I don’t think your guesswork on the mindset of a person neither of us know personally means anything whatsoever.
Christian Eriksen | Signs for Manchester United
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Can Eriksen play false 9
Can't argue with that.Fixed that for you
If he is being given another chance under his old boss though...
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At this moment of time, he walks in to our midfield and is a starter. So more game time at Utd then Spurs.
No brainer we bring him in on a free.
No brainer we bring him in on a free.
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...........de Jong.........
.....vdb.........eriksen..
Very ajax midfield... not sure it's looking good for Bruno if both sign
.....vdb.........eriksen..
Very ajax midfield... not sure it's looking good for Bruno if both sign
I think Bruno is more suited to that role.
Bruno isn't really good at holding the ball or playing his back to goal
I think if anyone, Bruno would be a false 9.
Not Eriksen’s game either, at all.
What is he then?
False 9's aren't necessarily suppose to be good at those things they are not a focal point like a target man.
Not in the last part. And Inter is over a year ago - so not recently. He has been very good for Brentford and Denmark, since his come back. Of course he is top class (not world class).
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He’s becoming underrated very quickly it seems.
Exactly.
A false 9 will be someone who moves towards the ball from a high to deeper position and hence vacates the space in-front of the CBs, which will then force the CBs to make a decision to either plug the vacated space to maintain compactness and thwart the opponent from overloading the half and centre spaces. But that then can leave the back-line exposed to wide attacking threats who will have space to get in behind.
It's a ploy to unhinge the opponents defensive structure which has the potential to open up space for team mates to exploit. You don't need to hold up play or have pace necessarily to play the role, but rather to understand the role starting on the training ground.
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I can understand why a lot of players would choose Spurs over United in 2022. Better stadium, more likely to win things, CL football, the London factor, a more successful manager.
But I can't see why Eriksen would personally. He's been there already and wasn't he regularly benched under Conte at Inter? I feel like Ten Hag's way of playing is much more suited to him generally.
Martin Lipton, who seems to be well connected at Spurs, was on Off The Ball yesterday and said he expects Eriksen to sign for Spurs.
For whatever that’s worth.
For whatever that’s worth.
The last one at OT was when Paul Scholes’ babybell popped out of his shorts.
Would take him in a hearbeat (no pun intended).
This is a no-brainer.
This is a no-brainer.
Anyone who wants to play Eriksen in a double pivot is smoking crack. As a back up to Bruno fine but even then whats happening with Donny? Doesnt make sense even on a free even though he's a good player unless we are selling Donny or Bruno
No shit, Ornstein. They play entirely different roles.
ETH comes in and he gives you a Female DJ and an Eriksen.
Their stadium has 0% of the history OT does and is much smaller. It’s not a better stadium unless you’re fully backing the Americanisation of English football. People who never to go OT seem to genuinely think the roof is about to cave in any second. It’s still a spectacular stadium and I bet 90% of players are attracted by the possibility of playing there over the Tottenham Stadium.
Spurs have won 2 league cups since 1991. Are they more likely to win things?
The narrative against ourselves gets pushed a little too hard sometimes. We’re talking about Spurs here ffs.
I would love Eriksen to be at united but I fully expect him to sign for Spurs to be honest. I have no confidence in our negotiating team.
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Fully expect him to go Spurs given the choice (how far we have fallen!) but I think he'd be a decent signing. We have a lack of players comfortable in possession.
Even if he doesn't start he's the type of player you can bring on to help control a game. The new 5 subs rule will mean more rotation.
Pretty sure he hasn't been starting as a 10 for Brentford as many keep saying he is. Far more of an 8 than Bruno.
Even if he doesn't start he's the type of player you can bring on to help control a game. The new 5 subs rule will mean more rotation.
Pretty sure he hasn't been starting as a 10 for Brentford as many keep saying he is. Far more of an 8 than Bruno.
I'm surprised to be honest re the Spurs connection, he had an unhappy spell playing for Conte at Inter and I thought there was some bad blood between him and Levy, although I may be wrong on that. I'm not usually a fan of players returning to teams. It's probably his last big move, so he needs to choose wisely. I'd like him at Utd, I think players comfortable in possession and have the ability to pass are commodities we are short on. He'd be a great player to have in rotation over a long season, plus to have someone who can hit a set piece is another element we don't have many of.
How the feck is Spurs souless new stadium somehow more appealing than playing at OT or Anfield? feck me people 
OT still fecking dwarfs the place, what next, they’d choose that over the Nou Camp too which is in a way worse state?
fecking hell fire.
OT still fecking dwarfs the place, what next, they’d choose that over the Nou Camp too which is in a way worse state?
fecking hell fire.
Really? He seems to be playing much deeper these days, and seems to be coping fine.
Think its more London than anything elseHow the feck is Spurs souless new stadium somehow more appealing than playing at OT or Anfield? feck me people
OT still fecking dwarfs the place, what next, they’d choose that over the Nou Camp too which is in a way worse state?
fecking hell fire.
Raphinha just magically appears in your lineup
A short goalie?What is he then?
I’m struggling to care about this one, if he signs alright if not oh well.
Who cares how big it is doesn’t change the fact that Old Trafford is a dump and seriously outdated.How the feck is Spurs souless new stadium somehow more appealing than playing at OT or Anfield? feck me people
OT still fecking dwarfs the place, what next, they’d choose that over the Nou Camp too which is in a way worse state?
fecking hell fire.
if I’m a modern day player with zero connection to united I wouldn’t give a crap about playing home games there it’s not a “special“ stadium anymore.
Strongly disagree. These stadiums represent so much more than the last ten years. It’s the same with the San Siro or Camp Nou. I’m sure 99.9% of players are more than aware of this, and it would still mean more to them then playing in a modern, shiny stadium with no history or character.
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