Christian Eriksen wants to go back to the big football stage. “My goal is to be at the World Cup in Qatar. I want to play“, said Eriksen in his first interview after his collapse at the European Championship last summer.
“It’s a goal, a dream. Whether I will then be nominated is another matter. But it’s my dream to come back“said the Danish international in an interview published by the Danish team on Tuesday (04.01.2022) TVTransmitter DR1. The midfielder was in Copenhagen on June 12, 2021 during the EM-Group game against Finland collapsed on the grass and had to be resuscitated.
He’s sure to be comeback could work: “Because I don’t feel any different. Physically I’m in top form again. “He really wants to go back to the national team and show that his collapse was only a one-off and will not happen again.”My heart is not an obstacle “, emphasized Eriksen. Whether he comes back is now up to the coaches.
Not counting on so much compassion
At the same time, Eriksen thanked him for the worldwide sympathy. “It was incredible that so many people felt the need to write to me or give me flowers. It touched so many people – and they wanted to show my family and me that. That makes me happy“said the 29-year-old.
Even when he was in the hospital, countless fans brought flowers over for days. “It was strange because I didn’t expect people to send me flowers because I was dead for five minutes“, said Eriksen, who was implanted with a defibrillator. This recognizes cardiac arrhythmias and releases electric shocks in an emergency.