Player watch: Christian Eriksen
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mr ashley
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Tbh I think Eriksen is our back up option.
Which is about right.
EQP
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300K a week 
If Inter think we're going to agree to foot the entirety of his salary and a loan fee then
If Inter think we're going to agree to foot the entirety of his salary and a loan fee then 
yido_number1
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People saying
haha 300k for a spent Eriksen is laughable.300K a week
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wadewill
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yido_number1
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I doubt we are paying £300k for Bale but even if we are he is a four time Champions league winner and it was more than worth the gamble in my eyes. If nothing else he will have given the squad a lot of advice and let them know what they need to do. Hopefully he still has time to come good for us.
Eriksen on the other hand was with us a year ago and hadn't played well for at least a year before that!
Spurs 1961
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Pretty obvious that Jose is about as interested in Eriksen as he is in Dele or Bale. More likely to bring back Livermore
pedrodelawasp
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Bentaleb’s probably keen on a move away from Schalke...
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Agreed. I shake my head when some posters try and go for the "edgy" comments by making false equivalences to sell their point. No one sane would dare claim Eriksen and Bale comparable and given how the Bale situation has played out, we certainly wouldn't structure or offer any "Bale" type deal to any other player anytime soon.
Finchyid
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phew
This is a typical emotional versus practical debate. To say he's been poor for 18 months isn't accurate;
EPL Record
19/20 - 20 games (most as sub), 2 goals and 2 assists
18/19 - 35 games, 8 goals and 12 assists
17/18 - 37 games, 10 goals and 10 assists
16/17 - 36 games, 8 goals and 15 assists
15/16 - 35 games, 6 goals and 13 assists
14/15 - 38 games, 10 goals and 2 assists
13/14 - 25 games, 7 goals and 8 assists
Statistically 18/19 is his joint 2nd best season with us, and a stop / start 19/20 season in a poor team and mostly as sub is probably not fair judgement on his actual ability.
I don't believe he is in decline, and I don't think there is any real statistical evidence of this.
The correct questions are;
1. Does he fit Mourinho's system?
He certainly has the energy, pressing ability - regularly our top runner, but is physically not overly effective on winning possession back in a way Jose favours in our midfielders. Personally, I think he's more of a fit than Dele or Winks in Jose's system.
2. The emotional part, he clearly has a broken relationship with many fans - can you all accept him.
Being the fickle bunch that we are, if he returns a c. 20 goal contribution season (goals and assist), then I suspect this will be a non issue for the vast majority of fans
3. And lastly, the cost ... £300k is a lot, maybe not for 6 months with a small or negligible loan fee, but 20 weeks of this is £6m.
My opinion: I'd take him, I favour outcomes and the chance of challenging for trophies over the emotional side. It's unlikely we can shell out a transfer fee, so these types of loans are the only realistic way forward for us - he's a goal threat outside of the box from midfield, which very few of our players are, and his speed of play and movement will really help to unlock the door against weaker EPL teams. He's a good transition player and works hard.
Just wanted to dispel the poor for 18 months myth, as I'm not sure that's right.
EPL Record
19/20 - 20 games (most as sub), 2 goals and 2 assists
18/19 - 35 games, 8 goals and 12 assists
17/18 - 37 games, 10 goals and 10 assists
16/17 - 36 games, 8 goals and 15 assists
15/16 - 35 games, 6 goals and 13 assists
14/15 - 38 games, 10 goals and 2 assists
13/14 - 25 games, 7 goals and 8 assists
Statistically 18/19 is his joint 2nd best season with us, and a stop / start 19/20 season in a poor team and mostly as sub is probably not fair judgement on his actual ability.
I don't believe he is in decline, and I don't think there is any real statistical evidence of this.
The correct questions are;
1. Does he fit Mourinho's system?
He certainly has the energy, pressing ability - regularly our top runner, but is physically not overly effective on winning possession back in a way Jose favours in our midfielders. Personally, I think he's more of a fit than Dele or Winks in Jose's system.
2. The emotional part, he clearly has a broken relationship with many fans - can you all accept him.
Being the fickle bunch that we are, if he returns a c. 20 goal contribution season (goals and assist), then I suspect this will be a non issue for the vast majority of fans
3. And lastly, the cost ... £300k is a lot, maybe not for 6 months with a small or negligible loan fee, but 20 weeks of this is £6m.
My opinion: I'd take him, I favour outcomes and the chance of challenging for trophies over the emotional side. It's unlikely we can shell out a transfer fee, so these types of loans are the only realistic way forward for us - he's a goal threat outside of the box from midfield, which very few of our players are, and his speed of play and movement will really help to unlock the door against weaker EPL teams. He's a good transition player and works hard.
Just wanted to dispel the poor for 18 months myth, as I'm not sure that's right.
TropicalYid
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We will never pay 300k. Never.
Taking him back is somewhat of a gamble. He didnt do well the last 6-10 months at spurs, hasnt done great at Inter either.
That said, if Levy could work out something reasonable I would love him to come.
I think he is just the kind of player that we lack. (old Eriksen) Can pass, keep the ball, chips in woth assists and the odd goal, always playable.
Miss the Eriksen we had for the first 6 years. That guy could really lift the team.
Taking him back is somewhat of a gamble. He didnt do well the last 6-10 months at spurs, hasnt done great at Inter either.
That said, if Levy could work out something reasonable I would love him to come.
I think he is just the kind of player that we lack. (old Eriksen) Can pass, keep the ball, chips in woth assists and the odd goal, always playable.
Miss the Eriksen we had for the first 6 years. That guy could really lift the team.
TropicalYid
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And by the way, guess he wont be going to arsenal either....read somewhere that they are getting Odegard, from Real madrid, on loan.
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Nail on the head. Very little or no business done by most PL clubs and it's no surprise given the current climate. Even SSN don't appear to be hyping up the window and they'd hype up a stone throwing competition between two 90 year olds
nailsy
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I'm not sure that's it. Even in his final months with us Eriksen seemed to be trusted more than Dele is now and it would make sense as a short term solution. It doesn't seem like it will happen though, especially with those wage demands.
fishhhandaricecake
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Great post. Spot on.
SorrellSpurs
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He's not paid 300,000 squids per week. More like 200k BUT with the tax breaks players like him get in their first two years in Italy it could be the equivalent of 300k.
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Great post. There is a peculiar narrative around Eriksen, especially given that he always gave everything he had for us, despite being utterly run into the ground in the second half of the 18/19 season. Its not like he demonstrably downed tools, like Berbatov for example, and sulked for his move.
But I do think that Poche broke him in that 18/19 run in, physically and spiritually. Like the manager, his heart didn't seem to be in it anymore, and he wanted the change. Hence Jose dropping him, and building the team around Dele... which was totally fair enough, in my eyes.
I'm not against bringing him back, but I don't think its a great idea.
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