“In our hearts”: Eriksen as a Danish inspiration

“I think of Christian every day, before the game and after the game,” said coach Kasper Hjulmand after the 2-1 win against the Czech Republic. “I'm glad he survived. We took him here and we will take him to Wembley too.” Since the tremors surrounding Eriksen after his collapse in the first European Championship group game, the Danish team has been emotionally carried through this tournament by a wave of affection. Back home, fans celebrated the successor to Danish Dynamite proudly and exuberantly, not just in Copenhagen. More than 1000 supporters also traveled to the Caspian Sea. Hjulmand cheered them on in a red and white floppy hat, the outstanding Thomas Delaney jumped up and down with his bare torso wrapped in a Danish flag. The entire team gathered in front of their own fan block for the big football family photo. Yussuf Poulsen & Co. proudly presented pictures of it on Instagram. The fact that Eriksen's account on the social network added a heart to each of these photos on his teammates' profiles on Sunday night shows how close the bond is. “Christian wrote last night that he was very proud of us,” said Borussia Dortmund’s Delaney in one of countless moving moments. “He was the best player for many years, we carry him in our hearts, he should be here with us. We're still struggling with it. But making him proud makes me happy.” The next chance for this will be on Wednesday evening (21.00 p.m.), when the next coup is supposed to succeed against final hosts England. “YES, YES, YES,” wrote the newspaper “BT”. “Wild party in Baku! Wembley, HERE WE COME”. After two defeats at the start, no European Championship participant had ever made it to the semi-finals before - there are probably only a few fans in Europe who don't begrudge Denmark this success. Denmark coach appeals to Boris Johnson According to the current status, only Danes living in Great Britain are allowed into the stadium due to the Corona restrictions. Hjulmand has therefore already appealed to Prime Minister Boris Johnson to relax this regulation. Sales of 5000 tickets started on Sunday afternoon - and the rush was immediately enormous. After two hours, the waiting time was more than 30 minutes, and at times over 2000 people were queuing digitally for tickets. He definitely feels this comprehensive support from the fans, said Hjulmand and began a monologue of big words about Eriksen's fate: "There are so many agendas in football, but in these moments we all remembered why we started, “To play football and what values football is based on.” The last time Eriksen appeared on Instagram from the hospital was almost three weeks ago with a thumbs up. The 29-year-old has now been released, and a first photo emerged at the weekend that, according to the Danish media, shows him on the beach in Tisvilde with a young fan. “He looked healthy and good, that was very nice to see,” said eleven-year-old Björn Bindzus to the newspaper “BT”, which published the photo together. The drama surrounding its leader not only brought the team even closer together. In the stands of Baku's blue-lit Olympic Stadium, supporters presented a banner reading "FOR CHRIS10AN" before there was a fuss over a rainbow flag that was taken from a supporter by a steward. After the hard-fought success in the humid evening heat, former Mainz player Hjulmand said that the support of the fans had given his team the energy it needed to make it into the top four on the continent.

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“In our hearts”: Eriksen as a Danish inspiration

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