Player watch: Christian Eriksen

[Vincent30]

He is a good player, not an elite player. Not sure why it's so difficult for people to see - Modric, KDB, Bernado Silva, Hazard are ridiculous elite players who are near impossible to replace. Erisken is a good player sometimes very good. But again yesterday showed on countless breaks he had no clue or awareness on who to pass it too and ruined about 3 good chances on the break. The other players mentioned would have done something way more effective with those chances.

He won't sign a contract, move on please. We just got the Champs League final and i don't get how he thinks he is Barca, Real, City quality because he isn't and that's the truth we are the highest level for me. He's a good guy and doesn't moan etc and i respect that but i think Lo Celso will show how we can replace him and maybe, just maybe to the benefit of the team .

 

[Ronwol196061]

Stats quantify they don't qualify. I watch a game and I see Eriksen as lets say 95% playing the safe pass. That goes into his stats as a completed pass. It doesn't tell you what the other options were. Like adjusting the angle to make a more creative pass. It doesn't assess the opposition to tell you what it was against the quality opposition.Its just a stat.It means something of course.
I watch Eriksen and I see how he plays.I want to shake him up at times to take more control not just of the possession stats but in the moment.
From the short time Ive seen Ndombele. I see him looking ahead and looking in the moment for that incisive pass. I see Eriksen recycling the ball back and forth more times than not and when something opens up he hits it. I see that as being technically great not a great creative player

 

[Ronwol196061]

Havre when people talk of him like he is a David Silva and then you say you cant compare him to David Silva.I agree with you.He isn't David Silva

 

[Havre]

So because he isn´t D. Silva he should leave?

Do love the ambition. I hope Spurs will be that good some day.

 

[Ronwol196061]

So because he isn´t D. Silva he should leave?

Do love the ambition. I hope Spurs will be that good some day.

Yes Ive seen the light. Ive been to the Garden. Ive seen it with my own eyes. It can happen. But Eriksen is not the person to take us there.He is just a cog in a wheel. He would have been better maybe if we had bought better midfielders before now,but now is too late.
You are right finding greatness is not easy its not everyday but I do believe we are on track,even a slow track of getting there and when we get there I expect all of you would expect more and when I say more I mean the standard of what we are and keeping there. Thats what they call a dynasty.

 

[Klinsmannesque]

With Dele and Son to return, Lamela being fit and GLC and Sess, we have enough to move forward without him. I’d take a reasonable offer and look to reinvest in January.

He’s had moments over the last year but that’s it and not enough - certainly in the bigger games. We expect more from a player who thinks he’s good enough for Real Madrid and I don’t think that’s unreasonable.

 

[ardiles]

Football is a team game. No one player should take sole credit for helping the club qualify for a final or take sole blame for missing out on one.

Yes, I agree that Eriksen has not been at his best for quite some time now (Erratic form in different games) but he hasn’t been the only one that has been below par in the last year or so.

Unfair to see that he gets the biggest brickbats for his poor form whilst others get away almost scot free of blame.

 

[C-oops]

I can give you a couple of players with assists and goals. But they are meh, so as one pundit says ‘it is not always a fair reflection of a player, and can be misleading’ (think Souness).

Give me an example of a player who has as many assists and goals as Eriksen and covers as much ground per 90 mins who is a poor player.

Can throw in chances created as well if you like to narrow the field

 

[Hercules]

Give me an example of a player who has as many assists and goals as Eriksen and covers as much ground per 90 mins who is a poor player.

Can throw in chances created as well if you like to narrow the field

I am not going to go there, I allow you to do that yourself. I have already extensively stated my case. I suggest you read all

 

[SdB]

He did make a difference last week but he didn't "save us". Yesterday was really poor, ambling about not tracking and not showing to help us out of their press

Levy needed one more signing in the window, for us to kick on, in his position, didn't do it

He needed the cash from an Eriksen sale.

 

[C-oops]

I am not going to go there, I allow you to do that yourself. I have already extensively stated my case. I suggest you read all

Your case is reactionary and baseless and that's why you can't offer examples.

 

[Hercules]

Your case is reactionary and baseless and that's why you can't offer examples.

You know nothing of my background at all! I have been involved in football for many, many years, and not just as a supporter. You don’t know my CV. I find you comments very subjective and baseless. You are welcomed to disagree with me. But your closing comments? Lol. In my history on this forum you will find I am not an impulsive reactionary individual. Onwards and upwards.

 

[C-oops]

You know nothing of my background at all! I have been involved in football for many, many years, and not just as a supporter. You don’t know my CV. I find you comments very subjective and baseless. You are welcomed to disagree with me. But your closing comments? Lol. In my history on this forum you will find I am not an impulsive reactionary individual. Onwards and upwards.

Haha.. ok..

 

[SdB]

Give me an example of a player who has as many assists and goals as Eriksen and covers as much ground per 90 mins who is a poor player.

Can throw in chances created as well if you like to narrow the field

That covering ground stat so regularly spouted in support of Eriksen does my head in. He's ineffective at closing down and tackling so makes the jogging around pointless.

 

[C-oops]

Didn;t he used to get slated for his Denamrk performances


That covering ground stat so regularly spouted in support of Eriksen does my head in. He's ineffective at closing down and tackling so makes the jogging around pointless.

Well it must be bollocks if it does your head in. An excellent basis for disagreement.

 

[scat1620]

Clearly, he's not an elite-level playmaker like a De Bruyne, a Hazard, an Inestia etc, but I don't think that should be a stick to beat him with. The question I'd ask is: with the kind of resources THFC has, how easy would we find it to bring in player(s) who are noticeably better than Eriksen playing a comparable role in the side? Very blooming hard, is the answer that I would give to that question.

Therefore, despite not being the kind of superman that every team in the world wishes they had in their line-up, my take is that Eriksen is just about as good a player as we could realistically hope to get in our creative midfield slots, and I'd struggle to name anyone that we could sign who would be an unarguable step up from him. So while he's not perfect I am really glad that he's still with us for now and I think we will feel his loss when/if he goes.

 

[Havre]

That covering ground stat so regularly spouted in support of Eriksen does my head in. He's ineffective at closing down and tackling so makes the jogging around pointless.

Of course it is not pointless covering space - even if I agree it is a weakness of his not being able to tackle more.

Feels like many are arguing against some sort of unreachable standard for Eriksen though. It is not like the world is full of AMs running around tackling people. The ones that do - like Lamela - usually got some other weaknesses.

 

[SdB]

Well it must be bollocks if it does your head in. An excellent basis for disagreement.

Jogging around, ineffective closing down, and tackling is the basis for disagreement
See the MOTD post match analysis for a few examples.

 

[SdB]

Of course it is not pointless covering space - even if I agree it is a weakness of his not being able to tackle more.

Feels like many are arguing against some sort of unreachable standard for Eriksen though. It is not like the world is full of AMs running around tackling people. The ones that do - like Lamela - usually got some other weaknesses.

If it's ineffective it's pointless, again watch MOTD post match analysis for some examples.

 

[C-oops]

You know nothing of my background at all! I have been involved in football for many, many years, and not just as a supporter. You don’t know my CV. I find you comments very subjective and baseless. You are welcomed to disagree with me. But your closing comments? Lol. In my history on this forum you will find I am not an impulsive reactionary individual. Onwards and upwards.

Btw, what does your background matter (which only you brought up) in this case when you're offering an opinion which is clearly based on incorrect understanding and is knee jerk/reactionary ? Your background is meaningless in this debate unless of course you're trying to say your view is more worthwhile than a mere footballing serf .