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Blind nearly decided not to play after Eriksen collapse

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Reuters
14 June, 2021, 01:00 pm
Last modified: 14 June, 2021, 01:05 pm

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Blind nearly decided not to play after Eriksen collapse

But Blind, who had heart problems himself last year, decided to take to the field and broke down in tears after being substituted midway through the second half of the 3-2 win over Ukraine in the Group C match on Sunday.

Reuters
14 June, 2021, 01:00 pm
Last modified: 14 June, 2021, 01:05 pm
Photo: Reuters
Photo: Reuters

Netherlands defender Daley Blind considered missing his country's opening game at the European Championship after the heart attack his former club teammate Christian Eriksen suffered on Saturday.

But Blind, who had heart problems himself last year, decided to take to the field and broke down in tears after being substituted midway through the second half of the 3-2 win over Ukraine in the Group C match on Sunday.

"Yesterday had a huge impact on me, never mind the fact that I know Christian well as a friend," Blind said of the drama in Copenhagen where Eriksen collapsed on the pitch during Denmark's match against Finland after suffering a heart attack.

"The situation for him is terrible. Of course, I have also experienced a few things in that area, so that I had to overcome a mental hurdle to play today," added the 31-year-old Blind, who was diagnosed with heart muscle inflammation in 2019 after he suffered a dizzy spell playing for Ajax Amsterdam in a Champions League game against Valencia.

He was fitted with a pacemaker that treats dangerously abnormal heart rhythms but it failed while he was playing in a friendly last August and he collapsed again – although it was later described as a one-off incident.

"I had to persuade myself to play but I'm proud that I did and that's why my emotion came bursting out at the end of the game," he told reporters.

"I definitely thought about not taking part. The images on television and the incident had a big impact and I didn't sleep very well because of them. I really had to overcome a big hurdle to do this."

News that Eriksen was awake and talking in the hospital came as a relief.

"If it didn't go well, it would have haunted my head even more. When Christian encouraged his own teammates to play is when I decided to play myself. Also because I'm safe, according to the doctors," Blind said.

Dutch coach Frank de Boer canceled a team meeting on the eve of the game because of the distress among the Dutch players.

"I'm sure he (Blind) had a hard time making that choice, but on the other hand, he really put his hand up," De Boer said. "That burst of feelings that hit him at the end was very normal."

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Daley Blind / Netherlands Football Team / Euro 2020

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