Not afraid of death! Eriksson, who almost died in the European Cup, back in the game 259 days later.

In the early morning of 27th, Newcastle beat brentford 2-0 in the Premier League relegation battle. However, compared with the game, Eriksson’s coming off the bench for brentford is obviously more sensational.

The Danish star who almost died suddenly at last year’s European Cup finally returned to the pitch after 259 days.

Eriksson returns to the pitch. This article picture CFP

Break out of the "gate of hell" and rekindle the green dream

On June 12th, last year, Eriksson, who played for the Danish national team in the European Cup, suddenly fell to the ground without colliding with anyone in the group match against Finland. Fortunately, captain Kiel responded in time, giving Eriksson first aid for external pressure in the golden minute, and the on-site medical staff rescued him for 10 minutes, so that Eriksson, who had once stopped his heart, regained consciousness and was sent to hospital for medical treatment before he was able to save his life.

Eriksson later recalled that he asked the medical staff to accept his football shoes as a souvenir in the ambulance, because he felt that he could no longer play football and didn’t need football shoes anymore.

However, the miracle happened after all. After active treatment and automatic defibrillator implantation, Eriksson returned to normal and rekindled the idea of returning to the pitch. However, it is impossible to return to his old club Inter Milan. As the Serie A stipulates that all players who have implanted defibrillators are prohibited from participating in the Italian professional league, Eriksson has already terminated his contract with Inter Milan in advance.

Eriksson almost died suddenly at last year’s European Cup.

Eriksson, who had no ball to play, once trained with Danish team odense BK in order to recover his physical fitness and state-this was his home team when he debuted and the starting point of his career. Since then, another team that Eriksson once played for has lent a helping hand-Dutch giant Ajax. Since then, Eriksson has come to Amsterdam to train with Ajax youth team.

Join brentford and return to the Premier League.

On January 31st this year, Premier League team brentford announced that 29-year-old Danish midfielder Eriksson had joined the team on a free transfer and signed a contract this summer. It is reported that there is an option to renew the contract for one year.

Returning to the Premier League has always been Eriksson’s dream. After all, the highest light of his career was spent in the Premier League with Tottenham Hotspur. His agent previously admitted that returning to the Premier League was Eriksson’s priority. "He wants to go home." One advantage of brentford is that they are a London team like Tottenham.

In addition, Thomas Frank, the Danish coach of brentford, worked with Eriksson many years ago and knew his abilities like the back of his hand. Eriksson was one of them when he coached the Danish U17 youth team. In addition, there are as many as eight Danish players in brentford, including Norgard, Jensen, Rasmussen and Zanka, many of whom are Eriksson’s national team teammates.

Eriksson showed a good competitive state.

Although Eriksson is the biggest star in brentford, although the team’s recent record is poor and the pressure of relegation is great, it’s almost a month since he joined, and brentford has never arranged Eriksson to play in the official competition.

Obviously, in order to ensure no accidents, the club is quite cautious. For Eriksson, during this month, brentford arranged two closed-door friendly matches for Eriksson, so that he could re-adapt to the rhythm of the football field. As a result, Eriksson not only adapted freely, but also contributed assists continuously in these two games, showing his personal ability and field experience.

Substitute, back in the game after 259 days.

This round of Premier League, brentford vs Newcastle at home, which is a PK between relegation opponents. Before the game, fans around the world welcomed exciting news, and brentford coach Frank confirmed that Eriksson would enter the competition list.

"Eriksson will be on the list and he will play for brentford for the first time, which is so exciting. This is a big day for us, for Eriksson, for the fans and for his family. How important it was to Eriksson and his family at the moment he stepped into the stadium. "

Eriksson also wants to continue to contribute to the field.

In the early morning of 27th Beijing time, brentford showed the biggest courtesy to the team: all kinds of banners welcoming Eriksson were everywhere, full of human feelings. In fact, despite their feelings, today’s brentford really needs Eriksson, because they are only three points ahead of Burnley, the third from the bottom, but they have played three more games, and the pressure of relegation is quite great.

Finally, in the 52nd minute of the game, with brentford 0-2 behind, Eriksson was 259 days away from back in the game. Although it failed to help the team recover the defeat in the end, it was quite wonderful for Eriksson to come back after the game.

Eriksson said: "I am a happy person regardless of the result. After everything I have experienced, it is a wonderful feeling to return. Frank didn’t say much when I played. I talked to him every day for the past few weeks. He just wished me luck and enjoyed the game. From the first day I joined, it was very special. The club took care of me. Everyone was willing to help others. My family, parents, children, mother-in-law and some doctors who have been taking care of me are all here. What they experienced is even more difficult than what I experienced. "

Talking about the goal of this season, Eriksson said: "The first thing is to find the feeling of the game and then help brentford stay in the Premier League."