Christian Eriksen

[phil o sophical]

This is the very reason that players ought to grow up, stop the cheating and diving and rolling around the floor as tho they've been shot when someone brushes past them.Luckily the ref was right next to the incident and got the medics on straight away. A swift response is vital in a situation like this. It's about time they allowed medics on without having to stop the game , wouldn't be worth the cheats laying the floor if they knew the game wasn't going to be stopped. Shouldn't be left to ref to determine whether an injury is genuine or not

[Ho]

Hopefully the news of Christian Eriksen's recovery continues to be positive.

For information, the link below is for the medical courses the FA offer.  The Sudden Cardiac Arrest and Concussion courses are both free and can be done at home.  I did them both last weekend as part of coaching courses - they don't take long to do.

If you're involved in football, they may make a difference one day.

https://thebootroom.thefa.com/learning/qualifications/medical-courses

[Wiltshire Exile]

This is the very reason that players ought to grow up, stop the cheating and diving and rolling around the floor as tho they've been shot when someone brushes past them.Luckily the ref was right next to the incident and got the medics on straight away. A swift response is vital in a situation like this. It's about time they allowed medics on without having to stop the game , wouldn't be worth the cheats laying the floor if they knew the game wasn't going to be stopped. Shouldn't be left to ref to determine whether an injury is genuine or not

Well said, Phil.

[redwine]

This is the very reason that players ought to grow up, stop the cheating and diving and rolling around the floor as tho they've been shot when someone brushes past them.Luckily the ref was right next to the incident and got the medics on straight away. A swift response is vital in a situation like this. It's about time they allowed medics on without having to stop the game , wouldn't be worth the cheats laying the floor if they knew the game wasn't going to be stopped. Shouldn't be left to ref to determine whether an injury is genuine or not

Well said, Phil.

Echo this, never understood why they don't follow the Rugby League way.

[drfchound]

This is the very reason that players ought to grow up, stop the cheating and diving and rolling around the floor as tho they've been shot when someone brushes past them.Luckily the ref was right next to the incident and got the medics on straight away. A swift response is vital in a situation like this. It's about time they allowed medics on without having to stop the game , wouldn't be worth the cheats laying the floor if they knew the game wasn't going to be stopped. Shouldn't be left to ref to determine whether an injury is genuine or not

Well said, Phil.

And from me too.

[Dutch Uncle]

This is the very reason that players ought to grow up, stop the cheating and diving and rolling around the floor as tho they've been shot when someone brushes past them.Luckily the ref was right next to the incident and got the medics on straight away. A swift response is vital in a situation like this. It's about time they allowed medics on without having to stop the game , wouldn't be worth the cheats laying the floor if they knew the game wasn't going to be stopped. Shouldn't be left to ref to determine whether an injury is genuine or not

Well said, Phil.

I remember a Rovers game at Swansea in ca 2009 (Martinez was their manager and Wellens was later sent off). Copps was on the ground and got a kick to the head and stayed down. Eventually he was taken to hospital by helicopter and was it was some weeks before he was back playing. The game was not stopped and Martinez was quoted as saying he instructed his players never to stop because of all the times they had had counter attacks stopped by opponents fake injuries. This is the effect that cheats are having - and fortunately today the ref and both sides were truly excellent.

[Redandwhite]

The more I think about that harrowing scene, the more pissed off I am at the bbc for showing it .
The poor bloke was getting cpr, and a defibrillator, whilst his wife was stood sobbing her eyes out .
Should never have been shown that, they should have cut straight to the studio. 
They soon cut the feed when there's a streaker on the pitch, but not when a blokes f**king dying with his wife watching on !!!!
Shame on the BBC  .

Well done to his team mates for shielding him from the cameras, and comforting his wife .
And well done the ref for his lightning quick reactions  and well done the medics!
And well done the Finns and Danes for chanting "Christian erriksson " in unison . Beautiful game

[Wiltshire Exile]

This is the very reason that players ought to grow up, stop the cheating and diving and rolling around the floor as tho they've been shot when someone brushes past them.Luckily the ref was right next to the incident and got the medics on straight away. A swift response is vital in a situation like this. It's about time they allowed medics on without having to stop the game , wouldn't be worth the cheats laying the floor if they knew the game wasn't going to be stopped. Shouldn't be left to ref to determine whether an injury is genuine or not

Well said, Phil.

Echo this, never understood why they don't follow the Rugby League way.

I’ve been asking the same question for years, redwine. The whole philosophy of the game, especially at Premier League level, is to win at all costs. The fact that you might get a fellow professional footballer sent off counts for nothing these days. I just cannot imagine players and managers/coaches in both codes of rugby living the lives of cheats as in football. The sooner the dinosaurs such as Allardyce, Pulis et all are eased out of the sport the better…we can but hope, eh?

[roversdude]

kasper schmeichel has been through the mill the last few years, was listening to him being interviewed after the FA cup win he came across as a really grounded nice guy

[tyke1962]

This may not be a popular view and it's only my opinion .

Players are getting pushed to the absolute max these days .

I've seen this with my own eyes , I do worry about some of the young lads at my club who have to play a brutal style of football in order to be successful .

We all do the jobs we do and perhaps it's easy not to have too much sympathy for the players of today and the financial rewards .

I get that to be fair .

All I will say it may not be the last time we see on live tv a player collapsing .

The game is now high stakes financially and so you can see where this is perhaps going .

[Alan Southstand]

At the same time, Tyke, the medical treatment and monitoring available to players, these days, are top notch. If someone has a problem, 9 times out of 10, it’s going to be found and dealt with.

I do sympathise, I really do. But, as we witnessed yesterday, the medics were top drawer.

[Filo]

Portable defibrulators are about £1k, they should be present everywhere sports are played in my opinion, this is where the obscene money at the top should be filtered down to benefit everyone

[roversdude]

Portable defibrulators are about £1k, they should be present everywhere sports are played in my opinion, this is where the obscene money at the top should be filtered down to benefit everyone

Totally agree Filo they should be more available, we have an old phone box in the village that now houses a community defibrillator

[DRCraig]

Hope he is fully recovering.

[Chris Black come back]

He must be laid out now thinking what the f**k happened there? Whatever the physical implications, that’s going to have a massive mental toll on him.

[Fur Calf]

I feel really sorry for Erickson and hope he makes a full recovery. Having said that this story is all over social media and the BBC etc. but hardly any mention of the 114 horses that were killed on racecourses in this country last year and nobody bats an eyelid.

[DRCraig]

He must be laid out now thinking what the f**k happened there? Whatever the physical implications, that’s going to have a massive mental toll on him.

There will be. Might even retire. His health must come first.

[Bollinger]

He must be laid out now thinking what the f**k happened there? Whatever the physical implications, that’s going to have a massive mental toll on him.

There will be. Might even retire. His health must come first.

It’s a fact. After I had my heart stopped by a medic injecting me with the wrong stuff, I expected to be smelling roses, kissing babies and loving my second chance at life. But I just felt very gloomy about the world the universe and everything. I mentioned it to the specialist in a follow up check up and he said it wasn’t at all uncommon. Can’t remember the figures but it was a very high percentage- over 50%- of people experiencing some form of depression after a life threatening event.


Given that his career is likely to be over now, I suspect he’s in for a rough ride after he’s on the road to physical recovery.

[Chris Black come back]

Tens likely hundreds of millions watching you collapse live in TV. Endless loops of the incident on YouTube. This is going to be very tough for him to handle. He’s won loads of silverware, will be a very rich man and was entering the final stretch of his career, so retiring might not hurt that much. The mental challenge of this will be huge. And for his family.

[MachoMadness]

I suspect he won't play again. Sad but his health has to come first. In a way it's fortunate that it happened on the pitch, anywhere else and the medics may not have been so quick to attend.

[bedale rover]

I suspect he won't play again. Sad but his health has to come first. In a way it's fortunate that it happened on the pitch, anywhere else and the medics may not have been so quick to attend.

He won't play again

No professional club will be able to get insurance for him

[DRFC_TID_93]

I suspect he won't play again. Sad but his health has to come first. In a way it's fortunate that it happened on the pitch, anywhere else and the medics may not have been so quick to attend.

He won't play again

No professional club will be able to get insurance for him

Daley Blind suffered a cardiac arrest a couple of years ago, also collapsed in a pre season friendly last year, started for the Netherlands tonight, so its certainly possible for him to play on

[GazLaz]

I suspect he won't play again. Sad but his health has to come first. In a way it's fortunate that it happened on the pitch, anywhere else and the medics may not have been so quick to attend.

He won't play again

No professional club will be able to get insurance for him

Daley Blind suffered a cardiac arrest a couple of years ago, also collapsed in a pre season friendly last year, started for the Netherlands tonight, so its certainly possible for him to play on

Blind has a defibrillator inserted under his shin.

[bedale rover]

I suspect he won't play again. Sad but his health has to come first. In a way it's fortunate that it happened on the pitch, anywhere else and the medics may not have been so quick to attend.

He won't play again

No professional club will be able to get insurance for him

Daley Blind suffered a cardiac arrest a couple of years ago, also collapsed in a pre season friendly last year, started for the Netherlands tonight, so its certainly possible for him to play on

Blind has a defibrillator inserted under his shin.

More likely a pacemaker

Defibrillators need to be applied to the chest to create a current through the heart

[Filo]

I suspect he won't play again. Sad but his health has to come first. In a way it's fortunate that it happened on the pitch, anywhere else and the medics may not have been so quick to attend.

He won't play again

No professional club will be able to get insurance for him

Daley Blind suffered a cardiac arrest a couple of years ago, also collapsed in a pre season friendly last year, started for the Netherlands tonight, so its certainly possible for him to play on

Blind has a defibrillator inserted under his shin.

More likely a pacemaker

Defibrillators need to be applied to the chest to create a current through the heart

Not true, Father in Law has one that delivers a shock to the heart if it goes into abnormal rythm

[idler]

My mate's son has one as well. You can adjust your heartbeat via your laptop and apart from being a defibrillator it also sends a message out with your location if you keel over somewhere.
When Neil went for his check up at the hospital the consultant said, "I see that you've started jogging again". He could tell that from the information relayed to them via the implanted device. A fantastic achievement when you think of it.

[RoversAlias]

My mate's son has one as well. You can adjust your heartbeat via your laptop and apart from being a defibrillator it also sends a message out with your location if you keel over somewhere.
When Neil went for his check up at the hospital the consultant said, "I see that you've started jogging again". He could tell that from the information relayed to them via the implanted device. A fantastic achievement when you think of it.

Fascinating that is Idler, imagine telling people 100 years ago what would be possible.

[idler]

Even 50 years ago you would have thought it very far fetched.
I can't even begin to imagine  what it will be like in another 40 years, things are moving so fast.

[Glyn_Wigley]

I think it would be a magnificent gesture, if he is well enough on the day, for Eriksen to walk out - unannounced -  and present the trophy after the final. What happened to him has done more to unite the fans than anything else at this tournament.