In a recent press conference, Martin Braithwaite commented on Denmark's team having to continue the match against Finland at the 2020 Euros after Christian Eriksen collapsed on the pitch.
"We had two choices, to go out and play the match immediately or play the next day at noon - none were good. We took the lesser of two evils to finish the match. Many of the players were not in a condition to play this match," the Barcelona forward said.
"We were all about to lose a friend and teammate. It's not something you normally think of on a football pitch. No one can prepare for what happened."
After Eriksen had been transported to the hospital, Denmark and Finland eventually returned to the pitch to resume the game. Unfortunately for the Danes, they lost the match 1-0.
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'I still feel affected by the situation': Braithwaite speaks out on Eriksen's collapse
"I still feel affected by the situation, but the most important thing is that Christian is better and that's why I'm better too. His health is the most important thing. It was a horrible experience," Martin Braithwaite has said in a recent press conference when asked about Christian Eriksen's collapse, as quoted by Diario Sport.
"I had some images of what happened on Saturday that I wanted to get out of my head.
"I wanted to go back to training today and disconnect from everything because when you're sitting in the room alone, a lot of things are going through your head."
The Barcelona forward also commented on the Denmark players forming a circle around Eriksen to protect him from the public eye.
"It's hard to say how it all started, it was like things happened naturally. We understood that we had to take care of Christian and we tried to do the best we could," he said.
Because of what happened to Eriksen, the match against Finland was initially stopped and then resumed hours later. Unfortunately for the Danes, they ended up losing the match 1-0. Next, Braithwaite and co will face Belgium on June 17.
'I want to understand what's happened': Christian Eriksen breaks silence after collapsing on pitch at Euro 2020
"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," Christian Eriksen has told the media, as quoted by Gazzetta dello Sport.
On Sunday, the Denmark team doctor confirmed that Eriksen had suffered a cardiac arrest, although the player's previous medical examinations showed nothing wrong.
The Danish midfielder collapsed on the pitch during the Denmark-Finland game and was clinically dead for some time.
The 29-year-old has played for Ajax, Tottenham Hotspur and Inter Milan.
