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Christian Eriksen

Raziel said:
If people can't see the effect/quality of Eriksen in last 5 games, then no point arguing.

Game against Cheat$ki also showed how its supposed to work, Kane/Dele/Dembele are supposed to draw the opposition to them, make runs, give Eriksen the space/time, with that he can hurt the opponent, it showed up in his shooting chance early, plus the two assists ..
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That's why it's no coincidence that his form has improved since Kane has come back in the team, as his movement creates more space for all the attacking players. I was always told what you do when you haven't got the ball is just as important as what you do with the ball.
 
K.D.D.D.D.Soc said:
That's why it's no coincidence that his form has improved since Kane has come back in the team, as his movement creates more space for all the attacking players. I was always told what you do when you haven't got the ball is just as important as what you do with the ball.[/QUOTE]

Bingo, I am not generally one for stats but its well know on the training pitch that most footballers only have the ball at their feet for a few minutes during a game ( it used be be 2 minutes but that may have changed). Do what you do for the remaining time is importent.

There are players who never stop working and one of the biggest examples for me was the first time i saw Lineker play live, he never stopped moving and it was then i saw what a great player he really was.
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LemonadeMoney said:
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Caption competition? Ok, I'll start:

Independently aware of Gary Cahill's attempt to steal it, Eriksen's quiff was about to flee into the stands, when the Dane yelled, "Stay put! I got this!"
 
galeforce said:
I've seen him criticised (and have criticised him myself) for the way he handles certain unavoidable situations rather than criticism for him not seeking those situations out.

I think that nuance is important.
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Have you ever thought about going into Politics ;)
 
scaramanga said:
There's no available stat for "passes prevented by closing off the channel" but I think that's something he does pretty well.
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Interestingly I read an article in a Norwegian footy mag about Hoffenheim's new coach, whose name escapes me (he's 29!), and he is actually monitoring how much time each of his players are spending in areas where they block passing opportunities for their opponents. He was mentored by Tuchel (sp) and is supposedly a tactical genius and an up and coming manager star.

I like the idea though, it sure provides an extra insight into his team's performances.
 
metalgear said:
very good today, now hope he can keep this up for the rest of the season.
his potential was never his problem. if he wants to be regarded as a top player, he needs to influence games with much more consistency.
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Said it before... as long as we keep feeding him with decent service he will deliver. Good balls where he gets a bit of time and space in the final third like he got twice from Walker against Chelsea.

If opponents manage to stop that supply to our creative players we will again struggle.
 
parklane1 said:
Well we missed his creativity yesterday, he is the main player and when he is not there we miss him ( especially the last ditch tackles :p).
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Glad we managed to give him a rest, having him ( & Wanyama, Rose, Walker, Jan, Harry, Dembele) get some extra down time is best part of yesterday's result (regardless of game quality)
 
Raziel said:
Glad we managed to give him a rest, having him ( & Wanyama, Rose, Walker, Jan, Harry, Dembele) get some extra down time is best part of yesterday's result (regardless of game quality)
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I do not disagree with that at all, just pointing out to those who do not rate him how much creativity we lack when he is not there.
 
parklane1 said:
I do not disagree with that at all, just pointing out to those who do not rate him how much creativity we lack when he is not there.
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Honestly, I try to be respectful of people on this board, but if at this stage (with the stats to back it up), people either don't rate, don't understand his contribution and/or believe we can upgrade him easily ... I'm not going to argue/discuss further
 
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