After Brentford's 0-2 Newcastle final whistle, the midfielder found referee mike Dean on duty. Over the next 60 seconds, he fed back to the referee that he had missed many fouls in the game.
It seems like a daily routine for every player, but it's not. Just 259 days ago, the 30-year-old "died" in the European Cup match against Finland, causing a lot of fluctuations.
This is not an exaggeration. Erikson's heart went on a sudden halt during that time, lasting up to five minutes. His teammates then built a protective wall for him, and medics tried to revive him. These moves are unforgettable scenes in the history of european cups and even in world football.
Danish captain Kyal then hugged and protected Eriksen's girlfriend as she ran inside the court to try to get close to her partner. Kyal's move was also commended, and he handled it well in his terrible moments at Parsons Stadium.
Eriksen has since said he was "dead for five minutes" in Copenhagen that afternoon. Even if he was pushed off the pitch by paramedics, he regained consciousness. The Danish player seemed unable to imagine that he would be able to continue running on the green field afterwards.
Surviving such a terrible ordeal and enjoying the rest of his life was certainly the only circumstance he needed to consider.
But, nine months after he fell on the pitch, he was here, wearing this red and white jersey. Running on the pitch, complaining to the referee, he finally applauded the audience and walked off the field to return to the dressing room. How natural and normal it all is.
"Back on the field after this experience, I am a happy person. I've been through it all and the return is unbeatable. Eriksen said after the game.
"Everybody's here. My family, parents, children, and doctors have been helping me all the time, and they have experienced even more difficulties than I have experienced. ”
Since that day last June, the emotional burden on Erikson and his family can be imagined. Thrilling moments on the pitch, uncertain days such as waking up, and the question of whether he will be able to return to the field in the future.
After the medical need to install an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD), Eriksen was unable to continue playing for Inter Milan because Serie A regulations prohibited players from using such equipment to play. But in post-match interviews at Brentford's game, it became clear that simply surviving his experience was Eriksen's biggest victory.
"I lost 5 minutes," Erikson said. "When I woke up, I was lying on the ground. I felt them (the medical staff) pressing down on me. I struggled to breathe, and then I spoke to the doctor in a faint voice.
"I was thinking it couldn't be me, I couldn't lie here – I was healthy. My first thought was that I had broken my back. Can I move my legs? Can I move my toes? Little things like this. I remember all this, except for the few minutes I was in heaven. "When I woke up from CPR, it was like waking up from a dream. It wasn't until I got into the ambulance that I realized I had 'died' once. ”
There was a time when he put away his sports gear and told himself "I probably don't need them anymore." But this subjective emotion was quickly dispelled by the doctor's advice and the self-adaptation of the body.
"I don't see any risk," he said. "I have an ICD, so if anything happens, then I'm safe. With ICD, there are no limits – one can run marathons, dives, all sorts of things. "
He came off the bench in the 52nd minute, replacing his danish team-mate Janssen. After he entered the playing field, every fan in the stadium stood up for him. Even as an opponent, 11 people, including Newcastle winger Fraser, gave him a round of applause when he came out.
"This is an important moment for everyone in football," Brentford coach Frank said. "It was fantastic to see this, he got a great reception which was important for Christian and his family. Hopefully now he just has to talk about football with his feet and nothing else. "
Maybe he had been away from the field for too long, and his skills were a little rusty. But in the 70th minute he still delivered exquisite passes, like he had delivered cannonballs to Kane at Tottenham.
The Bees lost 7 of their last 8 games and are now mired in relegation, so Eriksen doesn't have much time to slowly adapt to the Premier League. But the motivation he can play when he can return to the field is indescribable, whether it is for sports athletes, or for you and me.
From now on, they just want to do those simple and basic goals: to win, to fight to stay in the Premier League. For Erikson, he was relieved to be able to compete again, after all, there was nothing more dangerous than walking through the ghost gate.