Simon Kjaer held van de avond bij Eriksen-reanimatie

Denemarken verloor op zaterdagavond van Finland met 0-1, maar daar gaat het natuurlijk niet over: Christian Eriksen zakte vlak voor rust in elkaar en moest gereanimeerd worden. Simon Kjaer groeide vervolgens uit tot dé held van het moment.

Het Algemeen Dagblad schrijft: “Oud-Ajacied Eriksen zakte aan het eind van de eerste helft in elkaar toen hij de bal aangegooid kreeg. Kjaer was er als de kippen bij om de noodzakelijke eerste medische handelingen te verrichten, ook om te voorkomen dat Eriksen zijn tong inslikte.”

De krant vervolgt: “Toen Sabrina Kvist Jensen, de partner van Eriksen, ten tijde van de reanimatie aan de rand van het veld verscheen, spurtte de Deense captain onmiddellijk naar haar toe. Kjaer hield haar hoofd vaderlijk vast, bood haar troost en sprak de hevig geëmotioneerde vriendin van Eriksen, samen met doelman Kasper Schmeichel, moed in.”

Op social media gaat het behoorlijk los over de heldenacties van Kjaer:

When Christian Eriksen collapsed on the pitch, Kjær was first to help him and summon the medical team to quickly get onto the pitch. After, he guided his teammates to cover Eriksen while he received medical treatment and consoled Eriksen’s wife Sabrina.

Nothing but respect. ❤️?? pic.twitter.com/GrY8oCXc4D

— 433 (@433) June 12, 2021

Simon Kjær for being the first person to initiate CPR.

Kasper Schmeichel for going to console Christian’s wife.

The team for forming a human wall around Eriksen.

Anthony Taylor for stopping the game so quickly

The medics for doing such an incredible job

Thank you. ??

— Jed (@SFCJed23) June 12, 2021

Simon Kjaer. What a man. What a leader. What an act of heroism. ??? pic.twitter.com/tKWLmwQ3LI

— EUROs Tweet (@Football__Tweet) June 12, 2021

A massive round of applause to Simon Kjaer as well, who before the medics arrived secured Eriksen’s neck and cleared his airways.

Could have saved his life there. ? pic.twitter.com/oNcPPIween

— Watch LFC (@Watch_LFC) June 12, 2021

Captain and hero: Simon Kjaer.

Before the medics got there he secured his neck, cleared the airways and started CPR. Could have saved #Eriksen’s life. Act of heroism.

Kjaer trying to keep also Cristian’s wife strong, is very emotional.

What a man. ?

So proud of you ?♥️ pic.twitter.com/eOFOMksODe

— Angelo Mangiante (@angelomangiante) June 12, 2021

Simon Kjaer checked to see if Eriksen had swallowed his tongue, put him in the correct position and was supporting his wife, hero. ?? #DENFIN pic.twitter.com/lDvoLbWwzy

— Danny Culley (@DannyCulley1) June 12, 2021

Simon Kjaer not just a captain, but a hero.#Eriksen pic.twitter.com/jRTFDgs1mq

— Yusuf de Souza (@elalmis10) June 12, 2021

Simon Kjaer, the man who may have prevented Eriksen from swallowing his tongue, immediately started CPR and then supported Ms. Eriksen.

?? What a captain. A hero. ?? pic.twitter.com/mvpsrBZWdm

— Casual Ultra (@thecasualultra) June 12, 2021

Simon Kjær was the first to attend to Eriksen and stopped him from swallowing his tongue when he was unconscious and went on to comfort Eriksen’s wife!! Hero! pic.twitter.com/VFxGjWZsqK

— Malik Ofori (@malikofori) June 12, 2021