Christian Eriksen

I see you already forgot about Guarin, the king of row Z :fffuuu:

It's hard to keep a straight face while considering long range shooting to be an actual strategy. It's a skill that players have, and shouldn't be attempted by anyone unless they are an elite shooter - even then, what's the success rate? Most of the time, long range shots end up in the keepers hand or out of play, and the taker gets whistled by fans. Its also really hard to get the proper footing, power and opening in a crowded area which is reality in italy. We have a hard enough time shooting from close range, let's try from further. We have bodies in the area, sure let vecino, brozovic, valero, gagliardini, try from distance. Fuckin ridiculous.

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Lui said:

It's hard to keep a straight face while considering long range shooting to be an actual strategy. It's a skill that players have, and shouldn't be attempted by anyone unless they are an elite shooter - even then, what's the success rate? Most of the time, long range shots end up in the keepers hand or out of play, and the taker gets whistled by fans. Its also really hard to get the proper footing, power and opening in a crowded area which is reality in italy. We have a hard enough time shooting from close range, let's try from further. We have bodies in the area, sure let vecino, brozovic, valero, gagliardini, try from distance. Fuckin ridiculous.

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That's exactly what Spalletti thought and so he developed crossing tactic. lol.

Lui said:

It's hard to keep a straight face while considering long range shooting to be an actual strategy. It's a skill that players have, and shouldn't be attempted by anyone unless they are an elite shooter - even then, what's the success rate? Most of the time, long range shots end up in the keepers hand or out of play, and the taker gets whistled by fans. Its also really hard to get the proper footing, power and opening in a crowded area which is reality in italy. We have a hard enough time shooting from close range, let's try from further. We have bodies in the area, sure let vecino, brozovic, valero, gagliardini, try from distance. Fuckin ridiculous.

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I might've missed something but I don't think anyone was considering long range shooting a core strategy. More of a small bonus that comes with having the player with the most long-range and free kick goals in the Premier League since 2013. I expect Eriksen to hit plenty of shockers into row Z in the coming months but so far he's been pretty encouraging in this regard. He nearly scored 2 screamers, hitting the crossbar on both occasions, and forced what should've been the equalizer against Lazio. Sadly, Lautaro was busy thinking of Messi and Barca and forgot about the offside rule.

Ed. said:

That's exactly what Spalletti thought and so he developed crossing tactic. lol.

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Crosses are basically long shots that your players can see.

Uni, you might have missed it.

Lui said:

Crosses are basically long shots that your players can see.

Uni, you might have missed it.

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hmm. i'm not sure if i follow.

Ed. said:

That's exactly what Spalletti thought and so he developed crossing tactic. lol.

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Not sure what was more frustrating guarins shots or candrevas constant crosses.

Lui said:

Crosses are basically long shots that your players can see.

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How can mirrors be real if our eyes aren't real?

This season is weird. We progress so much but then in the moment of hope:

1) best player, Sensi, injured
2) main goalkeeper injured, unbelievable
3) Barca got to the mind of Lautaro
4) Frustrating injuries: Asamoah, Gag and now Sensi

In the end, for some, Conte ‘must’ be shit for their self-righteousness.

Lui said:

Crosses are basically long shots that your players can see.

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i must say, i've never looked at it this way.

Worth mentioning he was a total disappointment. He should have come on for one of the defenders to play in a more advanced role, keeping the midfield trio all on the pitch. But still, his attitude today was off, too slow to track back, too slow to pass, too weak to get into challenge. He is off the mood and its simply unacceptable. This is not a new league effect, dude even couldnt control a ball ffs.

Batman said:

Worth mentioning he was a total disappointment. He should have come on for one of the defenders to play in a more advanced role, keeping the midfield trio all on the pitch. But still, his attitude today was off, too slow to track back, too slow to pass, too weak to get into challenge. He is off the mood and its simply unacceptable. This is not a new league effect, dude even couldnt control a ball ffs.

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Yeah, like I fully understand him not starting. He is afraid of any duel at all. It's like he wants to play a zero contact sport. So bad

A pointless, stupid signing if you're not prepared to play him as a trequartista, which Conte isn't.

I think Conte will give it a try once he gets another 50mil to buy another DM.

It’s tough going when you arrive at a new club in a country where you haven’t played before and don’t speak the language, you get substitute minutes for your first match, then start without impressing in an away match in Udine.

Then you’re immediately put on the bench again, but are a few inches away from scoring a wondergoal in the second-most important match in Italian football after coming on as a substitute.

Next up is the match against Lazio - fair enough, you’re on the bench. You haven’t acclimatized to the league, you don’t know your teammates that well...
In your place starts Matias Vecino, who, after three seasons at the club, has proven to be tried and true quality*.

*Proven, meaning shit.

You are, of course, put on the field by the coach when the original plan doesn’t work. You should’ve turned it all around on your own.

After that, you score your first goal and happen to be far-and-away the best player in your next match in Europe, and get an assist in the return-leg.

You’ve proven yourself somewhat. At least in terms of the last two matches, which were good, albeit against lackluster opposition. If nothing else, you’ve got a rythm going, and you do have a reputation of being one of the best midfielders in European football. I’m not saying you’re defintely starting the next match, the most important match of season for your club, but you did show promising things, including a goal and an assist in the last two matches...

Okay, who am I kidding? - you’re on the bench again, because we can’t live without the invaluable end-product of Matias Vecino, which consists of the following things;

1) Being tall
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Okay, that didn’t quite work out - as it hasn’t so many times before - so the coach puts you on as a last-ditch desperation move, just like he did. against Lazio. The team has played roughly 70 minutes of heartless, lethargic football, and only the keeper has been above average. Go on.

Oh, you didn’t quite tackle as hard as you should have? Something which you’re clearly not known for, and which the guy you’re competing with a starting spot for (Vecino) has proven countless times, that he doesn’t really do either?

Boom!
Welcome to the realities of Conte football, bitch.
Sit your ass down or learn to be Vidal.
Also, the fault is yours, and yours alone. Not the extremely narrow-minded tactics of your coach. Be aware of this, and learn to be a more defensive-minded midfielder, and not the player which made you one of the most sought-after players in Europe.

Harpsabu said:

Yeah, like I fully understand him not starting. He is afraid of any duel at all. It's like he wants to play a zero contact sport. So bad

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This is how he has always been and I like to believe Conte/Marotta aren't exactly surprised by it. I enjoyed his foul on Cuadrado though. If only it was several times harder.

How can we expect him to turn the game around when we were losing 2-0, we had 2 non moving forwards and bad gameplan? What is he supposed to do, dribble past juves defense alone and score?

Yeah he was bad but i didnt even expect more. You can put him in play at minute 70, when losing 2-0 and expect him to shine, where everybody else is crap.

either it's a matter of time, which is understandable; or conte just doesn't quite like him, but it would not be a justification (because he could have simply told marotta: don't buy him, save that money forthe next transfer session); or, third option, marotta felt for that price he had to buy eriksen, no matter what conte thought.

personally, i believe it's some kind of mixture of the three: marotta saw the chance for a great signing for a relatively good price and went for it, even if conte wasn't fully convinced. and now it will take some time for conte to figure out how to best integrate him in his system.

we need to wait till the next season to be able to judge eriksen at Inter. now, it would not be fair to him.

Seriously yesterday was more on conte then on eriksen yes he had a shitter but what was he supposed to do when we were incapable of winning the ball back the moment barella left the pitch?

I was very disappointed with his touch yesterday which also seemed off but imho our main problem was our inability to win back the ball.

Players have off games. It's not a problem. He came into a game right at the time where sarri switched up tactics, juve were playing more sarri-ball and we were being dominated.

It's not easy to come in and adjust to that tempo right off the bat.