Kenneth Perez was in the studio of the NOS when he saw Christian Eriksen fall during the European Championship match between Denmark and Finland. What followed were difficult hours for the analyst, who, however, remained calm and received many compliments on social media in particular for his performance as an analyst. Although Perez has had a difficult evening, he does not think that his well-being should be central.
Perez gets Sunday morning in the live show of Football International the question of how things are going. “I understand your question, but that is actually completely unimportant,” emphasizes the former player from Denmark. “We’re sitting there and then a situation like this comes up. Then you try to put it into context and gain information, without wanting to make news.” Perez was constantly busy with Eriksen and his family on Saturday night. “It is bad for the family, Christian himself and the people close to him.”
Danish federation will provide positive update on Eriksen on Sunday morning
The condition of the midfielder is stable, it sounds from Denmark.
Perez was somewhat surprised that the European Championship match between the Danes and Finns was finally played out in the Parken Stadium on Saturday evening. “I did not expect that the players would be able to play football anymore. If you have experienced something like this up close… ” The shocked Denmark eventually lost 0-1 at their own field, but afterwards due to the Eriksen situation, nobody talks about the defeat in the opening game. The decision to continue playing was taken by the Danes themselves, because UEFA could also have let the game play out on Sunday.
“After talking to Christian, the players decided to play football,” Perez continues. “According to some cynics, that happened under pressure. But if you see how they played that game, I believe they made this decision themselves.” Joel Pohjanpalo was the in the 59th minute match winner for the Finnish team. Denmark will resume the European Championship on Thursday with the showdown with the Belgians in Copenhagen. The group stage will end on June 21 with a game against Russia, also in the Danish capital.
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