Definitely. I can no longer remember the point I was making at the time (clear sign of a faultless argument). Maybe that CE might think twice before signing.
Christian Eriksen | Signs for Manchester United
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From a pure technical perspective I would rate Bruno and Eriksen to be at the same level maybe with a little plus to Bruno if he can regain the stats from his first season at United. Where I rate Eriksen higher is with his attitude and leadership skills. I don’t know if Bruno took part in creating the bad atmosphere last season but if he did then it would be fine if his influence and place in the hierarchy could be reduced by having someone like Eriksen who can play the same position.
Bruno needs competition and rotation. Fact
Glazers will argue that Donny is the man for that job. No one will agree with it, but that’s what they’ll argue. Eriksen is such an obvious, easy deal, but they’ll still fail to seal it.
Does he not scream Mata Mark 2 for anyone at all?
Why would the Glazers argue that??
It’s the Glazers
They’ll also argue that AWB can do a job for one more season, Martial can act as Ronaldo’s backup etc. Do you really think a full fledged rebuild is coming this summer?Agreed. I don't get this idea that they'd have to be play able to play together. Since when was having two quality options for the same position a bad thing?
Same Glazers who let Martial and DVB go out on loan and saw AWB benched for the second half of the season and didn't stop it. They have football people in to decide these things.It’s the Glazers
Not really, Mata cost us a fortune to buy, and was clearly done 2-3 year ago, it was only our stupidity that dragged it out so long.
Eriksen is free, has proven he still has it, and if we are sensible we'll offer a 2 year deal at best on sensible wages, so it seems a low risk deal which could have major upsides.
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No chance the owners ever make such arguments, utter codswallop!
No, Mata was a club record signing or close to it anyway. This would be a free transfer and replace Lingered.
Mata was a great player, badly used to a series of managers.
Yeah they always look for ways to cut cornersIt’s the Glazers
I really think we should sign him considering we need about six players.
Mata was deadline day, club record panic signing for the first team
Eriksen would be a free signing to add depth needed after the departures of Mata and Lingard, who's better than both.
He has sat down with Thomas Frank and our Director of Football Phil Giles to hear about what the plans are for the team/club in the next few years. He has been told we see a pivotal role for him in those plans. We have also offered him the biggest contract in the history of our club and not a 6 month/1 year jobby this time but multiple years. Those are the only facts I know - god knows what else has landed in his inbox or his agent’s inbox from other clubs. I’m still hopeful he is staying 
This would be a typical Glazers signing tbh, Free transfer, lower wages due to Heart condition. Player who showed no motivation in his last year at Spurs. Will look good now and then but won't bust a gut.and quite old.
Otherwise, good signing
Otherwise, good signing
It's interesting how opinions can differ. I think Eriksen shades it technically. Everything he does is smooth and controlled. Bruno has that chaotic street football style about him. It's kind of like comparing Van Persie and Thomas Muller. Both have great techniques and can do a lot with the ball, but Muller looks so gangly you'd think he wasn't a technically sound player, but he is.
No I don't believe a rebuild is happening this summer, but o don't believe that's because the Glazers have said so.It’s the Glazers
I don't believe they really get involved in the footballing side of things as granular as saying a certain player can provide cover for a another etc. I don't think they are knowledgeable enough for that.
Not sure it's to do with knowledge: I don't think they are interested enough
I do have questions about what our plans for Eriksen would be were we to sign him.
He's a very good player. However, last season, he was playing as the most attack minded of a three man Brentford midfield. That would be unlikely to happen at United. Especially with Bruno and Van de Beek in and around the place. So what's the idea for him?
People are saying he'd replace Mata and Lingard, do Mata and Lingard need replacing? They were just taking up spots in the squad in a place where we're already overstocked. It'd be much better to take their wages and spaces and rebalance the squad by investing in a defensive midfielder or two.
The way I see it, in the senior squad, we have two 10s (Bruno, Van de Beek), two eights (Fred and McTominay) and no sixes. Now, I guess, you could bring Eriksen in as an improvement on Fred and McTominay. However, I can't remember the last time he played in a midfield two. It didn't happen last season at Brentford or at Inter.
We could look to play Eriksen off the right. However, without a genuinely effective overlapping right back would that work? It hasn't for Sancho sans Hakimi.
I see Eriksen as an alternative if the club can't get De Jong. I rate the player. Personally though, this transfer doesn't seem the most logical if we're confident of getting De Jong. Feels like we'd be replacing Paul Pogba when we've not replaced Michael Carrick.
Have people forgotten how rotten he was for Spurs his last 18months aswell as his poor first Inter season.
Thats the version of Erickson we’ll see I reckon rather than the hunger one at Brentford with his national links and playing for a contract.
Thats the version of Erickson we’ll see I reckon rather than the hunger one at Brentford with his national links and playing for a contract.
Was he good for Brentford? I only remember him being decent for the first 10 minutes against us and then invisible for the remaining 80 minutes.
It's a genuine concern. And you might be right.
But I think he'd suit Ten Hag's play. He'd be a replacement for Mata's squad role more than anything. It's a low-risk free transfer. And if he's on the pitch I would be shocked if he didn't take our corners and perhaps free-kicks, which we really need.
I think the player himself will go somewhere he can start every game and be as important there as he is for Denmark. Perhaps even renewing at Brentford.
The short answer is yes, he basically revived their end to the season after January. Of the 11 games he featured in, they won 7 and drew 1.
If you look at Brentford’s form before and after he arrived it’s quite telling, personally I think he made a massive difference.. especially given the way they play and his range of passing.
I had a dream he signed for us.
It is done guys.
It is done guys.
Yes, but hardly so much that it makes sense to bring in a player of almost comparable calibre who cannot be used in any other position. They are both too good to play only half our games. And besides the expectation is DvdB is going to get a long look in that role. He excelled as No 10 at Ajax, and knows how EtH wants to play that position.
Above all, I don't understand our sense of priorities here. If there's one position where we seem fairly set, it's this one. Given how well Eriksen performed late last season, he doesn't look like a player you'd bring for a bit part or as insurance. Don't see a fit, on any level.
And what tier are your dreams?
Tier 1. Puts Di Marzio and co to shame.
Done dealio
just waiting for Romano and co to steal your info for the tap in now.you only have to look at city to see that’s not strictly true. They can replace players like for like. 4 competitions to play, injuries.. poor form... there’s lots to play for and we have to get out of the mentality of playing the same players game after game after game. To be at their very best they need to not play every minute, it’s one of the reasons the top 2 in this country are the top two and are in the mix until the bitter end.
Eriksen is also a free transfer so it’s not a priority, he will be a additional signing to what we are already going to get. we need a few free signings/cheaper signings towards the end of their contracts as our squad is extremely thin.
on that note I still don’t think we will sign him, just wouldn’t be against it.
Sure. Once you get to the point where you have at least one good option at every position, you have a functional team with a defined style they know how to execute and you can offer a player the chance to play for a truly elite team where everyone rotates because there's more than one good option at all positions, that's starting to look good. That's the deal everyone takes at City. But we are a loooong way away from that.
The thing is Eriksen is a far superior player to Van de Beek. I have almost given up on the latter. We can't rely on him for another season. Eriksen also, as you say, can play multiple positions.
Any visions about De Jong and Timber also?
Supposedly turned down Brentford’s contract proposal. I expect he’ll have a few clubs after him. Hopefully we’re one of them.
you could wait until you have a good player for every position of course but what if Bruno gets a injury and vdb still struggles in the prem, ETH might even see a slightly different position than a 10 for one of them. Also we have lost mata and lingard who have both been underused due to our previous obsession with playing the same players each week until the point they don’t perform because they are physically and emotionally spent.
Eriksen is actually more what we need at this moment. We need someone who keeps the ball, rarely loses it, gets their head up and makes correct decision and the correct times. We lose the ball way too often.. I love Bruno but he has been shocking for us recently.. if Eriksen came in and it lit a fire under Him, that also wouldn’t be a bad thing.
Well, what if Bruno doesn't get an injury and doesn't struggle in the prem? Then you'll have either one player who's very unhappy because he plays very little, or two players who are unhappy because neither of them play as much as they should. And additionally, a DvdB who doesn't fit anywhere and probably doesn't play at all. All this while there are screaming uncovered needs at almost every other position.
That someone might be useful doesn't cut it - we have so many needs in so many areas that there's got to be some sense of priority here. Going after a player because he's a good player and then sorting out afterwards how to shuffle the pieces is the very essence of a deficient transfer strategy, and exactly what we should be moving away from.
Don't get your hopes up. Won't be coming here. It makes too much sense.
Possibly, but Eriksen is much older, will require a significant investment and will have different expectations for role. Whereas DvdB we already have, plus he is the only player in the squad who is already familiar with EtHs system. He seems overall a better bet, and a better use of resources, to me.
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