Christian Eriksen | Signs for Inter

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Guys....please talk me through how Eriksen fits into our system of play. Where does he play ? Who does he replace ?

The holes in our team are

Defensive Midfielder/Ball Winner

Right Winger

Striker (if Lukaku leaves and possibly even if he doesn't)

Would we really rely on Matic being the senior defensive midfielder in our team ?
 

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I think if this one is going to happen we’ll start to see movement tomorrow, or Thursday at the latest. Lol. Deadline bantz.
 

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Ronaldo's Love Child said:
Guys....please talk me through how Eriksen fits into our system of play. Where does he play ? Who does he replace ?

The holes in our team are

Defensive Midfielder/Ball Winner

Right Winger

Striker (if Lukaku leaves and possibly even if he doesn't)

Would we really rely on Matic being the senior defensive midfielder in our team ?
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We currently don't play with a DM, we play with 2 deeper B2B midfielders and one advanced midfielder. He'd play in the advanced role.
 

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Spurs will lock Dybala in a room and make him watch that video of the pints being filled from underneath in the stadium bar until he signs.
 

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Ronaldo's Love Child said:
Guys....please talk me through how Eriksen fits into our system of play. Where does he play ? Who does he replace ?

The holes in our team are

Defensive Midfielder/Ball Winner

Right Winger

Striker (if Lukaku leaves and possibly even if he doesn't)

Would we really rely on Matic being the senior defensive midfielder in our team ?
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McTominay is Matic's understudy, Pogba plays box to box, Eriksen as our AM in place of Mata.

I've come to accept that our right wing died with Ronaldo and we'll never play someone naturally in that position who doesn't feck it up. As far as DM goes we're stuck because there's not many we can get that would completely enhance that role for us, nor hinder McTominay's development.
 

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Why are we signing Spurs's 5th best player?

This is a really terrible idea, imo.

We don't need a player of his type either - although he might be better than some of what we have.
 

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No matter what happens with this deal Ed Woodward and Daniel Levy are two of the worst people to have running your football club.
 

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montpelier said:
Why are we signing Spurs's 5th best player?

This is a really terrible idea, imo.

We don't need a player of his type either - although he might be better than some of what we have.
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Name the 4 above him (unless you’re trolling)
 

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Mr Pigeon said:
McTominay is Matic's understudy, Pogba plays box to box, Eriksen as our AM in place of Mata.

I've come to accept that our right wing died with Ronaldo and we'll never play someone naturally in that position who doesn't feck it up. .
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You may have a point.

Maybe we should just retire the Right Wing position at United forever ? You know like they do with football shirt numbers for club legends ? :)
 

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Mr Pigeon said:
McTominay is Matic's understudy, Pogba plays box to box, Eriksen as our AM in place of Mata.

I've come to accept that our right wing died with Ronaldo and we'll never play someone naturally in that position who doesn't feck it up. As far as DM goes we're stuck because there's not many we can get that would completely enhance that role for us, nor hinder McTominay's development.
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Just give it to Mason Greenwood :drool:
 

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Ronaldo's Love Child said:
Guys....please talk me through how Eriksen fits into our system of play. Where does he play ? Who does he replace ?

The holes in our team are

Defensive Midfielder/Ball Winner

Right Winger

Striker (if Lukaku leaves and possibly even if he doesn't)

Would we really rely on Matic being the senior defensive midfielder in our team ?
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De Gea
Wan Bissaka Lindelof Maguire Shaw
McTominay
Eriksen Pogba
Greenwood Rashford Martial​
 

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montpelier said:
Why are we signing Spurs's 5th best player?

This is a really terrible idea, imo.

We don't need a player of his type either - although he might be better than some of what we have.
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We don't need another midfielder?

That's news to me.
 

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Erisken would be a steal for only 50 or even 60m in this market. Are United the only team after him?
 

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macheda14 said:
Levy has proven to be one of the best
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I'm actually intrigued to see what way Levy will feck us over on the Eriksen transfer.

We'll end up paying top dollar for him plus a lifetime supply of luxury pet food for his dog and free knitting classes for his gran.
 

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Brophs said:
Spurs will lock Dybala in a room and make him watch that video of the pints being filled from underneath in the stadium bar until he signs.
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We will be mesmerised by the stories of spurs selling more hot dogs on match days than any other club in Europe.
 

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Mr Pigeon said:
McTominay is Matic's understudy, Pogba plays box to box, Eriksen as our AM in place of Mata.

I've come to accept that our right wing died with Ronaldo and we'll never play someone naturally in that position who doesn't feck it up. As far as DM goes we're stuck because there's not many we can get that would completely enhance that role for us, nor hinder McTominay's development.
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Except even Ronaldo didn't really play there for most of his career with us. Especially as he approached his peak, he was solely a LW/LF who cut in on his right foot for shots, same as at Madrid. It's been much longer than Ronaldo since we had a true RW here, which makes it even sadder.
 

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macheda14 said:
Levy has proven to be one of the best
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He's the best at squeezing every last penny out of a sale but beyond that I think the current success of Tottenham is down to Poch who has succeeded despite the failures of Levy to support him in the market.
 

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montpelier said:
Why are we signing Spurs's 5th best player?

This is a really terrible idea, imo.

We don't need a player of his type either - although he might be better than some of what we have.
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Or you could look at it like he's PL's second best creative player after De Bruyne. His ability to unlock defenses is a bit special. We keep hoarding on attacking players but no one actually gets the ball to them. So many of our counter attacks end due to an amateurish passes. Pogba and Eriksen on either side of a robust defensive midfielder could become one of the best midfields in the league. So yeah, fifth best player of Spurs could elevate our midfield from being a bit crap to a bit special.
 

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I feel this signing, coupled with the improvements in defence, would really elevate us.

I'm excited for the season but I can't be doing with 50+ games of Mata and Lingard, so praying this has some substance to it.
 

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Like I said yesterday, I believe we pulled the plug on the Dybala deal due to getting positive vibes from the Eriksen camp.
 

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sewey89 said:
I think if this one is going to happen we’ll start to see movement tomorrow, or Thursday at the latest. Lol. Deadline bantz.
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Tomorrow at the latest. If this deal has any legs it can only be because Levy needs money by Thursday to close his deals - whatever they are.
 

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————————-De Gea:)
————Lindelof:)——Maguire:)——Shaw:)
AWB:)—————-McT:)
———————————————-Pogba:)
—————————Eriksen:)
———Lingard:)
—————————Martial:)———Rashford:)
 

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Ronaldo's Love Child said:
You may have a point.

Maybe we should just retire the Right Wing position at United forever ? You know like they do with football shirt numbers for club legends ? :)
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Yeah! See if the FA will let us play with Dave and a Dave clone at the same time :drool:
 

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Adnan said:
Like I said yesterday, I believe we pulled the plug on the Dybala deal due to getting positive vibes from the Eriksen camp.
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Probably. Win win situation for both. Hope Eriksen deal is not dependent on Dybala though.
 

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friendlytramp said:
————————-De Gea:)
————Lindelof:)——Maguire:)——Shaw:)
AWB:)—————-McT:)
———————————————-Pogba:)
—————————Eriksen:)
———Lingard:lol:
—————————Martial:)———Rashford:)
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Fixed
 

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thomas porter said:
He's the best at squeezing every last penny out of a sale but beyond that I think the current success of Tottenham is down to Poch who has succeeded despite the failures of Levy to support him in the market.
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matt23 said:
No, Pochettino has.
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Who hired Poch and who just facilitated a massive stadium move and is this summer transfer window proving to support him in the transfer market?

They have been on an upward trajectory, with a few dips, for quite a while now.
 

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Kearnkoff69 said:
Except even Ronaldo didn't really play there for most of his career with us. Especially as he approached his peak, he was solely a LW/LF who cut in on his right foot for shots, same as at Madrid. It's been much longer than Ronaldo since we had a true RW here, which makes it even sadder.
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Shit, you're right. That makes me sad
 

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Ronaldo's Love Child said:
Guys....please talk me through how Eriksen fits into our system of play. Where does he play ? Who does he replace ?

The holes in our team are

Defensive Midfielder/Ball Winner

Right Winger

Striker (if Lukaku leaves and possibly even if he doesn't)

Would we really rely on Matic being the senior defensive midfielder in our team ?
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We were not in for a DM in this window. I think that Ole will rely on McT.
 

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bond19821982 said:
Probably. Win win situation for both. Hope Eriksen deal is not dependent on Dybala though.
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I think it's dependant on either Dybala or Fernandes signing for Spurs. Think Spurs will sign one and I think it'll be Fernandes.
 
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