clear that we'd work in the direction of this resolution for a very long time. Italy is just the one nation the place as a rule you may't play with an ICD.
'So its a pity particularly since Chris is so immensely cherished by the followers. However however it is also optimistic as a result of Chris now can take a look at the longer term with one other perspective.'
