for a player, a stadium is the atmosphere the fans put into it. Full stop. They don’t give a fuk about facial recognition hot dog dispensers.
Personally I think ETH has a bigger pull, especially since Conte weren’t much of a fan of him at Inter
Sorry but a player who has no connection with a club will absolutely not care about any of that stuff. The team's stadium will be one of the last things they would care about really. Money, location and the club will always come before that.
I have no connection to lots of clubs, but I would still know about the history and prestige of their stadiums and it would matter to me. I think your point is invalid.
He might as well stay with Brentford then. That Inter stint under Conte was not a good one for Eriksen. I can't imagine he'd want to work under a Conte system again and take several steps back with his old stepping stone club at that.
You are thinking from a supporter's point of view. For a player it's a job. I would bet they care more about the training facilities, where they spend majority of their time, rather than the stadium itself.
I don't know where this discussion about stadiums even started. Reality is, no player will choose some team over another because of the stadium unless the difference is massive.
Like I said though; stadiums only carry gravitas because of the history of a club. If you think Old Trafford is irrelevant you’re wrong. It’s an iconic football stadium associated with an iconic football club. No disrespect to Spurs, but it’s a whole different ball game. Playing at Old Trafford will always be special because of this. When a lower league team draws United in the cup, you will always hear their player talk about how excited they are to play at Old Trafford. You don’t have to be a United fan to appreciate it. A bit of rust and a few leaks don’t affect that at all.
Yeah you’ve probably articulated it better than I have. Honestly, I can’t believe someone could claim things like this do not matter.
Got a feeling that comment about not needing Champions League this season was pretty much confirmation he's set on us.
Where have I said Old Trafford is irrelevant? It's one of the most iconic stadiums in the world but simply not a reason someone would join us over some other club. A lot of things come before that when choosing your next club. How is this even a discussion.
I cant say Im a Brentford fan but as far as I know he played in a 3 man midfield with 2 defensive midfielders. Sometimes 5 at the back like against Chelsea. And they are generally defensive. Put him with even De Jong in a double pivot with a roaming Bruno or even a Donny and a front 3 that doesnt press and we would be fkd. Heck McFred was overun by Norwich and they are both at the very least defensive minded.
So you use McFred to prove your point nothing? Don't really get why McFred is mentioned for your argument, may be you can explain.
My point was that although McFred is sht we played with two defensive midfielders and got overrun time and time again. If we play with an attacking mid in Eriksen + 1 DM even though they are better players it will still get overrun. Probably more than McFred unless the other mid is a defensive beast and even then I doubt it would work.
This was before his heart attack too right?
That's immediately what came to my mind also. Really hope that's the case.
Him and Ebiowie would replace those leaving very nicely, for very little.
And it could be the stadium that ends up burying some people
Fred is not an awful footballer. I don’t know why people lump him with Mctominay and pretend that both are same footballers quality wise. One starts for Brazil in midfield who are one of the favorites for the World Cup and other one doesn’t even start in midfield and plays in defence for Scotland who didn’t even qualify for the World Cup.
I’m not sure all of your conclusions are solid. McT plays in defence for Scotland because he’s better than their other defenders, not necessarily worse than their other midfielders.
