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Ex-Spurs Player Christian Eriksen

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Totti said:
Of course. So far this season, it's all he's been good for.
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Although I agree that he's not the world beater some seem to think he is, and his ability to thread balls through a defense can be a bit disapointing at times, and his indirect set pieces too often sucks ass, it is a bit harsh to say that he offers nothing.

He does a lot of things well offensively, both in terms of movement, passing and (this season to rarely) finishing. He's improved defensively as well, and he rarely lose the ball as softly and dangerously as he used to.

Eriksen is one of our many players who are good and talented, who just lacks that little bit of special sauce to be truly world class.
 
tbonepremier said:
Although I agree that he's not the world beater some seem to think he is, and his ability to thread balls through a defense can be a bit disapointing at times, and his indirect set pieces too often sucks ass, it is a bit harsh to say that he offers nothing.

He does a lot of things well offensively, both in terms of movement, passing and (this season to rarely) finishing. He's improved defensively as well, and he rarely lose the ball as softly and dangerously as he used to.

Eriksen is one of our many players who are good and talented, who just lacks that little bit of special sauce to be truly world class.
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I'd agree with all of this. Especially the end, he's missing IT. He'll never be world class in my view but he can still be an asset.
 
tbonepremier said:
Although I agree that he's not the world beater some seem to think he is, and his ability to thread balls through a defense can be a bit disapointing at times, and his indirect set pieces too often sucks ass, it is a bit harsh to say that he offers nothing.

He does a lot of things well offensively, both in terms of movement, passing and (this season to rarely) finishing. He's improved defensively as well, and he rarely lose the ball as softly and dangerously as he used to.

Eriksen is one of our many players who are good and talented, who just lacks that little bit of special sauce to be truly world class.
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Eriksen just lacks that burst of pace. And if I may say so a bit of nastyness.

Quite like what I see in that regard from Bentaleb, Mason and Rose.
 
tbonepremier said:
Not by far this season. Lamela has gotten better, but he still has a lot to prove, especially in terms of consistency in the PL. Eriksen hasn't been quite as good as he was at his best, but the only thing that can make people say that Lamela has been better than him is performance relative to expectations.
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IMHO it's a question of forced absolutes.

Eriksen was nowhere near as good as we hyped him to be, nor is he as bad this season as people criticise him for.

Same goes for Lamela - nowhere near as bad as people slagged him for last season and nowhere near as good this one. And no, definately not better than Eriksen, no matter 3 goals in the EuroCarling Cup.
 
Totti said:
I think it's rather rare that Eriksen pulls any ball off. Like I've said before, he has good vision yet not quite the ability to pull it off. Like he has a great footballing mind but isn't quite as good as his ability allows. Eriksen has only ever been good for us when playing off the left. You take him away from the left and he's very easily nullified. It's probably why he's a ghost for the majority of our matches.
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Norwegian Jim said:
Could it be that his free kicks are keeping him in the team in periods of mediocre performances? We all know he can tip a game in our favour should we get a set piece in the right position.
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Totti said:
Of course. So far this season, it's all he's been good for.
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Norwegian Jim said:
Not sufficient reason to stay in the team though, imo.
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I think 7 assists by mid-December is more than enough reason to keep him in the team, irrespective of his goals tally.

To suggest games pass him by is harsh I feel, but he certainly has the talent to be invisible but create the winning goal.

He's a great player. I feel his style is unattractive compared to the likes of Coutinho and Silva, but he's still making and scoring goals.
 
Millbanks said:
I think 7 assists by mid-December is more than enough reason to keep him in the team, irrespective of his goals tally.

To suggest games pass him by is harsh I feel, but he certainly has the talent to be invisible but create the winning goal.

He's a great player. I feel his style is unattractive compared to the likes of Coutinho and Silva, but he's still making and scoring goals.
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How many of those set pieces have come from some sort of pass from open play? Now I'm not having a dig because an assist is an assist but I know the majority of those were from set pieces, however Lamela is in my view much better from set piece deliveries than Eriksen so by dropping him due to his lacklustre performances shouldn't mean we miss out on any set piece speciality.

I like Eriksen when he's at his best but he hasn't been for months. I honestly believe his set pieces (Which are replaceable) are honestly the only thing keeping him In the line up.
 
Totti said:
How many of those set pieces have come from some sort of pass from open play? Now I'm not having a dig because an assist is an assist but I know the majority of those were from set pieces, however Lamela is in my view much better from set piece deliveries than Eriksen so by dropping him due to his lacklustre performances shouldn't mean we miss out on any set piece speciality.

I like Eriksen when he's at his best but he hasn't been for months. I honestly believe his set pieces (Which are replaceable) are honestly the only thing keeping him In the line up.
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... and the slight fact, that in a team built on pressing he is one of the hardest working players at all, probably.
 
I think the fact that he is one of the most 'experienced' outfield players plays a part as well. Without any research, 3 years of CL, 50+ caps should/could only be matched by Verts and perhaps Dembele (Lloris is not outfield...). To some extend he seems to be Poch' man on the pitch - the 'cool' head.

I know I am seeing this through teinted glasses, but I also think most doesn't recognize his defensive work. As in his time in Ajax, he seems often to be the one who decides wether to go for the early press or sit back and take 3 mins of air (not that Kane or Lamela doesn't do it, he seems to instigate more though). His lack of physicality is a reacurring theme, though he has obviously improved 3 seasons straight now. Defensive wise he tends to 'close areas' more than go for the man/ball - which I have not seen a single observation/post on. A hugely important role though IMO, forcing CBs to play sideways or hoof instead of an incisive pass.

When watching other threads on our players, it also seems that most seems to forget he is 23, Mason is older, Caroll and Son the same age. Kane, Pritch and N'jie just a year younger. Thing is, his name has been touted for so long. Most of the other names mentioned are regarded as 'young talent' to most, while Eriksen is judged from other standards (understandably though).

BUT - I still agree that he needs to add to his game - if he could get just 10% of Kane's 'selfishness' (which i love btw) and Kane get 10% of CEs vision, they would dominate the league for years IMO.

We Danes tend to compare any player with a bit of skill and flair to Michael Laudrup. Thing about ML is that he didn't become the ML we remember before joining Barcelona at age 24 - before that he was more 'ordinary'. Where CE compares to ML most IMO might be in his mentality - he is very softspoken, almost introvert and/or shy. So, hopefully next year is the year he takes his talent to the next level - to me he got all the skill needed, just need a bit more between the ears.

Anyways, as most on here I hope he makes that next development step starting now (NOW!) as that should be just in time to get us into the top 4 before seasons end. If he really has been THAT poor this season, imagine what would happen if he started playing well, considering our league position and the fact that we have been playing 10 v 11 for quite some time according to some.

On another note, I really hope Pritch comes back from the states ready to challange and inspire him!

:pritchardeyes::eriksenlol:
 
Totti said:
How many of those set pieces have come from some sort of pass from open play? Now I'm not having a dig because an assist is an assist but I know the majority of those were from set pieces, however Lamela is in my view much better from set piece deliveries than Eriksen so by dropping him due to his lacklustre performances shouldn't mean we miss out on any set piece speciality.

I like Eriksen when he's at his best but he hasn't been for months. I honestly believe his set pieces (Which are replaceable) are honestly the only thing keeping him In the line up.
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3 of the 7 are from corners, so not the majority as suspected.

We've been shit at set pieces for years, we finally have someone capable of scoring free kicks and picking out a man from a corner. It's a great trait - though seems to be spun as a negative?

I appreciate your opinion, but I am yet to see any evidence that Lamela is better at set pieces.

I personally feel Eriksen's performances dip when Kane starts to drop in and around the 3 behind. He always looks for that forward pass into a gap, but if he has no runners it just has to go backwards or sideways.

He affects the game in a subtle way. When you're at the ground and you watch him, you can appreciate it more. He's a very clever player and is very good at anticipating when defending as well, something that cannot be said for many players in his role.

He's not undroppable by any means, but he's definitely underappreciated by our fans.
 
He's been poor for a while now and it is a little worrying tbh

I'm not sure if he fits Poch system, especially when he's out wide like he was yesterday. His defensive qualities aren't great and that's not what we signed him for but it's such a big part of the system. Walker was left exposed a couple times and did well to cover him.. adding to that he never really got on the ball and showed us his quality.

Compare that to Lamela and Alli who get around everywhere and are always winning the ball back and actively moving forward with it. I don't think it's the oppositions focus on Eriksen that even gives them that freedom since it seems more like a lack of effort than anything
 
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He seems to be the forgotten man. He's not getting in any goalscoring positions or being found in goalscoring positions. Lamela, Alli and Kane are the ones in the attacking quartet getting all the praise as they get involved. I did see a stat that stated Eriksen created five chances yesterday which was the most of any player so I guess he is getting involved but as he's not as exciting in his play as the other three it's not something you pay attention too.
 
I remember watching him on his debut, funnily enough against Norwich I believe, and I instantly thought we had a world class player on our hands, and three years later its not really worked out, don't get me wrong , he has been a good player for us and i'm sure will be again , but it seems that's all he will ever be, which is disappointing considering I thought we had the next big thing after watching his first season
 
He's always been a streaky player. When he's on, he's world class. When he's off, he goes missing.

He's been more missing than class this season. Luckily we don't have to rely on him for offense.

I still think he's best behind Harry. They had crazy chemistry last season.
 
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