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Christian Eriksen

90291Spur said:
That there is. I wonder if all the Eriksen-haters on here would have slagged off Hoddle for not breaking legs and winning headers. There is no doubt that Eriksen is not at the peak of his powers - as evidenced by his lack of free kick goals - but he is a unique player in our squad, works his g0nads off, and on his day can change things (remember his last minute goal against Burnley to win it at Wembley?). He may (or may not) be off - I am not an expert in body language like many on here - but he has played a part in some of our most scintillating moments over the recent years (remember his winner at the Etihad a few years ago?).
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Funny thing there is that Glenn was actually not afraid to make a tackle or go in for a header. Remember, twas his sliding cruncher on Waddock which saw the ball break for Robbo in the ‘82 Cup Final replay!


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Legohamster said:
I’ve not said he’s not playing at his highest level.

But the witch hunt for one of our best players is unreal.

Also, what’s wrong with keeping the ball?
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There is nothing wrong with keeping the ball. But would you not agree that an in-form and confident Eriksen -when receiving the ball centrally with 4-5 yards of positive space ahead- usually turns and drives into that space, which prompts further movement around him? I think he has gone through a blip.

Frankly, the most important critic is Christian. And I suspect he will challenge himself to be better as we hit crunch time!


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Legohamster said:
I think Real will be interesting, they need to spend.

I imagine how much they spend depends on how seriously they take FFP rules.

Hazard/Sterling/Christian (linked players) would be impossible to afford and stay within FFP

They have already dropped 50 million this week.
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I think Hazard is a certainty. Everything makes sense for that move. Interestingly, the player I could see going there from us is Toby (personal hunch)...


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nayimfromthehalfwayline said:
One of those players that would genuinely make me think twice about watching the team play.

And to think people were arguing we had a team that enjoyed a degree of "brickhousery" the other week, this would show them what that really means...
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You’d find a way ;-)...wouldn’t worry as it will never happen!


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thfcsteff said:
Funny thing there is that Glenn was actually not afraid to make a tackle or go in for a header. Remember, twas his sliding cruncher on Waddock which saw the ball break for Robbo in the ‘82 Cup Final replay!


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Correct. And he took an absolute battering, but the prevailing English football 'wisdom' was that he was a luxury player who wouldn't stick one in!
 
nayimfromthehalfwayline said:
The alternative reading of your point is that Eriksen needs a rock solid defense, top quality fullbacks to be able to perform. Bit of flimflam honestly...

He has the quality to impose himself on the game far more than he actually does. This really shouldnt be up for debate, surely?

And to point that out is far from a witch hunt, its a straight evaluation of the players performance vs his potential.

The witch hunt seems to be more in line with certain posters hounding anyone who dare criticise Eriksen. A recurring theme on the board recently.

Those conversations re Carrick and Modric? I was involved heavily at the time and was on the players side in each. I well remember the whole "Carrick, what does he do?!" thread.

The difference here is that the player isnt misunderstood, he is simply not performing anywhere near where he should.
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I don't think Eriksen needs anything more than any other player to perform. He has been one our best players if not our very best player for a good part of the last three or four years. I think he has fallen a little below his typical standards recently, the most likely reason for this is that he is physically and mentally tired. He covers more KMs than any other player in our team and due to being a critical component of our team has played more minutes than just about any other player and not only that but played them in the hardest position to play on the pitch. I still maintain that Eriksen is the only player in our team that would command a starting spot for any other team in the World.
 
Finney Is Back said:
I don't think Eriksen needs anything more than any other player to perform. He has been one our best players if not our very best player for a good part of the last three or four years. I think he has fallen a little below his typical standards recently, the most likely reason for this is that he is physically and mentally tired. He covers more KMs than any other player in our team and due to being a critical component of our team has played more minutes than just about any other player and not only that but played them in the hardest position to play on the pitch. I still maintain that Eriksen is the only player in our team that would command a starting spot for any other team in the World.
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Harry Kane and Dele Alli too for me. Kane 400%.
 
thfcsteff said:
Harry Kane and Dele Alli too for me. Kane 400%.
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Not necessarily IMO. PSG might prefer Neymar and MBappe. Juventus Ronaldo. Barcelona their false 9 type forwards in Messi and Suarez.

I think Ali could end up being a player that good, but he isn't there yet. There are plenty of teams that he probably wouldn't get into (Emirates Marketing Project in our own league for a start).

I respect that it is all about opinions though, but the fact that you hold Eriksen in the same esteem as those two players shows how good he is and how valuable he is to us. We shouldn't be even considering selling him as we will not get a replacement anywhere near as good (just as with our other best players we have sold over recent(ish) years i.e. Carrick, Berbatov, Modric, Bale & Walker.
 
Here is a VERY controversial opinion. Eriksen is a player, who on his day, is a total game changer (in a creative sense, not a Roy Keane leg-breaking tackle/Peter Crouch towering-header sense). He runs tirelessly, is seldom substituted and starts every game he is fit for. This has not been one of his better seasons. He definitely has room to improve. And unless someone has solid ITK (hahaha), or a PhD in body language from an accredited University, there is no way to tell whether he's off in the summer. If any manager can get him to improve for the last 8 league games, it is Poch (exhibit 'A', Mrs. @scaramanga , Sissoko)
 
Finney Is Back said:
I don't think Eriksen needs anything more than any other player to perform. He has been one our best players if not our very best player for a good part of the last three or four years. I think he has fallen a little below his typical standards recently, the most likely reason for this is that he is physically and mentally tired. He covers more KMs than any other player in our team and due to being a critical component of our team has played more minutes than just about any other player and not only that but played them in the hardest position to play on the pitch. I still maintain that Eriksen is the only player in our team that would command a starting spot for any other team in the World.
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Could not agree more, Eriksen has not played well for a spell but he has not been as bad as some, Since he has been here he has averaged 9 assists and 8 goals during the Prem season, this season he has '( so far) 9 assists and 5 goals. Not much difference, shame on him.
 
glasgowspur said:
I haven't mentioned you as one of them I can't think it why you think it's you.
Tbh I seldom look at the name os posters, Two reasons for that, one I like to read the post without any colour from who is making the point. Two, my failing memory and fast depleting attention span means I'd be constantly having to go back and chech who had written every post.
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You made those comments in reply to my post hence my response but no worries. glad we've cleared that up. As to the short attention span, join the club!
 
Eriksen is almost like the Carrick or the Attacking midfield role ... simple, elegant, and quietly gets on with his monstrous ability to make the brilliant look subtle.

Only reason he is umderstated is because he doesn't have exolosive pace, doesn't get into fights on the pitch, or controversial off the pitch.

He will be missed if he went. However i truly believe that we can replace him by changing the system of need be ... both on the pitch and the transfer market
 
glasgowspur said:
Hardly a witch hunt.
My biggest problem isn't with Eriksen, my problem is with the endless amount of crap we have to take for daring to say he's not playing well. I've support the shirt, not the player, but any criticism of him is howled down by certain posters. That's OK, that's their opinion, but when you question people's intelligence, not you btw, because you say he isn't playing well (when he clearly isn't) then I will make a poi t of it.
How would you compare the abuse Hugo for instance gets for individual mistakes in games?
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This post is not aimed at you @glasgowspur. It's close to a witch hunt, because every time a player has a bad game, or dip in form, the criticism is so fudging far over the top, it's bloody ridiculous. Some are so black or white it's scary.
How about it's just "he's in a rotten bit of form atm, hope he gets back to his best asap."
But no, it's "he's fudging brick and should be sold. If he's that good, there is no such thing as being tired or out of form. He should win all the games by himself!"

FFS, get some perspective.
 
thfcsteff said:
There is nothing wrong with keeping the ball. But would you not agree that an in-form and confident Eriksen -when receiving the ball centrally with 4-5 yards of positive space ahead- usually turns and drives into that space, which prompts further movement around him? I think he has gone through a blip.

Frankly, the most important critic is Christian. And I suspect he will challenge himself to be better as we hit crunch time!


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Running/driving forward with the ball is not Eriksens force. His force is receiving the ball, and then in a split second play a perfect defense splitting pass, no matter how little space/time he has.
 
Finney Is Back said:
I don't think Eriksen needs anything more than any other player to perform. He has been one our best players if not our very best player for a good part of the last three or four years. I think he has fallen a little below his typical standards recently, the most likely reason for this is that he is physically and mentally tired. He covers more KMs than any other player in our team and due to being a critical component of our team has played more minutes than just about any other player and not only that but played them in the hardest position to play on the pitch. I still maintain that Eriksen is the only player in our team that would command a starting spot for any other team in the World.
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Id suggest he is more than a little below his standards, hence the way this thread is going.

Also that he isnt the only one who would command a starting spot. He is beginning to look a little dangerously like a luxury player - without the luxury player output.

Kane, Alli, Alderweireld, Vertonghen - could all walk into top teams. Maybe Son too.

Opinions and all that, obviously.

Seems there are some here set on reading any critique as OTT and are railing up against it. Thats not whats happening IMO.

Eriksen isnt playing as well as he usually does, and hasnt for a long time. And arguably Eriksen isnt playing as well as he CAN and perhaps never has.

Its not a witch hunt to discuss this.
 
Kandi1977 said:
This post is not aimed at you @glasgowspur. It's close to a witch hunt, because every time a player has a bad game, or dip in form, the criticism is so fudging far over the top, it's bloody ridiculous. Some are so black or white it's scary.
How about it's just "he's in a rotten bit of form atm, hope he gets back to his best asap."
But no, it's "he's fudging brick and should be sold. If he's that good, there is no such thing as being tired or out of form. He should win all the games by himself!"

FFS, get some perspective.
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Yes it's very much a hero to zero and back again in the space of a week at times on here.
But you also get the other side where people make their mind up on a player and nothing will shake it. Whether it's serge is brick or Eriksen is amazing, they've taken their stance and no run of bad or good form will change it.
Things change, and usually change back again, which is good because it gives us something to discuss and keeps us away from the porn (except for @Jon of course) or the real evil in the world, computer games.
 
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