Sunday, June 13, 2021 at 3:03 PM• Rian Rosendaal • Last update: 15:12

Ibrahim Afellay was clearly upset on Saturday evening after Christian Eriksen became unwell during the European Championship meeting between Denmark and Finland (0-1). Nevertheless, the analyst will simply sit down on Sunday afternoon for an analysis of the match between England and Croatia at Wembley. Afellay emphasizes that it is especially important to enjoy every day and to put football into perspective in incidents such as with Eriksen.

“It is of course fantastic news, also for the people who are close to him,” said the relieved Afellay in the studio of the NOS. “Also for the entire football world. But it also proves once again how vulnerable we are as people and that we can really consider ourselves lucky that we can enjoy every day.” The former midfielder then once again intervenes in the discussion about allowing the game to continue later. which was eventually won 0-1 by the Finnish team.

“I think that being UEFA, such a decision should not be left to the other associations. Because in the end everyone is in the emotion and it is about a human life. And then football, even if it is such a big event, is a peripheral matter. UEFA could have made a really good statement here in the human field,” Afellay concludes a day after the much-discussed moment around Eriksen, who according to the Danish federation is on the mend. UEFA gave Denmark and Finland two options: finish the game on Saturday evening or resume on Sunday at noon in Copenhagen.

Fellow analyst Leonne Stentler is also asked for her opinion: “I thought it was a really diabolical dilemma. It is a tournament where there is hardly any room to move. And when you think of the emotional, you naturally think this can’t go on, how are we supposed to do that?. At the same time, you are really in a crisis situation and when should the game be played out? And I can imagine that if you get some good news back, you think as a player group let’s do it together for him. But there is no right answer in this.”

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