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June 15, 2021 "We are in constant contact with Eriksen, even me personally". Thus the coach of Denmark, Kasper Hjulmand, during the press conference in view of the match against Belgium. The Danes, with their heads divided between the pitch and the conditions of their teammate hit by an illness during the match against Finland, are preparing for Thursday's match against Belgium.



"It is very nice for us to see his smiles, to know that the tests he is doing are going well," said the coach from the Marienlyst hotel in Helsingør, where Denmark is in training. "How will we replace him against Belgium? No, Christian cannot be replaced, it is impossible to do so, he is the best of all, he is a leader, he influences the team with his decisions and plays, his ability to control space through his passages. We will try together, as a team, to fill that void. We are strong, united and ready to


fight. "



On the match against Lukaku and his teammates, Hjulmand doesn't want to start defeated: "Yesterday I had good sensations from training. I think we will be a very difficult team to beat.


despite Belgium being one of the strongest national teams in the world. We will not be afraid to play - he added - it will be very exciting to get back into the stadium, it will be a very special feeling. But from the kick-off onwards, it will be a battle. "The Danish coach, before concluding the confrontation with the press, launched an accusation against UEFA:" It was not right to face the crossroads, decide to return to the field or postpone the match to the next day. It is not correct to say that we asked to play, it did not. The protocol has nothing to do with it, in some cases it goes further: for Covid we would have had 48 hours, in case of cardiac arrest no. The fairest thing would have been to send us home - concluded Hjulmand -. I hope this situation will serve as a lesson for the future, at least ".