{"id":292751,"date":"2023-11-01T18:25:49","date_gmt":"2023-11-01T18:25:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=292751"},"modified":"2023-11-01T18:25:49","modified_gmt":"2023-11-01T18:25:49","slug":"danish-footballer-considers-retiring-after-seeing-players-collapse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/danish-footballer-considers-retiring-after-seeing-players-collapse\/","title":{"rendered":"Danish footballer considers retiring after seeing players collapse"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Danish footballer considers retiring after seeing players collapse on the field &#8216;too often&#8217;, having witnessed TWO team-mates, plus his friends Christian Eriksen and Daley Blind suffering medical incidents<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Lasse Schone was on the pitch as team-mate Bas Dost collapsed on Sunday<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>It was the second such incident the 37-year-old has witnessed in his career<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast &#8216;It&#8217;s All Kicking Off!&#8217;\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Danish international and\u00a0NEC Nijmegen midfielder Lasse Schone has cast doubt on his future in the game after witnessing team-mate Bas Dost collapse during an\u00a0Eredivisie clash last weekend.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Schone, who has been capped 51 times at international level, also had the misfortune of being on the field in 2017 when his then Ajax team-mate Abdelhak Nouri suddenly collapsed during a practice match.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the 37-year-old good friends with Christian Eriksen and Daley Blind, who have both suffered a cardiac arrest while playing.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Schone revealed that the number of incidents have taken a toll and have left him wondering whether to prolong his 18-year professional career much further.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I have experienced it a little too often.&#8217; he told Dutch outlet NOS. &#8216;It&#8217;s been happening a little too often lately. I&#8217;m also no longer 22 and have had a long career. I wonder how much longer I want to continue.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/01\/17\/77280783-12698573-image-a-9_1698858590250.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Lasse Schone has wondered whether it&#8217;s time to hang up his boots after seeing another friend and colleague collapse on the field<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/01\/17\/77158507-12698573-Dost_lost_consciousness_in_the_closing_stages_of_his_side_s_clas-a-6_1698858320490.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Dutch striker lost consciousness in the closing stages of his side&#8217;s clash with AZ Alkmaar<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/01\/17\/77158505-12698573-Bas_Dost_says_he_is_doing_well_following_his_sudden_collapse_dur-a-7_1698858323427.jpg\" height=\"634\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Bas Dost said that he is &#8216;doing well&#8217; following his sudden collapse during a match on Sunday<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0&#8216;I already asked myself that and now even more so. I am now having that conversation with people around me, but I have not decided anything yet.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, after scoring and assisting to give the away side a 2-1 advantage, Dost lost consciousness in the closing stages of the game against AZ Alkmaar.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Both sets of players formed a ring around the Dutch striker as he received treatment before regaining consciousness and being carried off on a stretcher.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 34-year-old shared a photo of himself recovering from a hospital bed on Monday and informed fans that he was &#8216;doing well&#8217; following the scary ordeal.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The help I received on the field was fantastic.&#8217; He wrote. &#8216;I&#8217;m in the hospital now and I feel good. Thanks for all the support.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Despite the positive outcome the incident has triggered further reflection from Schone who &#8211; as an experienced member of NEC&#8217;s roster &#8211; helped several of his team-mates process the traumatic scenes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I have indicated what I think about it and told the young [players] that if they are concerned about it, they should talk to friends, family or the captain.&#8217; He added.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/01\/17\/44144605-12698573-Pictures_showed_Eriksen_sitting_up_on_the_stretcher_with_his_eye-a-8_1698858380783.jpg\" height=\"422\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Eriksen was seen sitting up on the stretcher with his eyes open as he was carried off the field in 2021<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We have to be there for each other. We have a sports psychologist walking around and it is important to keep talking. Some players cry, some players scream and some players laugh.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It all happened and that&#8217;s okay. Talking about feelings doesn&#8217;t happen often in the football world, but you have to talk about them. Everyone understands that.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Many fans will recall the same outpouring of emotion when Eriksen collapsed during Denmark&#8217;s EURO 2020 group stage tie against Belgium.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The midfielder received treatment on the field for 13 minutes before being taken off on stretcher, though on that occasion the remainder of the game &#8211; totalling around 47 minutes &#8211; was ordered to be played by UEFA.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12698573\/Danish-footballer-considers-retiring-seeing-players-collapse-field-having-witnessed-TWO-team-mates-plus-friends-Christian-Eriksen-Daley-Blind-suffering-medical-incidents.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Danish footballer considers retiring after seeing players collapse on the field &#8216;too often&#8217;, having witnessed TWO team-mates, plus his friends<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":292750,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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