Mourinho Reveals His Emotional Reaction To Eriksen Collapse
15 June, 2021
Former Tottenham Hotspur boss Jose Mourinho has revealed precisely how emotional he became after seeing his ex-player Christian Eriksen collapse during Denmark's 2020 UEFA European Championship opener on the weekend.
Mourinho caused Eriksen, 29, briefly prior to the player left Spurs to join Inter Milan in January 2020, 8 weeks following the Portuguese tactician was appointed manager of the London club.
After Eriksen's terrifying collapse and subsequent resuscitation during Denmark's Euro 2020 clash with Finland on Saturday evening, Mourinho admitted he was heavily impacted emotionally.
"Today, I cannot stop considering what happened yesterday (Saturday). I think it's a day to celebrate, never to be sad," he told talkSPORT.
"Hopefully football went in a direction where in fact the organisation, the protocols, the amount of the doctors and the specialists, and I also believe God was looking at football for the reason that moment. Everything together made Christian to be with us, to be along with his family, to be alive.
"It was much more important than football but as well I believe that it also showed the good values of football. The love, the solidarity, family spirit. It had been not merely about his family, it was about the football family. Football bringing persons together.
"I prayed yesterday, I cried yesterday, but just how many millions did it all over the world? I believe many because football may bring people together.
"Yesterday, for the incorrect reasons, football brought persons together, and by the end we are able to celebrate (that) Christian is alive.
"Of course, I didn't consult with him, but I spoke with Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg today and Pierre is quite positive about Christian. The news headlines is good, so I think it's a moment to celebrate."
Source: www.soccerladuma.co.za