Kasper Hjulmand pays emotional tribute to Christian Eriksen
Kasper Hjulmand says he kept Christian with him throughout the match by wearing a special ring in tribute to the Inter Milan playmaker.
Sebastian Nkrumah Listowell 
Denmark manager Kasper Hjulmand has paid an emotional tribute to star player Christian Eriksen after Monday’s 4-1 win over Russia.
The decisive win by the Danes over the Russians on Monday, June 21, 2021, had made coach Kasper Hjulmand pay an emotional tribute to the star player Christian Eriksen.
The Danes were without Eriksen, who left the football world shell-shocked when he collapsed during the opening game against the Finns, with what was later revealed to be a cardiac arrest.
The Danes coach revealed after the game that he kept Christian with him throughout the match by wearing a special ring in tribute to the Inter Milan playmaker, who has been recovering in hospital.
“I have never worn jewellery in my life. This is the first time I’m wearing jewellery. There’s a little football here and it’s Christian who is here with me,”
“I had him with me all the way. I think about him a lot and he is, as I have always said the heart of our team and we were fighting on for his sake today.
“He is a great inspiration to us,” Hjulmand told Denmark’s TV3+.
It’s clear that Denmark has been inspired to keep performing for their team-mate during this difficult time, and it’s some achievement that they’ve been able to re-focus after the trauma of witnessing Eriksen’s collapse and losing that first group game to Finland.
