Agreed, it works out very well
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He had a big role in the goal but we didn't break them down apart from that and that was our only shot on target till the 2nd goal.
Maybe he's ranting in Danish, hence the no reaction from the ref
I think he's an unconspicuous but class player, who just does whats needed for the team. Of course not the most athletic one, but clever and calm, one of my favorites in the team.
My only concern with him is his lack of physicality and intensity. I automatically expect him to lose every 50-50 challenge he goes into, even when he looks the positional favourite. He gets bypassed easily as well and for the 2 big games coming up, I wonder if it's a risk we want to take.
On the ball though, he's class
On the ball though, he's class
Agreed. Gets the best out of both of them.
I think we’re all aware that we need a better and younger Eriksen alternative in the long run, but for a free I think he’s been brilliant. He calmly and diligently keeps it ticking and clearly carries out Ten Hag’s instructions. Great signing.
Man Utd 3:1 Everton
Time to give Fred a chance and bench Eriksen. He’s not playing bad, but does not offer enough as the game goes on.
He’s our most creative player this year assist wise, I think using him for 60/70mins is the right way to go.
Isn’t this why Fred often comes off the bench to replace him?
Eriksen was spot on tonight.
We are getting beaten badly in one of the next two league games if he starts in a 2 with Casemiro.
True enough. I should elaborate that I had the games against City and Arsenal in mind, though. His creative abilities won’t weigh up for his lack of engine and physicality against those teams I’m afraid, hence Fred should be given the chance in a 2 with Case.
Much improved defensively. Offers stability and creativity in the midfield. I'm impressed by his adaptability.
Was brilliant today.
Very good. Calm, unselfish, intelligent. What more could you ask for a free signing?
Played well, in first half especially.
Slows the tempo down a bit too much for my liking sometimes.
Do wonder why we haven’t tried him as the backup RW but keep playing Bruno there where he’s clearly uncomfortable. Eriksen played a lot of wide right playmaker for Spurs and was good at it even though he’s not a classic winger.
Big dilemma coming for ETH on how to use him against City and Arsenal, two games where we will be overrun if he plays in a two with Casemiro. I have a feeling Fred will be preferred, realistically one of Eriksen or Bruno has to lose out and I can’t see Ten Hag benching Bruno or playing either of them wide over Antony.
Big dilemma coming for ETH on how to use him against City and Arsenal, two games where we will be overrun if he plays in a two with Casemiro. I have a feeling Fred will be preferred, realistically one of Eriksen or Bruno has to lose out and I can’t see Ten Hag benching Bruno or playing either of them wide over Antony.
Eriksen is a 10 playing as an 8. He's also old and nearly died on a football pitch not too long ago. Its not his fault he can't keep up at times. Ten Hag needs to do right by him and move him back to his natural position and actually make Bruno earn his spot in the team.
He is key to our play
Genuinely, do people not see how he has transformed us?
Clearly not, but I’m also convinced we’ve got the biggest moaning bunch of fans in the World.
7 wins in a row and people are still asking for key players to be dropped.
Ah yes there is the good old Caf logic of the coach being totally infallible and knowing absolutely everything and never ever being questioned no matter the circumstances. Just as we were never allowed to question anything Moyes or LVG or mourinho or Ole or Rangnick did. No wonder we've been so successful over the last 10 years. Managed by absolutely perfect coaches according to Red Cafe.
He has. His off the ball positioning is just fantastic (our main passing option in the first two thirds of the pitch), and his passing is intelligent.
However, it's also fair to say he's a liability when the opposition have the ball, he runs out of gas around 50-60 mins, and our midfield is one of the slowest around.
I think his future for us is as a top quality rotation option once we get the dynamic De Jong equivalent that Ten Hag clearly wants.
It’s absolutely mind blowing to me. I’d have maybe understood it back in 2008, but after the shit we got served up last season, to see people constantly whining about Bruno, Eriksen, Martial, Antony when we’ve won 19 and lost just 3 of the past 26 games is
Ten Hag wants him to get on the ball in deep areas and help us build our attacks. Maybe he'll get some more minutes higher up the pitch now van de Beek has been injured (Charlton match?) but I think more often than not Ten Hag will want to keep him where he is because neither McTominay nor Fred can replicate Eriksen's skillset.
Fred could start against City, but I think Ten Hag probably sticks with Eriksen. He wasn't great at the Etihad, but then we've also got a more settled team around him now. Last time he played with McTominay, Malacia and Sancho around him - none of them as good off the ball as their counterparts who will take their places in the team.
The difference is, ETH has a 73% win rate. The others were shite.
You thinking you knew better than failing managers is one thing, but you think you know better about Eriksen & Bruno that a guy who’s winning 73% of his matches in charge
As for RedCafe, the majority think we’ve been managed by utter shite Fergie.
The difference is, ETH has a 73% win rate. The others were shite.
You thinking you knew better than failing managers is one thing, but you think you know better about Eriksen & Bruno that a guy who’s winning 73% of his matches in charge
As for RedCafe, the majority think we’ve been managed by utter shite Fergie.
I've never professed to know more than any coach but I'm not the type to think that everything is A-ok either or that the coach is perfect. If the coach was perfect we would be top of the league and would have topped our Europa league group. There are clear vulnerabilities in the team of which Eriksen's off-ball weaknesses is one. The vulnerabilities have revealed themselves many times this season even in our last 7 games. Just hasn't been punished as much because we've been expected to beat the teams we've faced in the streak.The difference is, ETH has a 73% win rate. The others were shite.
You thinking you knew better than failing managers is one thing, but you think you know better about Eriksen & Bruno that a guy who’s winning 73% of his matches in charge
As for RedCafe, the majority think we’ve been managed by utter shite Fergie.
That aside, this is supposed to be a forum for people to freely express their opinions. Not a cult. If you're perfectly happy with the team and the club staying where it is and you think everything is perfect right now, that's your opinion. I also am entitled to mine.
Erikson is one player who goes under the radar. Hes not playing bad but not particularly shining like he was - but take him out of the team and he will be massively missed.
5 assists and 2 goals in the last 9 games.
If you think switching Eriksen with Bruno would have us on 45 points after 17 games I’d like some of what you’re smoking.
Only once in his entire reign did SAF even match Arsenal’s total after 17 games, and then he had a peak Ronaldo & Rooney in his team.
Last season we had a league win rate of 42%, within 6 months ETH has that at 65%.
But sure, Eriksen in CM and Bruno in AM is holding us back, rather than a big part of the reason we’re doing so well.
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Quietly goes about his business, keeps things ticking in midfield and chips in with assists/key passes. Pretty pleased with his contributions.
Those are serious stats from his position. Anyone else in the league come close?
Eriksen looks like he needs a rest. We need him, we need his ball progression from deep. However, we are running him into the ground.
I remember early on, in the Liverpool and Arsenal matches, I was impressed by his stamina. Especially with what happened to him at the Euros. At that point he didn't look leggy. However, at that point we weren't playing so much so often. Our lack of an alternative #8 who can pass forward is doing for Eriksen. Last night he looked tired.
Even if its not De Jong or Enzo Fernandez, we need to invest in a ball progressing #8 soon. Like how we went out and got Anderson when Scholesy was pulling the strings for us. Doesn't have to be the very best of the best. But someone with energy who can pass more consistently than Fred and/or McTominay is badly needed. Eriksen cannot play 40-50 games from central midfield. Its beyond his capacity.
I remember early on, in the Liverpool and Arsenal matches, I was impressed by his stamina. Especially with what happened to him at the Euros. At that point he didn't look leggy. However, at that point we weren't playing so much so often. Our lack of an alternative #8 who can pass forward is doing for Eriksen. Last night he looked tired.
Even if its not De Jong or Enzo Fernandez, we need to invest in a ball progressing #8 soon. Like how we went out and got Anderson when Scholesy was pulling the strings for us. Doesn't have to be the very best of the best. But someone with energy who can pass more consistently than Fred and/or McTominay is badly needed. Eriksen cannot play 40-50 games from central midfield. Its beyond his capacity.
Thought he was good last night myself. Was also so close to a brilliant goal.
Weird game football.
Weird game football.
But it's not true that if the coach is "perfect" that we'd be top of the league. If you take this logic to it's conclusion, then which other teams would be top of the league if their manager achieved perfection?
It's about maximising resources available, which based on our improvement I would say is being achieved to a high standard so far. I think Eriksen deep is part of that. I had my doubts about it in the summer when it was suggested this would happen, but it has given us some progressive passing options from deep, at the expense of losing some athleticism.
I don't personally think that the manager thinks our midfield is ideal, I think he is pragmatic enough to realise we needed some creativity and we were going to spend a lot in the summer so Eriksen fills a need cheaply.
There's no way he's being dropped from starting XI for City game. He recently assisted twice from a set piece.
I'm pretty sure Bruno won't be dropped either, because well, he (literally) always plays. And he works hard.
I can understand that considering our recent run of form, but I would also understand if ETH made change to start Fred for example.
City and Arsenal games will be nothing like what we faced recently.
I'm pretty sure Bruno won't be dropped either, because well, he (literally) always plays. And he works hard.
I can understand that considering our recent run of form, but I would also understand if ETH made change to start Fred for example.
City and Arsenal games will be nothing like what we faced recently.
They need to watch McT snd Fred combo to come to there senses
Lovely player to watch
Been such a great signing for free. When you look at the likes of Chelsea, Spurs and Liverpool he’d easily start for all of them.
Been such a great signing for free. When you look at the likes of Chelsea, Spurs and Liverpool he’d easily start for all of them.
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