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Tucker

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Couldn’t give a fuck, he’s decided to leave on a free and has been giving no more than 70% effort for the last 18 months.

How did he expect the fans to react?
 

Dr Know

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Guys don't fall for the Adrian Durham shit here. There's no quotes and from what we've heard from the ITK, he remains professional at the training ground. I mentioned this previously on here. How many of you would give your employer 100% if you have another job to go to and gave in your notice? Even when you try to do your job to your best, it only takes the manager or some other person in charge to tell you something you don't like and your first reaction would be "I don't give a shit, I'm leaving anyway"

I want him gone just like the next fan but this guy has given me so much joy to watch my club in the past and I'll never forget that. Berba did the ultimate sin when he wanted to leave but fans still cream over him whenever he mentions Spurs in interviews!
If we could get the Eriksen of a few seasons ago back, I'd be happy to keep him, even if it meant making him the highest paid player at the club.
 

WePlayWednesday

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Quotes or not, he should leave so the noise he creates goes away. I hope when he does go, there’s no kiss and tell article such as Daily Fail exclusive from him.

goodbye, and thanks for all the fish.
 

jay2040

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The simple solution is turn up for fucking games!

Even if he left and had given his all then I dont envisage any boos and he would be welcome back anytime.
 

ostrov

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What treatment? I am surprised there's not a fully blown boycott yet from the fans. It's well overdue... since his lazy penalties in the preseason.
 

guiltyparty

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Not only no quotes, it’s a rewrite of another apparent story on the Mail which doesn’t even seem to exist (source links to Fernandes story)
 

glacierSpurs

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Hilarious if he really feels this way. He can have his way of crying for more money and new toys and still got paid, why are the fans not entitled to demand a performance from him, which is long overdue knowing his abilities, WHILE paying to watch him and the club?
 
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Pathetic article, all clickbait. More of those just to put him in a bad spot. Fucking hate lazy journalist.
 

Dennism

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It is all about your attitude. Modric upped his game when he wanted to leave and earned a move to Madrid. Eriksen has not given a damn and played badly, and yet is surprised the big clubs are no longer interested. Shouldn’t be surprised us fans are not impressed. Sell him ASAP before he further tarnishes his legacy.
 

UbeAstard

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I dunno... If I was getting played every single game for about 6 seasons, without being subbed, because every other fucker kept getting injured, and then the owner kept refusing to get more midfielders in to balance the workload, to the point I was blowing out my arse, but still managed to chalk up comparable stats each and every season, and the fan base still kept calling me a lazy shit regardless... I'd probably say fuck this n'all.


From me it'd be good riddance to both of you then. Compare that to Kane who wants to play all the time, I cant excuse the other attitude.
 

Shadydan

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Moved this out of the Europa thread.

All half decent players generate interest from other clubs. That in no way indicates those clubs would be willing to actually put the money in to sign him. He had "interest" from Real Madrid last year, but they were nowhere to be seen when Inter made their bid.

Oh I see, we'll completely dismiss what his agent says then shall we because it doesn't fit the narrative you're perpetuating. :D

Whether he had bids come in for his is irrelevant, the club don't need to be contacted in the form of a bid for a player for a transfer offer, his agent would have been contacted for his availability, that's generally how a lot of transfers work these days, through agents. For example a bid didn't come in for Jadon Sancho from Man Utd but he had already agree personal teams with them, his agent was contacted by them last year.

Berbatov played and scored in the only cup final that King won. Why would people be pissed that King wanted him in a testimonial, which is a generally meaningless game anyway? He's one of the most talented strikers we've had, at least in the last 30-40 years, it's hardly surprising that people remember him in that regard.

*sigh* You keep twisting those words and I'll keep untwisting them for you (y) . I didn't say people should be pissed off with him playing in King's testimonial, you said that you don't recall anyone ever referring to Berbatov as a hero, I've given you a the perfect example when he was cheered in King's testimonial and the lack of hate towards him, yet you pretty much answered your own question anyway when you said time is a healer so you're just arguing the toss for the sake of it.

Okay, he didn't do that. Instead, he ran his contract down and forced the club to sell him for relative peanuts. That's far more beneficial to Spurs and he should get credit for that.

He didn't force anything, if the club can't work out whether a players wants to stay then it's up to the club to act accordingly, they had plenty of time to find a replacement or an alternative. The general pattern was that everyone was signing contracts which meant they were happy, Eriksen was refusing to sign so it should have sent alarm bells ringing. This is what you call failover and to protect yourself just in case something like this was likely to happen. Toby refused to extend initially, the club signed Sanchez and started him over Toby in many matches in 2017/18, why didn't they do the same with Eriksen?


Tottenham + Eriksen = top 4 and Champions League money. Tottenham + £16m - Eriksen = Not top 4. Yeah, very counter productive.

What the entire fek does this mean? :LOL:

Are you suggesting that he ought to have stayed until the end of the season and if he did we'd get guaranteed top 4? But wait I thought he was putting in half assed performances and downed tools? Way to contradict yourself.

A player downs tools but it's not his fault, it's the club? I thought he made it clear that he wanted to leave the club but he'd be professional while he was still here? Half assing your job isn't what I call being professional. I'd say someone downing tools is exactly the same principle as someone trying to force their way out of the club.

Here we go again, twisting words...the club should take some blame for letting him get into his comfort zone, had they signed at least a backup IMO it would have either forced his hand or gave him a kick up the arse he needed. As I said, he downed tools long before he made it clear he wanted to leave and yes it was unprofessional of him I agree but I think the club could have acted better in managing the situation.

Yeah, there were a lot of performances in that time. The difference being only Eriksen decided he was going to force a move away to a "bigger club" to "win trophies"

He didn't "Force a move" he just didn't sign a contract. There's nothing wrong with being ambitions, you're just acting like a jealous ex because it's at our club's expense.

Show me a consistent run of games where any of those players were clearly not putting the required effort in when they were trying to leave the club.

Yeah let me just pull out some Youtube videos ffs

Okay seeing as you want to play that game, show me the consistent run of matches where it shows Eriksen clearly not putting in the required evidence seeing as you're the one so adamant in making the claim. We can both waste each other's time with stupid posts like this or we can carry on debating, your choice.

I don't hate Eriksen at all, it's been a long time since I got that emotionally invested in football. I'm just not arrogant enough to claim that anyone who does is stupid.

I called football fans stupid for acting like babies when good players leave for pastures new, you've just solidified it when you said that he'll probably get a good reception in the future, that is the very definition of wasted energy and stupidity.

Gareth Bale moved on to better his career. He carried the Spurs team in his final year before moving for a world record fee and justified his transfer. How many people hated him compared to understanding the move?

A lot of people hated the way he went on about his move, refusing to train and play in pre season, that's the point I'm making. The club he moved to are highly irrelevant unless it's a Prem rival.

Eriksen moved to a team that was, at the time, a lateral move at best. From a Champions League team to a Europa League team. And he can't even get off the bench. That's hardly a slap in the face of Spurs fans.

If anything, I don't understand why he didn't just give his all at Spurs for the remainder of his contract and see if any of the bigger clubs would take him on a free. I don't see how his move to Inter can be seen as a "win" in his eyes.

He moved to a team who has a higher chance of winning trophies, he's ambitious. you can hardly blame him for wanting out, the project was over and we were on a downward trend and he hadn't won a thing, pretty sure he didn't move to site on the bench like you're suggesting either. If he wins something in the next few years which due to the amount of money Inter have and quality players he is surrounded by then it will 100% vindicate his decision.
 

Legacy

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Moved this out of the Europa thread.



Oh I see, we'll completely dismiss what his agent says then shall we because it doesn't fit the narrative you're perpetuating. :D

Whether he had bids come in for his is irrelevant, the club don't need to be contacted in the form of a bid for a player for a transfer offer, his agent would have been contacted for his availability, that's generally how a lot of transfers work these days, through agents. For example a bid didn't come in for Jadon Sancho from Man Utd but he had already agree personal teams with them, his agent was contacted by them last year.
Your evidence of interest is 4 years ago from the player's agent. Right when the club were negotiating a contract extension. You know, the time where an agent will use whatever leverage they have to get the best deal for their client. A common tactic involves showing interest from other clubs.

*sigh* You keep twisting those words and I'll keep untwisting them for you (y) . I didn't say people should be pissed off with him playing in King's testimonial, you said that you don't recall anyone ever referring to Berbatov as a hero, I've given you a the perfect example when he was cheered in King's testimonial and the lack of hate towards him, yet you pretty much answered your own question anyway when you said time is a healer so you're just arguing the toss for the sake of it.
Because people didn't boo a player during a testimonial, it means they consider him a hero?

[quote[
He didn't force anything, if the club can't work out whether a players wants to stay then it's up to the club to act accordingly, they had plenty of time to find a replacement or an alternative. The general pattern was that everyone was signing contracts which meant they were happy, Eriksen was refusing to sign so it should have sent alarm bells ringing. This is what you call failover and to protect yourself just in case something like this was likely to happen. Toby refused to extend initially, the club signed Sanchez and started him over Toby in many matches in 2017/18, why didn't they do the same with Eriksen?[/quote]
The club already had Dele and Lamela as options for that #10 role. They also tried to sign Grealish 2 years ago, so evidently they did try to do that. Not to mention Eriksen himself said he would be open to extending his contract if attractive offers didn't appear.

What the entire fek does this mean? :LOL:

Are you suggesting that he ought to have stayed until the end of the season and if he did we'd get guaranteed top 4? But wait I thought he was putting in half assed performances and downed tools? Way to contradict yourself.
You've conveniently chosen to ignore the part in my first post when I said "a fit and firing Eriksen would've given us a bigger chance of top 4 than anyone we could have replaced him with." While also accusing me of dismissing things that don't fit my narrative. Huh.


Here we go again, twisting words...the club should take some blame for letting him get into his comfort zone, had they signed at least a backup IMO it would have either forced his hand or gave him a kick up the arse he needed. As I said, he downed tools long before he made it clear he wanted to leave and yes it was unprofessional of him I agree but I think the club could have acted better in managing the situation.
So you agree that he was unprofessional for an extended period of time at the club. But people can't dislike him for that.


He didn't "Force a move" he just didn't sign a contract. There's nothing wrong with being ambitions, you're just acting like a jealous ex because it's at our club's expense.
Again, you're making presumptions about me. I couldn't care less that he's gone. I agree that ambition is fine. He had the opportunity to win the Champions League last season, and did absolutely nothing to help. Then claimed he moved to Inter for a better chance at winning trophies.

Yeah let me just pull out some Youtube videos ffs

Okay seeing as you want to play that game, show me the consistent run of matches where it shows Eriksen clearly not putting in the required evidence seeing as you're the one so adamant in making the claim. We can both waste each other's time with stupid posts like this or we can carry on debating, your choice.
Sure, go and look at the run of games from September to December 2019.

A lot of people hated the way he went on about his move, refusing to train and play in pre season, that's the point I'm making. The club he moved to are highly irrelevant unless it's a Prem rival.
"Refusing" to train in pre season when the club is already negotiating his departure is nowhere near as detrimental to the club as not bothering to perform when playing in actual competitive matches.



He moved to a team who has a higher chance of winning trophies, he's ambitious. you can hardly blame him for wanting out, the project was over and we were on a downward trend and he hadn't won a thing, pretty sure he didn't move to site on the bench like you're suggesting either. If he wins something in the next few years which due to the amount of money Inter have and quality players he is surrounded by then it will 100% vindicate his decision.
Lets be honest, he moved to Inter because none of the bigger clubs were interested in him and that was the only choice he had at the time.

But it's pointless going back and forth on this. This is the internet, nobody is going to change their mind and we'll just keep repeating the same points endlessly.

I'll just end with the fact that you've agreed multiple times that he was unprofessional in his final 18 months, or roughly 25% of his total appearances at Spurs, but you think that he doesn't deserve to be criticised for that. Other people think he does deserve to be criticised for that. I don't think that makes them stupid.
 

Shadydan

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Your evidence of interest is 4 years ago from the player's agent. Right when the club were negotiating a contract extension. You know, the time where an agent will use whatever leverage they have to get the best deal for their client. A common tactic involves showing interest from other clubs.

No it wasn't read the article, it was from after he signed the contract, his agent didn't have to say that he say that after he signed the contract.

Stop trying to wriggle yourself out of this, you're wrong just accept it and move on.

Because people didn't boo a player during a testimonial, it means they consider him a hero?

Frigging hell, seriously, Even though you've generally agreed with my point you're still trying to argue the toss about this. :LOL:

The club already had Dele and Lamela as options for that #10 role. They also tried to sign Grealish 2 years ago, so evidently they did try to do that. Not to mention Eriksen himself said he would be open to extending his contract if attractive offers didn't appear.

Who have both been tried there and are/were not as effective as him in that role. They also tried to sign Grealish...and? What's your point? The fact is we didn't sign him - so I have to question the strategy in that case, if we failed to sign him then why didn't we move onto other targets?

You've conveniently chosen to ignore the part in my first post when I said "a fit and firing Eriksen would've given us a bigger chance of top 4 than anyone we could have replaced him with." While also accusing me of dismissing things that don't fit my narrative. Huh.

So you acknowledged the "constant stream of limp dick performances from him" and "can't be arsed to try too hard in case I get injured" performances from him in the previous season yet you expect him to be "fit and firing" in order to get us top 4, where's the actual guarantee that if Eriksen had stayed we would have got top 4 anyway?

So you agree that he was unprofessional for an extended period of time at the club. But people can't dislike him for that.

Nope, never said that, I'm questioning why he gets so much hate compared to other players who left the club in a more selfish manor, you've already answered that question.

Again, you're making presumptions about me. I couldn't care less that he's gone. I agree that ambition is fine. He had the opportunity to win the Champions League last season, and did absolutely nothing to help. Then claimed he moved to Inter for a better chance at winning trophies.

He did absolutely nothing to help? Pretty sure you can label that at every other player on that pitch bar probably Winks and Rose. You see this is what I'm talking about, the finger pointing is way OTT and unnecessary, the blame needs to be shared not burdened.

Sure, go and look at the run of games from September to December 2019.

Could you be a bit more specific, which games in particular was he consistent in downing tools?

"Refusing" to train in pre season when the club is already negotiating his departure is nowhere near as detrimental to the club as not bothering to perform when playing in actual competitive matches.

Refusing to train or play in friendlies two weeks into pre season when the manager is trying to prepare for the new season is which is exactly what Berbatov did, engineering a move on the last day, turning up at Manchester airport despite the clubs not agreeing a fee leaving us without a pot to piss in worse.

Lets be honest, he moved to Inter because none of the bigger clubs were interested in him and that was the only choice he had at the time.

But it's pointless going back and forth on this. This is the internet, nobody is going to change their mind and we'll just keep repeating the same points endlessly.

Agree with this :D

I'll just end with the fact that you've agreed multiple times that he was unprofessional in his final 18 months, or roughly 25% of his total appearances at Spurs, but you think that he doesn't deserve to be criticised for that. Other people think he does deserve to be criticised for that. I don't think that makes them stupid.

Yeah my argument isn't and has never been that he wasn't unprofessional and I have never said he doesn't deserve to be criticised, I said he deserves more respect in comparison to those who have done worse to leave Spurs.
 

C0YS

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Lets be honest, he moved to Inter because none of the bigger clubs were interested in him and that was the only choice he had at the time.

But it's pointless going back and forth on this. This is the internet, nobody is going to change their mind and we'll just keep repeating the same points endlessly.

I'll just end with the fact that you've agreed multiple times that he was unprofessional in his final 18 months, or roughly 25% of his total appearances at Spurs, but you think that he doesn't deserve to be criticised for that. Other people think he does deserve to be criticised for that. I don't think that makes them stupid.
I think the fact that his form has continued into Inter suggests it wasn't due to a lack of trying why his performances dipped. More to do with his head not being quite right, or maybe fatigue. I think he did try, he just couldn't perform. Both Winks and Mourinho complemented Eriksen's professionalism going into January. I don't think he intended to be not that good, I don't think he intended his move to inter to be filled with pretty shoddy performances.

I think Eriksen's move is not all about trying to move up in the world. I think he values experiences and wanted a change, and that's why I don't think he would have ever signed an extension. We have a tendency to forget that footballers still work by similar logic to other professionals outside of football, and player motivation is a lot more complex than just money or success. I think as a man of the same age as Cristian he is part of a generation that values new experiences and I think that in his head he was never going to end his career here. When he first came the rumour was that he was aiming to move to Barcelona at some point n the future, that didn't happen but I think Inter, who are going places and definitely have the ambition to win Serie A titles and Champons Leagues, and are quite possibly favourites for serie A next season, would have been an interesting move for him.
 
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