Player watch: Christian Eriksen

[Ghost Hardware]

They should 100% be playing in the same team IMO.

I'm not saying we should drop Eriksen, but If it was one or the other as our creative am then I feel at the moment it should be Lamela. Ether way, Lamela should be starting games.

 

[Shadydan]

I gave up posting regularly on Spurs forums a while back because it's full of people like you who just sit there trying to call people out all day for things they've said in the past. Now I just laugh at how overrated Eriksen is by Spurs fans. He's being lauded as one of our most creative players ever above, the majority think he's Barcelona bound (lol) but aside from a few performances here and there he's pretty average for Spurs. I've said he's a quality player when he wants to be but his attitude will cost him from being at a Barcelona/Madrid.

You literally did that when you bumped this thread.

 

[Mrs VDV]

@dtxspurs Of course Eriksen looks better when those around him are playing well but he's supposedly a world class player who is Barcelona bound by many on here and that level of player should be taking the game by the scruff of the neck and making things happen. The Denmark manager called him out a few years ago regarding his lack of desire/commitment and it shows on the pitch for Spurs and has done pretty much every game this season.

The reason Lamela is loved is because despite his flaws he is a true fighter who raises those around him. With Eriksen, you have a player who is a very gifted footballer that you wouldn't want in the trenches with you. A lot of Eriksen's best games are like the 4-0's vs Stoke where he has an abundance of space and we have complete control of possession. If you give him time, he will eventually create something, but that is no use when we're being pressed by good opposition. Look at that header today, look at some of the passes he made against United in the first 20 mins, I'm sure there are other examples against Newcastle/Fulham/Watford. If his head isn't at Spurs, get rid of him, and the same should apply to any player at our club.

 

[Mrs VDV]

You literally did that when you bumped this thread.

No shit, well done mate. That was the point of me bumping this thread. I don't just sit there sifting through year-old posts looking to call someone out though, I'm just giving it back to the neg-repping, Eriksen overrating brigade.

 

[TheVoiceofReason]

I'm not saying we should drop Eriksen, but If it was one or the other as our creative am then I feel at the moment it should be Lamela. Ether way, Lamela should be starting games.

Ok, I agree with that.

I think one of the main things for me at the moment, is that it looks like some of the players aren't fighting for the club anymore. As good as it is to have Alderweireld, and to a lesser extent Rose back in the squad, it just highlights how we have failed to move on as a club.

Lamela is one of the players that seems like he is still really fighting for Spurs. Son is one of those too. As much as I love him, In don't think Eriksen is ever going to be a 'fighter', and thats probably why he will never become one of the worlds top, top, top players. And this side of him really shows up when he is not playing in a 'fighting' team.

 

[nedley]

1000000000% this. Don't think people understand how much better Eriksen would look if he had a little help pulling the strings. He has to do all of it this season.

I think people are just looking for a scape goat.

edit: @Mrs VDV you really don't think Modric and VDV helped each other out and in turn made each other better?

Behave.

He's been dog shit so far this season. Well below his normal standards.

If you want to be an elite player you have to maintain your standards.

 

[dtxspurs]

Ok, I agree with that.

I think one of the main things for me at the moment, is that it looks like some of the players aren't fighting for the club anymore. As good as it is to have Alderweireld, and to a lesser extent Rose back in the squad, it just highlights how we have failed to move on as a club.

Lamela is one of the players that seems like he is still really fighting for Spurs. Son is one of those too. As much as I love him, In don't think Eriksen is ever going to be a 'fighter', and thats probably why he will never become one of the worlds top, top, top players. And this side of him really shows up when he is not playing in a 'fighting' team.

Why is it bad we haven't moved on as a club from Rose and Toby who are the best players in their positions at the club and even the league on their day?

Rose and Toby aren't the problem, its patching over this midfield and backup forward spot for 3 years now.

 

[Shadydan]

No shit, well done mate. That was the point of me bumping this thread. I don't just sit there sifting through year-old posts looking to call someone out though, I'm just giving it back to the neg-repping, Eriksen overrating brigade.

So you're mocking people for calling people out yet when you do it it's merely for retribution, gotcha

So I wonder what will happen when Eriksen plays well, have a guess...

Funny how this internet thing works isn't it?

For the record me pointing you out to be a shit fan is purely for the fact that you're seeking some sort of validation of your opinion at the expense of one of our players having a bad game, but whatever makes you feel better, I guess thinking that you're right (you're not) is more important than a player's performance and subsequently the performance of the team, shit fan.

 

[dtxspurs]

Behave.

He's been dog shit so far this season. Well below his normal standards.

If you want to be an elite player you have to maintain your standards.

What creative midfielder in the world doesn't go through spells like this? Silva needed De Bruyne to come in and help carry the load after Toure fell off, Coutinho couldn't do it all by himself at Liverpool, Isco goes through patches where Madrid fans hate him, James Rodriguez got fucking loaned out, Ozil goes through stretches like this. Every single fucking one of them need help, we give Eriksen none.

He is the most important player on this team and we did nothing this summer to help him raise his level and help him out on the field. You guys want Eriksen to win every tackle he's in on, cover the most ground on the team (which he constantly does) and create every chance we have. Get out of here.

 

[TheVoiceofReason]

Why is it bad we haven't moved on as a club from Rose and Toby who are the best players in their positions at the club and even the league on their day?

Rose and Toby aren't the problem, its patching over this midfield and backup forward spot for 3 years now.

You're right about the midfield being the main problem, but did you see Danny Rose play today? He isn't close to the player he was two years ago. We can all see it, and a top club would have addressed the issue.

Its bad because we should be looking to surge forward the whole time. Stragglers should be cut loose, not pulled back in. Alderweireld, Rose, Vorm, etc would probably rather not be here, but for them staying in the end isn't so bad for them. They'll just cruise along in third gear until something better comes along.

Theres this aura of passivity around the club at the moment. Everything has got too comfortable, and it breeds this general lethargic attitude in performances.

Maybe the players have become too friendly with Poch, and his sense of authority has started to fade, and he is struggling to get his message across. When you sign new players, they come in and actively want to impress the boss, they pander to him and look up to him, and that sense of the manager's authority is permeated back into the entire squad.

 

[Mrs VDV]

So you're mocking people for calling people out yet when you do it it's merely for retribution, gotcha

So I wonder what will happen when Eriksen plays well, have a guess...

Funny how this internet thing works isn't it?

For the record me pointing you out to be a shit fan is purely for the fact that you're seeking some sort of validation of your opinion at the expense of one of our players having a bad game, but whatever makes you feel better, I guess thinking that you're right (you're not) is more important than a player's performance and subsequently the performance of the team, shit fan.

Well I'm not the one with over 20k posts on just one forum doing that, so make of that what you will. I'm also not the one with a reputation for doing it on this forum, so also make of that what you will.

I also couldn't give a shit whether people agree with me or not on Eriksen nor do I wish him to have a bad game. If you could read you'll clearly see my annoyance is how overrated he is and his lack of desire/commitment.

Although I'm sure this will come off as one of those cliche look how great I am type of comments I'm going to say it anyway. I've followed Spurs home and away, all over Europe etc and my life has come to the point where a guy who appears to never go is calling me a shit fan. I've been there and will continue to be there supporting Spurs, singing any player's name if it's beneficial to the team. You on the other hand, sat at a computer all day as a complete irrelevance to the great club of THFC.

 

[nedley]

What creative midfielder in the world doesn't go through spells like this? Silva needed De Bruyne to come in and help carry the load after Toure fell off, Coutinho couldn't do it all by himself at Liverpool, Isco goes through patches where Madrid fans hate him, James Rodriguez got fucking loaned out, Ozil goes through stretches like this. Every single fucking one of them need help, we give Eriksen none.

He is the most important player on this team and we did nothing this summer to help him raise his level and help him out on the field. You guys want Eriksen to win every tackle he's in on, cover the most ground on the team (which he constantly does) and create every chance we have. Get out of here.

You make some good points which I totally agree with. We should have brought in quality to add to this very good squad. If I was him I'd be thinking of leaving after the pathetic summer we've had.

I've personally not seen Silva or Coutinho go through a 5 game spell so out of form. Madrid fans are a disgrace and boo players after 1 bad game. Ozil is bang average and performs as much.

But he's a world class player that needs to be pulling HIMSELF out of this poor form.

 

[dtxspurs]

You make some good points which I totally agree with. We should have brought in quality to add to this very good squad. If I was him I'd be thinking of leaving after the pathetic summer we've had.

I've personally not seen Silva or Coutinho go through a 5 game spell so out of form. Madrid fans are a disgrace and boo players after 1 bad game. Ozil is bang average and performs as much.

But he's a world class player that needs to be pulling HIMSELF out of this poor form.

I think its fair to say that he hasn't been up to his standards but he'll get there soon enough. I thought he was more dangerous than anyone else we had bar Lucas for a moment or two.

 

[Derp]

A lot of Eriksen's best games are like the 4-0's vs Stoke where he has an abundance of space and we have complete control of possession.

Lol that’s absolutely not true though. Just last season, he scored and assisted against Chelsea, scored against United and City, scored against Real and Juventus.

He has not started this season as good as last season, but he is still our most creative player. We need more of them starting, not less. I’ll hold my judgment until we have played a couple of games with our old formation.

 

[Shadydan]

Well I'm not the one with over 20k posts on just one forum doing that, so make of that what you will. I'm also not the one with a reputation for doing it on this forum, so also make of that what you will.

I also couldn't give a shit whether people agree with me or not on Eriksen nor do I wish him to have a bad game. If you could read you'll clearly see my annoyance is how overrated he is and his lack of desire/commitment.

Although I'm sure this will come off as one of those cliche look how great I am type of comments I'm going to say it anyway. I've followed Spurs home and away, all over Europe etc and my life has come to the point where a guy who appears to never go is calling me a shit fan. I've been there and will continue to be there supporting Spurs, singing any player's name if it's beneficial to the team. You on the other hand, sat at a computer all day as a complete irrelevance to the great club of THFC.

You couldn't give a shit whether people agree with you or not?...yet here you are writing paragraphs trying to defend yourself, please don't kid yourself and lol throwing around a load of assumptions about me in regards to whether watch Spurs or not, if you need to assume to get your point then your argument is pretty weak in the first place.

20k posts of doing what and what rep?, do you think all I do is constantly call people out on here or maybe you've just noticed a pattern of me responding to your posts... generally if you write a shit post which is totally unjust then people will naturally respond, that's how it works and by you bumping this thread for retribution purposes to try and make yourself look good tells everyone all you need to know about you, the only person with an rep here seemingly so is you for your constant trash on here especially in regards to Eriksen, it's utter nonsense.

No it doesn't come across as one of those cliche how great I am comments but it sounds like you're an utter utter berk, just because you have the time and the money to follow Spurs doesn't make you a better fan than anyone else nor does mean you're more knowledgeable than anyone else, it's one thing thinking that he's overrated but if you genuinely think that Eriksen shows up '10 times per season' then you're better off saving your money, you have no idea how to analyse football.

Shit fan.

 

[markiespurs]

Think he needs a rocket up the backside, he’s been poor all season and today was virtually anonymous.

When he’s on form he is a fantastic player, but off form, like he’s been so far this season, it’s like playing with 10 men.

 

[DJS]

Eriksen should be taken off free kick duties.

If we insist on playing Trippier then he could at least take them to justify being on pitch.

If Trippier isn’t playing then I struggle to see who should take them as clearly isn’t Eriksen.

Don’t get me wrong Eriksen is a fantastic player in open play but he hasn’t done anything of note from set pieces for some time and you’d have to question why we let him keep taking them.

 

[Garbob]

don’t understand why he always starts the season so slowly

 

[dtxspurs]

Eriksen should be taken off free kick duties.

If we insist on playing Trippier then he could at least take them to justify being on pitch.

If Trippier isn’t playing then I struggle to see who should take them as clearly isn’t Eriksen.

Don’t get me wrong Eriksen is a fantastic player in open play but he hasn’t done anything of note from set pieces for some time and you’d have to question why we let him keep taking them.

He did tie the Juve game with a FK but I agree Trippier is better at them now.

 

[glacierSpurs]

don’t understand why he always starts the season so slowly

He played well for his country. That's what baffling for me..