Player watch: Christian Eriksen

[PeeEyeEmPee]

one of those players had played in the Champions League, World Cup and European Championships before coming to us, while the other was in League 1. the comparison doesn't make any sense to me.

we're just not getting anywhere enough from Eriksen at the moment. sure, he does some nice things and pops up with the odd goal every now and again, but he has the ability to put this team on his back and take charge of games for us, but he's a country mile away from that at the moment, and has been for a while now. he's been a fixture in the side for coming up to three years now, this really should be HIS team.

 

[Dharmabum]

Apparently extending his stay at Spurs...

http://www.101greatgoals.com/blog/christian-eriksen-confirms-new-spurs-contract-close/?

 

[Locotoro]

I think he's trying to prove a point with all this talk of his form.

Leads me to think Pritchard coming back will be a good thing

 

[Wheeler Dealer]

I think he's trying to prove a point with all this talk of his form.

Leads me to think Pritchard coming back will be a good thing

Pritchard may give him a bit of competition, but as we sit here today, we've got no idea whether he'll make the grade in PL.. An excellent season at Brentford is very different from excelling at Man City away..

 

[Shadydan]

Pritchard may give him a bit of competition, but as we sit here today, we've got no idea whether he'll make the grade in PL.. An excellent season at Brentford is very different from excelling at Man City away..

I think he will be absolutely fine personally, I think he has the raw ingredients to play in this league not to mention his mentality seems to be top notch, think a lot of people will be surprised when this boy starts to play and I cannot wait.

 

[Neon_Knight_]

Pritchard may give him a bit of competition, but as we sit here today, we've got no idea whether he'll make the grade in PL.. An excellent season at Brentford is very different from excelling at Man City away..

I'm confident that he will make the grade, but we can't expect every talented young player to settle into our first team as quickly as Alli has. If Pritchard can get a bit of PL experience before the end of the season, followed by a full preseason, that should stand him in good stead for 2016-17.

 

[Dharmabum]

http://www.london24.com/sport/footb...but_i_m_happy_with_my_role_at_spurs_1_4382668


Christian Eriksen: I haven’t been at my best but I’m happy with my role at Spurs

17 January 2016
By Ben Pearce, Tottenham correspondent


The Dane scored three goals in October and was one of the stars of Spurs’ 5-1 win at Bournemouth that month, but his form has dipped since then and he recently went 13 games without finding the net for the Lilywhites. It has been reported that the 23-year-old has grown frustrated with generally being deployed on the left flank in Mauricio Pochettino’s 4-2-3-1 formation, and that he would prefer to be playing in the centre. However, Eriksen’s brace in Saturday’s 4-1 home win over Sunderland means he has now scored three times in his last three games, taking his tally to six for the season in all competitions. And, while he concedes he has struggled at times this campaign, he is adamant there is no truth in his supposed disenchantment. “Not at all,” he said. “I read it as well, I heard it and it’s not true at all so I don’t know where it’s come from. “I’m really happy wherever the ball is. For me it doesn’t matter. Like I’ve said many times before, if it’s the left wing and if the ball is close to being there or you’re in a good position, I’ll play left. If the ball is on the right I’ll play right, or in the middle. “For me it really doesn’t matter what position [I play in]. Of course I prefer to be where something happens and that’s normally where the ball is.” Asked to reflect on his season so far, Eriksen said: “Ups and downs. There have been some games that have been alright and some games have been pretty poor – a lot of mistakes, and again on Saturday. There were a few stupid mistakes in the first half where there was no need for it. Luckily I got the goal and afterwards I felt confident to do what I’m normally used to. “Of course I always want to score more goals and do better than last season so that every season’s getting better. But even now, of course the goals haven’t been there but the assists are much better than last season (Eriksen got six last season and currently has seven this campaign) so hopefully that works together as well. “Of course I haven’t been amazing really. But I’ve still been here, I still play a lot of games. I haven’t been on the scoresheet but I’ve still played the games, it hasn’t been that bad. “It’s really just working to get to a point where you really are important for the team, and as a player I know I can be that and of course I want to show that in every game. Sometimes it does [happen], sometimes it doesn’t.” Having suffered a 1-0 home defeat against top-four rivals Leicester on Wednesday, there was concern around White Hart Lane in Saturday’s early kick-off when visiting Sunderland opening the scoring five minutes before the break. However, Eriksen levelled 91 seconds later and then netted one of Spurs’ three unanswered goals in the second period. “We were a bit lucky [that] we responded straight away but that’s the best answer when you go down, and luckily we were able to take the confidence we took from the last five minutes of the first half into the second half and it ended well,” said Eriksen. “It was a really important win, I think you saw it on everyone’s faces. Everyone was a bit angry before the game. Everyone is really disappointed when we lose, everyone takes it as a big defeat and everyone wants to bounce back and knows that we can do better. “We went 1-0 down and that made it a bit more difficult, but luckily we scored straight away and we showed we are capable of coming back but also really closing a game, which we haven’t done in so many games.” Sunderland were sitting 15 yards inside their own half for much of Saturday’s game, and Eriksen admits Spurs’ success this season may depend on how successfully and consistently they can break down defensive opponents at the Lane. “I think people are a bit scared to play here - they know how we play, they know how attacking we want to be,” he said. “At the moment, against us, every team is just waiting and playing a long ball and fighting for it so of course we need to do better and need to be able to play against teams that only play long balls. “It’s difficult to train [and practise that] really when you have so many games so close to each other. Of course we did look before the Leicester games at how they played. We didn’t really have time to do it before Sunderland but it’s a bit of the same – not as good as Leicester does it, but again we know what to expect on Wednesday for example [in the FA Cup replay against Leicester]. “At the moment we’re just aiming at every game because we want to see ourselves in the top four. We want to end as high as possible but there’s so many games to go and the league is really crazy at the moment.” Eriksen was chasing a hat-trick when Spurs won a penalty on Saturday, but Harry Kane took the spot-kick instead and completed the scoring. “I did think about it but I think Harry really wanted it and for him, as a striker, I get the need to score goals,” said Eriksen. “For me, if it’s two goals or a hat-trick it doesn’t really matter. I’ve still never had a hat-trick, I’ll do it on a special day

 

[voxy28]

really impress with how he carry himself... no prima donna attitude. He basically clarify all the rumours and this can only be good for us.

 

[Flashspur]

not bad at all...just saying

http://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2016/01/2...stian-eriksen-posts-record-stat-v-crystal-pa/

 

[GobbyJJ]

Don't know if it was me but watching the game last night it looked as if Eriksen had added an extra yard of pace to his game? Possibly me imagining it .......

 

[Deleted member 29446]

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/tottenham-christian-eriksen-close-three-7324917

Eriksen closing in on a new deal.

To Danish Television he said 3 weeks ago:

- Vi er i gang med at snakke, så den er på vej, ja. Det ser positivt ud. Som sagt så er der selvfølgelig et stykke tid endnu, og jeg tror ikke der er nogen af os der har travlt som sådan, lød det fra Christian Eriksen til TV3 Sport

Translated: We're talking, so the new contract is coming. It looks very positive. I still have some time left on my contract and none of us are in a hurry to get it done.

Some more info:

From yesterday (Watford).

- Christian Eriksen created more chances than any other player in all of today's Premier League games (8).

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Most chances created in 2016:

Christian Eriksen: 28
Mesut Ozil: 18
Kevin De Bruyne: 15
David Silva: 15

 

[Kiedis]

Skide godt, for fanden, mand!

 

[ClintEastwould]

quietly having a brilliant season

 

[thinktank]

quietly having a brilliant season

Hmmm, not sure about that tbh. He's been steady overall but I want more from him.

 

[ClintEastwould]

Hmmm, not sure about that tbh. He's been steady overall but I want more from him.

what more would you like ?

 

[thinktank]

what more would you like ?

Better quality at times; better decision making; more grit and spite in his game.

 

[yankspurs]

Better quality at times; better decision making; more grit and spite in his game.

Also to not go missing alot during games.

 

[tooey]

He's never going to be a tenacious full throttle type of player, he appears to exert little effort but always ends up in the top 3 of distance covered. He may not be grabbing headlines with last minute winners this year but he has still been absolutely pivotal in our success, his use of the ball in and around the box is top notch.

 

[Sweech]

Also to not go missing alot during games.

That's sort of the role though.

Number 10's are space seekers and marker droppers by trade. They look to ghost into areas and avoid notice until they're on the ball.

It's the most common thing you hear from every fanbase, the whole "goes missing" refrain about a number 10. You hear it about Coutinho, Payet, Ozil, etc. because it's basically their job FFS.

 

[yankspurs]

That's sort of the role though.

Number 10's are space seekers and marker droppers by trade. They look to ghost into areas and avoid notice until they're on the ball.

It's the most common thing you hear from every fanbase, the whole "goes missing" refrain about a number 10. You hear it about Coutinho, Payet, Ozil, etc. because it's basically their job FFS.

Yeah but their job is to also find theur way into games and force the action when they cant find much space and in Poch's system, they also have to work hard off the ball and press high up the pitch. Eriksen doest really do that.