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Player watch: Christian Eriksen

NorthSide

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My take is he wants/wanted Madrid, and isn't gonna get that. Once that is 100% certain in his mind he will sign a new deal with us (perhaps with a Madrid/Barca clause), and be totally commited. I wouldn't hold any of that against him.

I think Poch's influence on his thinking will be easily sufficient that he wouldn't consider signing for any of our rivals. That would be Poch's view of himself in Spain, he's an Espanyol (was that his team? anyway whichever team he was with) man, and will never manage Barca as a result, as they are local rivals, and he respects it all too much to do that.

I think CE would happily go to Madrid as their 3rd choice target for the summer though, so he will probably wait until its 100% final that he won't have that chance. Again, for me, I wouldn't hold that against him. He's allowed to decide these things for himself.
 

Ronwol196061

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Understand Eriksen had a poor seasons by his standards last year. But the guy was just coming off a 3 year stretch was easily the second best creative force in the premier league. while running a quarter of a marathon a game, with the minimum creative support from his teammates and playing around 50 games a season.

These players arent robots, they cant just be expected to physically perform 100% of the time in non ideal condition. (our squad through injury and poor planning was way too undermanned.)

I have no qualms about Eriksens running and work rate or even his non tackling or even his passing stats. I also think he is a great goalscorer when he gets into that. The only part of his game that frustrates me is the amount of square short balls he uses instead of using some initiative to create more going forward. When its there he does it when its not there he doesnt find new angles to pass rather lays off the ball losing more time when defences get set. He circulates the ball a lot. I watch
David Silva and see him as a great creative player.I see Liverpool play more direct footie. I know most don't agree but what can you do that's the way I see it
 

SpartanSpur

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Assuming the Madrid interest is waning, the new deal with clauses option is probably the best for all parties. Set the release clause at around £100-£120m and tell Eriksen to go out and earn it/prove them wrong. Everyone is a winner, hopefully none more than Spurs!
 

rossdapep

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My take is he wants/wanted Madrid, and isn't gonna get that. Once that is 100% certain in his mind he will sign a new deal with us (perhaps with a Madrid/Barca clause), and be totally commited. I wouldn't hold any of that against him.

I think Poch's influence on his thinking will be easily sufficient that he wouldn't consider signing for any of our rivals. That would be Poch's view of himself in Spain, he's an Espanyol (was that his team? anyway whichever team he was with) man, and will never manage Barca as a result, as they are local rivals, and he respects it all too much to do that.

I think CE would happily go to Madrid as their 3rd choice target for the summer though, so he will probably wait until its 100% final that he won't have that chance. Again, for me, I wouldn't hold that against him. He's allowed to decide these things for himself.
I agree. Although I think Eriksen is the type of person who would like to have everything resolved asap. I imagine if his agent and himself have heard nothing from Madrid or have had no encouragement then he'd rather just sort his future out relatively soon. I think he's quite self aware and will realise this could disrupt his season preparation.

It's pretty clear now that Madrid wanted him earlier in the season and would have been contacting his agent and turned his head then once Zidane went in everything changed and the tempting messages stopped.
 

spursfan77

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One or two of us on here were saying months ago that Madrid wouldn't buy him, for me he's sulking.

Poch values commitment over anything else and it seems Eriksen has pained himself into a corner. No idea what happens next but I'd guess a half-hearted season and a free transfer next season which is our worst case scenario.

Football fans are unforgiving, he really needs to prove his worth if he stays or the knives will be out.

I think that’s the least likely scenario personally. Actually even Poch has said pretty much he either signs a new contract or is sold (it was in a press conference towards the end of the season). He might find though that Madrid don’t want him and if he doesn’t sign a new contract with us, that we don’t want him either.

Unfortunately for us we need it all tied up ASAP as I’m sure it will be effecting other transfer business.
 
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I think it looks more and more likely he signs a new contract with a release clause that makes him available in future windows for interested clubs at a "fair" price. And the reason there is no signed contract yet is probably Levy wants release at 100m+ and CE/agent wants release at 50m :p
 

Clark28

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DailyHotspur put up some stats up on twitter for Eriksen, I'll post them below. Definitely want to see what he can do unshackled in attack with a more creative midfield playing behind him.
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knowlespurs

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i cant see where he is going to go, only Liverpool or Citeh in this country would be a step up and cant see either being interested, Barca going for Griezeman and Neymar, Madrid already got Hazard, PSG look like Coutinho and no other teams are really a step up, cant see Bayern or Juve either, who else is there
 

stonebrow

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I think it looks more and more likely he signs a new contract with a release clause that makes him available in future windows for interested clubs at a "fair" price. And the reason there is no signed contract yet is probably Levy wants release at 100m+ and CE/agent wants release at 50m :p
And only available in summer windows...needs to be in best interest for us as well as him but I think he would respect that. Although he has expressed his desire to leave he doesn’t appear to be a player that would hold the club to ransom, go on strike etc albeit his form may dip if he isn’t fully focused.
 

Ronwol196061

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DailyHotspur put up some stats up on twitter for Eriksen, I'll post them below. Definitely want to see what he can do unshackled in attack with a more creative midfield playing behind him.

Difficult to argue with those stats
 

Mate

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If he does stay (and I hope he does) and signs a new deal, do people think he will be as motivated as he was before this season where he was trying to interest the RM's of this world?

Maybe I'm being overly fearful, but I just hope it doesn't become an Ozil/Sanchez situation where he has his last big payday and takes his foot off the gas.

His character/work rate doesn't suggest it would go that way and I'm sure Poch would keep him focused, but thought it would be worth a mention.
 

wrd

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If he does stay (and I hope he does) and signs a new deal, do people think he will be as motivated as he was before this season where he was trying to interest the RM's of this world?

Maybe I'm being overly fearful, but I just hope it doesn't become an Ozil/Sanchez situation where he has his last big payday and takes his foot off the gas.

His character/work rate doesn't suggest it would go that way and I'm sure Poch would keep him focused, but thought it would be worth a mention.

I'd be hopeful that he takes responsibility for not getting the move he wants, if he was playing to his usual standard last season, no question he'd have got picked up for the price he is available at. It always goes back to Modric for me, he was superb in his final season after we didn't let him leave and he got the move to Madrid.

Eriksen has the choice, he can either do as you suggested and take his foot off the gas or he can copy Modric, play at the level he is capable of consistently and he will get the move he wants. It's up to him.
 

King of Otters

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If Eriksen is ready to sign a new contract, as recent ITK suggests, I don't understand why he felt the need to state publicly that he wants a new challenge. He could have given it the old "if a club like Madrid wants you etc" spiel, without basically saying he's want test himself away from Spurs (which is totally understandable by the way).

I think this'll go the same was as Toby. No new contract, and he'll eventually leave on a free.
 

wrd

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I do wonder whether his inability to affect the biggest games is as much a reflection on our reliance on him, as much as he himself.

He gets a lot attention in those games, and his weakness (IMO) is his ability to get out of tight spaces. Give him space and he's amazing. So maybe that perspective is a little harsh, though I totally understand where it's coming from.

With better players, you have to think that'd be helped. Hopefully it's with us.

Gonna drag this in here before I get myself banned but I completely agree on your assessment of him in terms of his inability in those tight spaces, I'd say that he suffered the most from Dembele leaving because Dembele was a magnet for players and could create that space for Eriksen.

I do think it showed in the big games more, you look at the teams who press heavy in Man City and Liverpool and he struggles, I'd argue last season the one big game he stepped up in was Inter but if you analyse the situation they were dropping deeper and deeper and Sissoko provided the magnet on that occasion. I do think his overall dictating of play in big games struggle because of the lack of space. I'd say that was the one thing Coutinho had over him and why I wanted Malcom to come in because both had that ability to take the ball in tight compartments on the half turn. infact that's something I noticed right away watching a few Lo Celso games vs Madrid and Barca.

Ndombele will be a god send for Eriksen imo but Eriksen himself has to work on this weakness in his game, if he does I reckon he'll get his move.
 

Ron Burgundy

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Gonna drag this in here before I get myself banned but I completely agree on your assessment of him in terms of his inability in those tight spaces, I'd say that he suffered the most from Dembele leaving because Dembele was a magnet for players and could create that space for Eriksen.

I do think it showed in the big games more, you look at the teams who press heavy in Man City and Liverpool and he struggles, I'd argue last season the one big game he stepped up in was Inter but if you analyse the situation they were dropping deeper and deeper and Sissoko provided the magnet on that occasion. I do think his overall dictating of play in big games struggle because of the lack of space. I'd say that was the one thing Coutinho had over him and why I wanted Malcom to come in because both had that ability to take the ball in tight compartments on the half turn. infact that's something I noticed right away watching a few Lo Celso games vs Madrid and Barca.

Ndombele will be a god send for Eriksen imo but Eriksen himself has to work on this weakness in his game, if he does I reckon he'll get his move.

On the post itself, it was a reply to ITK so I thought it would be OK...but it wasn't, and I got a royal ticking off. My head is on the chopping board and the axe man is prepared to swing

Agree with you though. I've always felt he was better being in a part of the pitch where he could hurt teams (i.e. the final third) and that his delivery is seriously world class, but that he needs that space.

With the right complement of players, and focus, he could be absolutely incredible. Really hard to see how it plays out though
 

wrd

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On the post itself, it was a reply to ITK so I thought it would be OK...but it wasn't, and I got a royal ticking off. My head is on the chopping board and the axe man is prepared to swing

Agree with you though. I've always felt he was better being in a part of the pitch where he could hurt teams (i.e. the final third) and that his delivery is seriously world class, but that he needs that space.

With the right complement of players, and focus, he could be absolutely incredible. Really hard to see how it plays out though

When I think to all his great moments, it's always with a very generous amount of space which obviously is why we rate him so much because when he has that space he does things with the ball that nobody else does certainly in a spurs shirt. His problem though is the likes of KDB can do it whilst being closed down, even Coutinho was when he was at Liverpool although he's not as good at dictating a game.

Obviously I'm excited at the notion of seeing him surrounded by talent which'll give him the platform but he really has to find a way to do it when those players aren't creating the space if he wants that move.
 
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