That's quite over confident considering United's current standings - we are no longer the attraction we once were.
Christian Eriksen | Signs for Manchester United
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We signed Sancho, Varane and Ronaldo less than 12 months ago…have I missed something?
Would be a good signing. Get it done!
The last 12 months?
I honestly don't see the point. He doesn't solve any of our issues of striker, right wing, DM or deep lying playmaker.
He's an alternative to Bruno, great. Where does that leave VDB? Are we going to continue to pay VDB wages when he hasn't a hope in hell of ever playing? We finally get a manager who might actually rate him and make use of him, and he ends up deputising to both Bruno and Eriksen rendering him pointless.
We were hoping to have midfield options of a new DM, De Jong, Fred, Mctominay, Bruno and VDB. That's 6 players for 3 positions. We don't need more than 2 players per position, it just ends up with unhappy sulking players and a waste of wages.
He's an alternative to Bruno, great. Where does that leave VDB? Are we going to continue to pay VDB wages when he hasn't a hope in hell of ever playing? We finally get a manager who might actually rate him and make use of him, and he ends up deputising to both Bruno and Eriksen rendering him pointless.
We were hoping to have midfield options of a new DM, De Jong, Fred, Mctominay, Bruno and VDB. That's 6 players for 3 positions. We don't need more than 2 players per position, it just ends up with unhappy sulking players and a waste of wages.
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To be fair whats that got to do with our transfer policies though?
Many thought we would push on for the title and showed the most ambition last summer because we went and signed 3 of the best players in the world at their positions.
Its disingenous to rewrite history because we had a shite season. We still brought in 3 of the most sought after players in the world.
We're clearly a less attractive proposition this summer than we were last summer.
Eriksen would be a squad player at best so the only plausible conclusion I can think of is that VDB will be sold to make way to Eriksen. Maybe we'll swap VDB for Antony or Timber.
Alternatively VDB will be played in a deeper role. However I don't think that ETH had ever played him there on a regular basis.
If VDB is good enough he'll earn his place. If not (which looks likely) he'll hopefully be moved on next season.
How much football have people been watching in 2022 if they think Eriksen is a mere backup to Bruno? He’s a comfortable upgrade from the football we have seen this year.
His level has dropped but I feel we've asked him to do things he isn't suited to because he was a talismanic figure. Needs to be high up the pitch as a false 9
Wait why would he be an alternative? Hes a different position.
Glad Eriksen has recovered from his heart attack but why on earth would we take a gamble on a player who has a known heart problem and a defibrillator? The fact that he's not permitted to play in Italy tells you how serious his condition is.
Makes sense
Well that isn’t going to happen as we have an actual 9.
Probably the biggest obstacle that he seems settled in London. Losing out on a player to freaking Tottenham would be a new low though.
Losing out to spurs when it comes to trying to lure a player to the club.
Spurs building a good side now under Conte with his transfers
Spurs building a good side now under Conte with his transfers
Former player and he wants CL football. It looks like there could be a deal to be done.
Possibly. But with some of the names we've been linked with? FDJ? If we can pull that off?
I think we should be quite pleased with ourselves.
At least we're finally signing a midfield. Its been how many years since we've addressed that area of the team?
I don’t think it gets mentioned enough but he played 70 games last season. It would be more amazing if his performances didn’t drop
Id be surprised that Conte would want him after Inter didnt work out
Eriksen is to my mind a totally different player, he's a genuine playmaker. He'd do well in a Verratti way.
Why would a player choose a team that’s not in the Cl over a team that is? Obviously we’re a bigger club but we can’t just go of that anymore… seems a lot more players are attracted to playing in the CL. It’s like they don’t realise it could only be 1 season of it there missing out on.
It absolutely does. Bruno Fernandes has been stinking up the place for a year and we have no alternative.
Eriksen for free makes sense.
The only thing we has going for us in comparison to Spurs is that it took ages for Conte to warm to him at Inter.
Sure sure. But there is no way Bruno is going to be benched when the higher ups needlessly massively upgraded his deal on the eve of announcing a new manager. We can't just stockpile players - that is one of the problems of recent years, loads of players in the same positions and still gaping holes in the team.
He's a classy player, but I'm not sure this is a clever move.
Surely VdB would have to be sold then. Can't keep him on that bench for another season. And Eriksen is not going to join a club as a squad player given his age and options.
I don't think there's any plausible scenario in which VDB is sold this summer. So we're left with 3 attacking midfielders for 1 spot in the team. It's just poor squad planning and foresight.
Why have another season of him sat on the bench as 3rd choice in the attacking midfield role, paying his wages and letting his value plummet even further when we could just cash in now? If VDB somehow finds himself starting regularly it most likely means the Eriksen signing was pointless as he'll barely play. It's lack of decisiveness, we do not need Bruno, Eriksen and VDB fighting over 1 spot in the team.
If Ten Hag doesn't fancy Bruno, he won't play. Unless you're suggesting the board puts pressure on managers to play certain players?
Well the plausible alternative to that is that maybe ETH is confident to convert one of our 10s into a false 9
Eriksen also played on the right for Spurs plenty of times. When Poch went 442. He offers flexibility.
I wouldn't be mad about this one as it's a free. He's a good player and we don't have many of those. I would hope it isn't as an alternative to De Jong though.
Could he not drop deeper in the Europa League matches and help some of the younger players out with his experience? He'd be a very useful short term signing for us I feel.
How did Eriksen perform at Inter under Conte?
I was under the impression that he didn't do particularly well which makes it surprising that they would want to work together again, especially when he would surely be one of Spurs' higher paid players.
I was under the impression that he didn't do particularly well which makes it surprising that they would want to work together again, especially when he would surely be one of Spurs' higher paid players.
The fact that he is permitted to play literally everywhere else also tells you something too, he's fine, he's been cleared to play... Italy's loss.
Christian Eriksen and transfer business done, squads more than capable of challenging for the title.
It wasn't a heart attack, it was a cardiac arrest and it's pointless speculating about these things without inside medical knowledge. People can often get ICDs and suffer no further issues, they are there are precautionary measure.
Why would he be an alternative when they don't play in the same position?
Do we play him behind Ronaldo and shift Bruno to a wide right forward?
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