Loud criticism of the continuation of the game after Eriksen's collapse

“It is absolutely ridiculous that UEFA came up with a solution like this,” said Danish goalkeeper legend Peter Schmeichel, who is also the father of current national goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel. In his opinion, UEFA could have found a different scenario and shown “a little more compassion”. The European Football Association initially referred to the rules. This basically specifies the procedure for “rescheduling games” (Article 29), but not how to proceed after medical emergencies like the one on Saturday evening at the Parken Stadium in Copenhagen.

“If a game cannot begin as planned or cannot be played to the end, the entire game or the remaining minutes of the game will generally be played on the following day,” the umbrella association stipulates. According to consistent statements from Saturday, both teams decided to continue playing in the evening. The choice was Sunday lunchtime as an alternative date. Before the decision, Eriksen is said to have spoken to his Danish teammates via video call from the hospital. Peter Schmeichel shoots against UEFA The 29-year-old collapsed in the 43rd minute of the game and lay motionless on the lawn; helpers were immediately called and initiated life-saving measures. Eriksen was then transported to the hospital. The Danish association announced on Sunday that his condition remains stable. During a conversation in the morning, Eriksen sent his greetings to his teammates.

However, leaving the decision about the continuation to the deeply affected players would be irresponsible, Schmeichel told the British radio station on Sunday BBC Radio 5 see through and criticized the choice of dates offered. “After something so terrible, UEFA is giving the player the choice of coming back and finishing the last 55 minutes or returning at 12.00pm today. What kind of option is that?” Denmark legend Peter Schmeichel with son Kasper (from left) © Peter Schmeichel

“It was a ridiculous decision by UEFA.” Peter Schmeichel If the game continues the following day, you return to the hotel after the demolition, you can't sleep because of the trauma and you're already sitting in the team bus heading to the stadium at 8.00 a.m., Schmeichel noted. “That wasn't an option. That was a ridiculous decision by UEFA.” Laudrup also cannot understand the decision Michael Laudrup, also a Danish football legend, does not think continuing the game after an interruption of 107 minutes is “the right choice”. After such an incident, the players are “full of emotions and don’t have the overview to make important decisions. There has to be someone who then says: We’ll stop here,” said the Danish TV station as a European Championship expert TV3 + working 56 year olds. “They should have said: 'We won't play anymore tonight. Then we'll probably find the opportunities later.'”

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Loud criticism of the continuation of the game after Eriksen's collapse

The continuation of the Denmark game after the collapse of star player Christian Eriksen on Saturday evening met with loud criticism.

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