Christian Eriksen

[Thenewcat]

Your feelings are strong on this one, and fair play for fighting your corner.

One thing, though. I don't think anyone has "told him to retire"?

We're just a bunch of simpletons spouting shit on a forum. But what a fair few have said, myself included, is that we're merely concerned about his safety/health.

Yes, medics could give him the all clear.

Yes, modern day sports science can pretty much monitor his every move. However, those things were also possible before he basically died in front of a global audience, yet it still happened.

Some of us are just thinking of it from not just his viewpoint, but also that of his partner and 2 children. One of which is still a baby.

Maybe it's just because I'm a soppy ****. But I can't help but feel his missus will be shit scared each time he steps back onto the pitch.

I was responding to a post that said he should just retire and live a happy life. I think he wants to play to live a happy life

 

[mil1lion]

I'm not sure I can live with needing an Eriksen replacement again in a few years time

 

[absolute bobbins]

Really? We seemed to manage fine for decades upon decades without stats, just having scouts watching players. They may well add something now to the decision making, but watching a player will always be far and away the most important factor in knowing if a player is of the required quality or not.

Respectfully disagree. One's opinion of player performance is so subjective and can skewed by everything from your opinion of a players personality, to the weather, to the team performance as a whole or a million other factors whereas data cannot. To be clear, when I say data or stats I do not mean xG and other nebulous nonsense.

I don't think a moneyball approach is right either but the fact that two different people with similar levels of insight can have two diametrically opposed opinions about a players performance in a match or series of matches and both can simultaneously be 'right' it shows why data should be valued far more highly than it is, especially with the amounts of money that are starting to be involved.

 

[SpurinChicago]

For me, would be worth signing Eriksen even if he never plays a minute. The absolute ear shattering, spine tingling roar of the crowd when he is introduced would be enough for me. I am sure the deal would be largely performance based, as Levy ain't no fool.

 

[dtxspurs]

I did watch the games. He was miles off his usual level in his final half season, but he was probably our best player in the 2018/19 season, and you don’t get 8 goals and 12 assists if you were terrible. It’s just nonsense

I swear that time frame just gets longer & longer...

 

[ajspurs]

I did watch the games. He was miles off his usual level in his final half season, but he was probably our best player in the 2018/19 season, and you don’t get 8 goals and 12 assists if you were terrible. It’s just nonsense

I remember he had probably the worst game for us I'd seen and it was some European game away, think it might have been Olympiacos? I was shocked with how bad he was. We still did call upon him from the bench at times to help us with our rhythm though and despite his form he did just that on occassion, and it's the same rhythm and creative problems we can still have to this day.

I'm not going to comment too deeply on his health situation because I don't know enough of it and whether he plays or not is not down to me but I do believe we have traits missing from the side that he would bring. Yes that's down to our terrible signings as well but like others have said, I'd rather have Eriksen as an option in our midfield as well than just who we currently have.

That's will full belief that he physically can, of course if there's any doubt I wouldn't want to see him on any pitch.

 

[h2005]

Of course there is, even if he was incredibly lucky and the damage was minimal, if you’ve had a Cardiac Arrest and died some damage has to have been done to the heart.

You’re making an assumption. There will be a world class team with infinitely more knowledge than you and making a clinical decision on that. He’ll never be near the training ground if they don’t think he’s good.

 

[Ruffinthepuffin]

You’re making an assumption. There will be a world class team with infinitely more knowledge than you and making a clinical decision on that. He’ll never be near the training ground if they don’t think he’s good.

No, I’m giving you a medical fact.

I’m certainly not a cardiologist but I have a background that includes working with and alongside frontline Paramedics.

I personally would be very surprised if he played top flight football again and if greater minds than me differed then fair enough but I would be very uncomfortable watching him play.

All about opinions and those are mine. ??

 

[h2005]

No, I’m giving you a medical fact.

I’m certainly not a cardiologist but I have a background that includes working with and alongside frontline Paramedics.

I personally would be very surprised if he played top flight football again and if greater minds than me differed then fair enough but I would be very uncomfortable watching him play.

All about opinions and those are mine. ??

You’re giving an opinion not a fact. As I’ve said it will be the cardiologist who makes the call.

Anyways, I get that it would be uncomfortable for a lot of people to watch him. For me I don’t believe he’ll be allowed near a pitch without being 100%

 

[Ruffinthepuffin]

You’re giving an opinion not a fact. As I’ve said it will be the cardiologist who makes the call.

Anyways, I get that it would be uncomfortable for a lot of people to watch him. For me I don’t believe he’ll be allowed near a pitch without being 100%

We’re into semantics to a degree now.
I personally disagree with you as you do with me.
Anyway upwards and onwards and whatever is best for our club is ok with me.
Take care buddy. ??

 

[JayB]

The biggest concern is, of course, his well-being. But if he's had a pacemaker put in, other players around the world play under the same conditions, his cardiologists have signed off on it being safe, and he's determined to play again, there's nowhere I'd rather it be than at Tottenham Hotspur.

It's possible that he'll never be the player he once was, but Eriksen's game was never about any physical gifts, it was always about his football brain and perfect delivery (on everything but corners). He knows Conte and Conte knows him. If his doctors say it's safe, and he wants to play, get him in.

 

[parklane yid]

He had a heart attack, I can't see it happening myself

Cardiac arrest is not a heart attack mate

 

[parklane yid]

Of course there is, even if he was incredibly lucky and the damage was minimal, if you’ve had a Cardiac Arrest and died some damage has to have been done to the heart.

This is incorrect

 

[Ruffinthepuffin]

This is incorrect

No it isn’t but hey ho. ?

 

[Ruffinthepuffin]

Cardiac arrest is not a heart attack mate

Very much so. ?

 

[Aphex]

I did watch the games. He was miles off his usual level in his final half season, but he was probably our best player in the 2018/19 season, and you don’t get 8 goals and 12 assists if you were terrible. It’s just nonsense

It was longer than 6 months!

 

[dtxspurs]

It was longer than 6 months!

He sucked for 8 years!!

 

[bbunc]

Obviously most important is Eriksen/family/doctors, but I could see a view where their thought process is that he basically played 10+ years with a ticking time bomb that he had no idea about. It went off, but now they have the pacemaker that theoretically prevents/solves the issue. He may feel that it’s actually safer to play now than it had been for him to play for his whole career to date.

 

[talkshowhost86]

I have absolutely no doubt that he's still a better passer of the ball than anyone who's played in our midfield in the last two years.

But I'd also hope we have better options on our radar to fix our almost complete lack of creativity from that area of the pitch.

 

[dontcallme]

Cardiac arrest is not a heart attack mate

People often use these terms interchangeably, but they are not synonyms. A heart attack is when blood flow to the heart is blocked, and sudden cardiac arrest is when the heart malfunctions and suddenly stops beating unexpectedly.