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Christian Eriksen
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Gutter Boy
Tim Sherwood
Eriksen will be our best signing of the summer, hope it happens. A versatile creative player? Yeah, we have no need for one of those
Siggy? Holtby?
The former is very similar to Eriksen and the latter has much more potential.
Eriksen isn't really either of those though. He's more a classic #8.
Fischer is Ajax's creative wide/floating into #10 player.
BrainOfLevy
Michael Carrick
Is Eriksen at all pacey enough to play that cutting in from the left role that Willian would have played? Not that you need to be pacey to go on the outside, but you do need to be a bit nimble as well as possessing the goal threat to make an impact from one of those positions. We simply don't need him for the number 8 role with Sig and Paulinho.
And if not Eriksen for that role, then who?
And if not Eriksen for that role, then who?
Daisuk
Les Medley
I have not been impressed at all with Eriksen the few games I've seen him play (only about 4-5 though). But the Champions League stats are pretty impressive, and so are his stats in Holland, so who knows? I know he's highly rated, just haven't seen anything impressive by him personally.
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lamila
Guest
:ross:I'm an Ajax fan, just had to sign up when I saw that comment. How can you claim Fischer is better than Eriksen? Beyond ridiculous mate.
Eriksen is by far our best player and him staying or going will probably decide the dutch championship. Fischer is a nice talent but right now he's an average winger at best. Has been our worst player this season so far.
Hootnow
Jermaine Jenas
Didn't Eriksen's agent say earlier this month that he would only go to teams in the CL or who are posing a domestic title challenge? And that he's willing to stay at Ajax for another year if necessary?
I think he turned down Leverkusen earlier this window as well.
Our team will have to do a job to convince him that a) we're title contenders and b) he will be a regular starter here, which he does seem to be genuinely concerned with.
From what I've seen of him, he has an incredible amount of talent but is still quite inconsistent. So perhaps not quite the finished product we were expecting from our 1st choice (who I assume to have been Willian) but for 12 million? Seems like a pretty good deal to me.
I think he turned down Leverkusen earlier this window as well.
Our team will have to do a job to convince him that a) we're title contenders and b) he will be a regular starter here, which he does seem to be genuinely concerned with.
From what I've seen of him, he has an incredible amount of talent but is still quite inconsistent. So perhaps not quite the finished product we were expecting from our 1st choice (who I assume to have been Willian) but for 12 million? Seems like a pretty good deal to me.
chancer
Gudni Bergsson
I have some major concerns about Eriksen.
First, he was 21 in February. So he's getting on a bit.
Second, he has played 112 times for Ajax, scoring 25 goals, and has 37 senior caps for Denmark. Those stats say just one thing to me: he must have bunked off school a hell of a lot. Sounds like a disciplinary nightmare in the making.
Third, Ajax has a long tradition of allowing second-grade hoofers onto their first team. Basically any jackass who shows up and runs around a bit can get a game with them (their scouting and coaching are well known to be embarrassingly sub-par).
Fourth, at 21 years of age Gareth Bale was the finished article. His decline only happened between the ages of 21 and 24. As they say, those who forget history are doomed to repeat it.
So there are troubling signs there for sure.
First, he was 21 in February. So he's getting on a bit.
Second, he has played 112 times for Ajax, scoring 25 goals, and has 37 senior caps for Denmark. Those stats say just one thing to me: he must have bunked off school a hell of a lot. Sounds like a disciplinary nightmare in the making.
Third, Ajax has a long tradition of allowing second-grade hoofers onto their first team. Basically any jackass who shows up and runs around a bit can get a game with them (their scouting and coaching are well known to be embarrassingly sub-par).
Fourth, at 21 years of age Gareth Bale was the finished article. His decline only happened between the ages of 21 and 24. As they say, those who forget history are doomed to repeat it.
So there are troubling signs there for sure.
Gutter Boy
Tim Sherwood
He was shockingly bad at the Euros, and always is on the international stage.
I have seen a couple of Ajax CL games since, and while he's tidy, games just pass him by/he doesn't stamp any authority on matches.
I wouldn't call him slow, but one-paced. He's nothing like Willian at all, he'd be similar to on the left to what we've seen of Siggy (decent, but not really ideal).
Proper alternatives to Willian for that role were discussed in the old Willian thread, but included:
- Griezmann
- Muniain
- Draxler
- Fischer
- Dzagoev
- Turan
Kingdawson
Banned
I agree.
I think Nani is another out of favour player that would be a pretty damn good signing.
Rossi22
Pedro Mendes
Remember, we've got some news from our man Ed Malyon on the potential signing of Christian Eriksen for Spurs.
Ed reports:
Franco Baldini and Daniel Levy are in Amsterdam today as Tottenham will look to continue their impressive transfer business this summer by signing another top-class midfielder.
MirrorSport understands that Lazio midfielder Hernanes , Valencia's Ever Banega and Christian Eriksen have been contacted by Spurs with a view to a quick move, and Eriksen is Baldini's number one target.
Ed reports:
Franco Baldini and Daniel Levy are in Amsterdam today as Tottenham will look to continue their impressive transfer business this summer by signing another top-class midfielder.
MirrorSport understands that Lazio midfielder Hernanes , Valencia's Ever Banega and Christian Eriksen have been contacted by Spurs with a view to a quick move, and Eriksen is Baldini's number one target.
Kingdawson
Banned
Banega and Hernanes both play better in the cm role so i don't see either of them happening.
Gutter Boy
Tim Sherwood
Rossi - what do you see in him?
I just don't get what he's ever shown to suggest he'd be anywhere close to our starting 11.
IMO if we sign him it'll be purely for financial reasons - because he'll cost £5m and we'll get £10m for Siggy, then use the £5m made to strengthen elsewhere.
Gutter Boy
Tim Sherwood
Yeah - Banega sits very deep - Modric-like. Great player, but not what we need unless Dembele is being moved on.
Very amusing! Made me laugh......thanks!