Christian Eriksen has already shown that he hasn’t forgotten how to play football. But is that going to be enough to stop Brentford’s slide down the table?The Bees lost the game against Newcastle at home last weekend but have got a world-class player to run their midfield – after the Dane made his competitive debut and showed glimpses of his unquestionable talent. However, in a competition as evenly balanced as the Premier League, one player doesn’t guarantee anything.Christian Eriksen came on for Brentford against Newcastle to a standing ovation this afternoon 👏The midfielder made his first appearance in senior football since his cardiac arrest on June 12. pic.twitter.com/RmXBdoDRf1— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) February 26, 2022 The Danish midfielder needed life-saving treatment on the pitch last June when he collapsed in a match against Finland, and he had his contract terminated by Italian club Inter Milan.Now he’s back in the Premier League with Brentford. After coming on as a substitute, Eriksen showed some fine passes with the Bees trailing by two goals and reduced to ten men.”If you take away the result, I’m one happy man. To go through what I’ve been through, being back is a wonderful feeling. You can never predict the game. No one would have predicted we would have been down to 10 men after 10 minutes. It completely changed our game plan and made it difficult. But the guys did what they could. It was a big fight, and we were unlucky in the end.”Tuesday, 22.45: (3.05) Burnley (3.25) Leicester (2.55)Manager Thomas Frank must find a way to utilise his new weapon on the pitch and deliver some results after his team failed to find a league win in nearly two months. He was delighted to see the Denmark captain on the pitch doing what he does best.”I think for everyone in football, it was a big moment. He got a big reception from the Newcastle fans and all our fans, and it was big for Christian and his family. It was nice to see, and hopefully, now he can talk with his feet and speak only about football. I’ve been privileged to see him in training over the last three weeks, and you saw some glimpses of brilliance here, the balls in behind, some of the passing. I’m convinced 100 per cent he will help us going forward. He’s a top, top player, and he’s going to add a lot of value to our team.”Brentford have got themselves a classy player. Now they just need to start getting results again.
