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Published 14:00 14 Jun 2021 BST
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"Besides the fact that I know Christian well as a friend, 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.
"I had a lot of trouble with it, but I'm proud that I did it. Then all the emotion comes out for a while. I've definitely thought about not taking part. The images and the moment had a lot of impact and I didn't sleep very well because of them. I really had to overcome a big hurdle to do this."
Blind was ultimately subbed off in the 64th minute as it was already a heroic effort to even make the decision to step on the pitch and head coach, Frank de Boer, no doubt wanted to be cautious as well as respectful. One can only imagine the kind of nerves you would have playing. Some mentality.
Eriksen has since been confirmed to be stable and in good spirits, with the 29-year-old Dane issuing his first public statement since the incident, saying: "Thank you, I won't give up. I feel better now - but I want to understand what's happened [...] I want to say thank you all for what you did for me."
Moments like this serve as a reminder that there are much more important things in life than football and, just as importantly, how incredible the medical staff, officials and players were in acting so quickly following his collapse. Anyone could take home this year's trophy but these guys that are the real winners - no question about it.
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