Christian Eriksen has been recalled to the Denmark squad ahead of their matches with Netherlands and Serbia.
"It was not an injury, it was a heart condition. "For me, [signing Eriksen] was not a gamble," Brentford manager Thomas Frank said at the weekend. There's a mental issue, but when he decided he wanted to play, that was it."
Christian Eriksen, the Danish soccer star whose heart stopped during a Euro 2020 match last summer, took another step in his remarkable return with his ...
He signed with Brentford of the English Premier League in January, and his play led to Denmark Coach Kasper Hjulmand’s decision to include him on the 23-player squad for friendlies March 26 against the Netherlands in Amsterdam and March 29 against Serbia. That second match will take place at Parken, where Eriksen’s heart stopped. But my heart is not an obstacle.” Realistically I thought he would be ready by the summer.
Christian Eriksen has been selected in the latest Denmark squad for their upcoming friendlies against Holland and Serbia.
"That's been my goal, and it's still some time away. Physically, I'm back in top shape. But it is my dream to come back.
The Danish midfielder has previously said his goal is to play in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
After losing its first two matches following Eriksen’s collapse, the Danish side made its way to the semifinals before losing to England in extra time. Eriksen has not appeared for Denmark since his cardiac arrest June 12 against Finland. But the midfielder signed for Premier League side Brentford in January after his mutual release from Inter Milan. After making his club debut last month, Eriksen has made two starts for Brentford and recorded an assist during the club’s weekend win against Burnley. Nine months after his collapse at last summer’s Euros, Eriksen has been named in the Denmark national team for its upcoming friendlies against the Netherlands and Serbia at the end of this month.
Brentford midfielder Christian Eriksen has returned to the Denmark squad, nine months after suffering a cardiac arrest while playing for his country at the.
But it’s my dream to come back. That’s been my mindset all along,” the former Tottenham Hotspur midfielder said. He also trained at former club Ajax before signing for Brentford in January.
Christian Eriksen has been recalled to the Denmark squad for the first time since he collapsed after a cardiac arrest during a European Championship game in ...
“Christian is in a pretty good physical condition,” Denmark coach Kasper Hjulmand said. He is a player who thinks faster than most people do.” Denmark plays a friendly away against the Netherlands on March 26 and hosts Serbia on March 29 as it prepares for the World Cup in Qatar in November.