Christian Eriksen | Signs for Manchester United
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That was Ole way, you're either on the pitch to score/assist or to stop the opponent from scoring. No in between!
Yeah looking forward to seeing him play, hate comparing us to that scouse scum but feels a bit like when Milner joined them
In my opinion this transfer is perfect for us.
Creativity which we were missing for ages and we got it for free. Maybe someone will mention we had Pogba but for me he is not and never be Man Utd type of player.
If we can add FDJ or someone similar next to Eriksen then I think we will watch proper football again and I'm glad ETH see midfield problems we had.
Maybe first season will be without trophy because in one transfer period is hard to buy all missing puzzles but everything is possible if ETH will make some of our current players better.
BELIEVE
Creativity which we were missing for ages and we got it for free. Maybe someone will mention we had Pogba but for me he is not and never be Man Utd type of player.
If we can add FDJ or someone similar next to Eriksen then I think we will watch proper football again and I'm glad ETH see midfield problems we had.
Maybe first season will be without trophy because in one transfer period is hard to buy all missing puzzles but everything is possible if ETH will make some of our current players better.
BELIEVE
Absolute mentalists...
That cheap and nasty carpet is going to go up in flames even quicker than his replica shirt. I do hope the room has more than one way out or he's gonna be toast!
Agree. For £150.000 a week it’s a nobrainer. If Eriksen in worst case ends up as a solid squad player it’s anyway a good deal
Great Bonus: Eriksen
First priority (critical): high class holding midfielder and attacker.
Second priority: RB, holding midfielder and CB.
I’m pretty happy if we’re able to land Eriksen, first priorities and one of the second priorities during this window.
The only thing now is please god no Kante or any more free transfer/cheap old forwards. Bring the age of the squad down and build experience in quality hungry younger players who can gain in value and reputation. Players like Eriksen DDG Bruno Varane and Slab can all lead a younger group. At this point there is no point in buying experience for experiences sake or looking for short term fixes in too many positions.
Will compete with Bruno imo.
So wouldn't take him for couple of years until we can get Rice for reasonable figure
It's still there, some numpty setting his Eriksen Spurs shirt on fire
Tottenham shirts do deserve burning to be fair.
Just make sure nobody is wearing them when you set it ablaze
Just make sure nobody is wearing them when you set it ablaze
No. I really dislike these types of short term signings. Falcao, Basti, Matic, Ronadlo, Cavani, Owen, even thinking back to old Rooney stinking the place out and he really deserved every penny and minutes game time he got from us no matter how bad he became. Mata has been awful for the last few years and so on. Their legs are on the verge of going and they have nothing left to prove. The main reason they are here is because we are the only ones who can afford them or we can’t seem to see beyond short term big name fixes. Look how that worked out for us at striker this summer?
RVP was an amazing stopgap. Hopefully Eriksen is the same. It’s the exception to the rule and shouldn’t be the automatic fallback position.
He is playing a lot deeper nowadays. Could be part of mid 3 in the big games with Bruno wide or the playmaker when FDJ is not available
So what would you do about DM situation
I think what the club want to do is sign someone for 30 million for 2 years and chase Rice. Like we did with Ronadlo - Haaland at striker. We couldn’t organise a pissup in a pub so I just see us getting stuck with these players much longer term than anticipated and then we miss out on the long term target too because our team isn’t competitive enough. You need players in their prime to catch up. It’s not like we have anything to consolidate is it? I’d just let Garner play there next season while we get the finances in order for the second big ETH window.
Exactly. A far cry from the jokers we had before.
Interesting that Ten Hag would go hard after FDJ AND Eriksen when we have VDB coming back too. Someone he knows very well and has trusted in the past.
I wonder if he doesn't really rate Donny anymore?
congratulations. I have to buy a new laptop now because of you.
A midfield of potentially fdj, eriksen and VDB might be the most comfortable on the ball midfield we have had in ages, maybe even after Scholes retired.
Fred and Mctominay were built for a counter attacking game but ridiculous in possession. This may alter the dynamics totally.
Fred and Mctominay were built for a counter attacking game but ridiculous in possession. This may alter the dynamics totally.
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Exactly the sort of character we should be replacing the likes of Pogba, Lingard and Ronaldo with. Mentality is just as important as the skillset
Can say that with those long diagonals. But in any case, we would be adding some much needed quality in our squad.
Hoping that we make this official soon.
I haven't followed Eriksen or heard of him since his time at inter. What position is he playing here in a three man midfield does he partner the number 8 ? What position did he play while at Brentford ?
Can somebody confirm he's fully recovered after the heart episode and can run like a maniac for his coach and contribute defensively?
We can't have another passenger defensively like Pogba.
I think squad depth is important and with Matic and Mata out there was a space for a player who comes in for free like Eriksen, just hope he will not fall of a cliff after 30 or can just contribute more then the two mentioned. A player who comes for free surely on high wages from the day one.
How was his Brentford overal form anyway, didn't he looked out of place in the attacking system with and without the ball? don't wanna hear he showed class, based on a couple of great passes, we all know he can do that and that football is much more than that.
We can't have another passenger defensively like Pogba.
I think squad depth is important and with Matic and Mata out there was a space for a player who comes in for free like Eriksen, just hope he will not fall of a cliff after 30 or can just contribute more then the two mentioned. A player who comes for free surely on high wages from the day one.
How was his Brentford overal form anyway, didn't he looked out of place in the attacking system with and without the ball? don't wanna hear he showed class, based on a couple of great passes, we all know he can do that and that football is much more than that.
I imagine the medical professionals have confirmed this.
https://fbref.com/en/players/980522ec/scout/11160/Christian-Eriksen-Scouting-Report
Here's his percentile ranks statistically in the last 3rd of the season that he played. See for yourself! Elite passing and ball progression, very involved, high creativity, decent goal threat, decent ball carrying, not huge when it comes to defensive work but he isn't a lazy player and does his bit. Elite set pieces too. When you watch him, he's always been secure with the ball, doesn't make stupid mistakes, is comfortable under the press, has a great passing range and is very smart on the ball to know when and where to release it. I'd imagine he is the midfield to attack link in a midfield 3, Frenkie will be the deep playmaker, and we'll have a ball winner around them like McTominay to balance.
Exactly.Ten Hag did the same with Ziyech at Ajax. Worked really well, Ajax almost reached the finals of the Champions League.
For example when Ajax won against Real Madrid with 1-4.
----------------------------Tadic
----Neres---------------------------------Ziyech
---------------------------Vd Beek
--------------Frenkie--------------Schone
Tadic: Strong striker, kept the ball and sometimes even moved to the midfield
Neres: had depth, speed, individual action.
Ziyech: Wide playmaker
Vd Beek: Depth. Had to play around Tadic
Frenkie: Playmaker + defensive strong (a lot of people forget that)
Schone: Playmaker
I think a DM is not necessary. Last time the Dutch squad used Frenkie at the midfield with Berghuis (he's normally attacking midfield/right winger).
So we'd have:
----------------------------**
----Sancho/Rashford-----------------Eriksen
----------------------Vd Beek
----------Frenkie-----Bruno
**: New striker to keep the ball like the previous strikers at Ajax: Tadic, Haller and Brobbey
Sancho/Rashford: Depth, speed
Eriksen: Wide playmaker
Vd Beek: At paper he'd be attacking midfield but he'll be very usefull when we don't have the bal aswell. When we have the ball, he will play around the striker.
Frenkie: Playmaker
Bruno: Playmaker
Seems to attacking and I know people will say: its suicide. Its not. Because Ten Hag will make sure that the defenders are defending forward, not walking back to Da Gea. So the area's between defense/midfield/forward will be close.
My conclusion
Ten Hag are searching for defenders who like to defend forward to keep the area's close. He's searching for players who are comfortable at the ball. This season we will have a lot of possesion so we can dominate finally again. Thats why the playmakers are so crucial in the way Ten Hag would like to play.
just wasn't sure if he wasn't playing with any limitations or if he had to change his playstyle to some extent...
Thanks a lot, sounds promising from what you say..
Not sure if this is mentioned, he is younger than KdB and as old as Salah. Might be wrong, i read it on twitter..
So, we think we'll get the announcement tomorrow? We want more.
Muppetiers on twitter (despite the name he does seem to have some actual contacts and is generally good with announcement timings) is saying Eriksen medical tomorrow and announcement tomorrow or Thursday, and the club is hoping to agree for Martinez tomorrow/thursday too, so that we'd have all of them on the plane for the tour on Friday.
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