Christian Eriksen

BasedGodPunk · Oct 22, 2020

Eriksen still has quality I just don’t think he fits here. I think he’d work great in a system like Liverpool where you have players constantly running into space and having two fast wingers+ a target man/workhorse. I’m not sure he’s built for a two striker system where there aren’t that many great runs being made. I think he’ll be great once him and Hakimi are actually given a start together. I’m extremely disappointed Perisic has been shit because I thought having two attack minded wingers would help.

Nothing · Oct 22, 2020

Plus Lukaku is too dumb for Eriksen

RickyMaravilla'sRightFoot · Oct 22, 2020

As much as I liked his display yesterday, he needs to look for goal more often.

It's hard to know what the coach is telling him to do, but I feel like he's always looking to facilitate play instead of threatening the net. He needs to give the opponent something else to think about. It could be more shots and/or dribbles, but he needs to "incidere di più e centrare porta." I'm not sure what the best English translations are.

delaurentis · Oct 22, 2020

Somehow, It would not surprise me Eriksen has lurked these forums to see how the Interisti think about his performances.
And I'am sure he loves spending his time in the Conte thread and reading Brehme's posts

Universe · Oct 23, 2020

RickyMaravilla'sRightFoot said:
As much as I liked his display yesterday, he needs to look for goal more often.

It's hard to know what the coach is telling him to do, but I feel like he's always looking to facilitate play instead of threatening the net. He needs to give the opponent something else to think about. It could be more shots and/or dribbles, but he needs to "incidere di più e centrare porta." I'm not sure what the best English translations are.

He's probably terrified of making a mistake and getting benched by the coach. Playing in a new system which is fundamentally flawed and making most of your appearances as a 85th minute sub will do that to a player.

As others have said, the game plan is tailor-made for Lukaku. Also, being one of Conte's favorites, he is allowed endless patience no matter how poor he may be. Eriksen is the exact opposite in both regards.

RickyMaravilla'sRightFoot · Oct 23, 2020

Universe said:
He's probably terrified of making a mistake and getting benched by the coach. Playing in a new system which is fundamentally flawed and making most of your appearances as a 85th minute sub will do that to a player.

As others have said, the game plan is tailor-made for Lukaku. Also, being one of Conte's favorites, he is allowed endless patience no matter how poor he may be. Eriksen is the exact opposite in both regards.

The thing about this 3412 is, we shouldn't be relying on playing the ball into Lukaku as much much as we would be with a 352. Playing with a trequartista should make us "more unpredictable" as Conte has stated on several occasions, and yet here we are still playing route 1 football into our strikers.

You're right; Eriksen is playing tense (as you'd expect). There has to be a breakthrough of sorts-- either he pops off or Conte makes him integral to his plans. Both seem unlikely and one probably won't occur without the other.

I still question the viability of the formation regardless. So even an in-form Eriksen may not move the needle very much.

rfU · Oct 23, 2020

Cómi said:
What nonsense, look where the defenders are in those photos! Do you expect Lukaku to make a run up into the fucking stands? He was facing our side because the defenders dropped deep and didn't give him space.?

and

Instead of...

All i'm saying is instead of soley relying on plays composed of Kaku receiving the ball with his back to goal, how about we direct through passes at players making vertical runs into space. This is if you want to get the best of Eriksen.

king_elnino · Oct 24, 2020

i think he’s best attribute is trough pass but conte style is not like that.

diamen · Oct 24, 2020

it's funny that we scored 2 goals after he was subbed - one by Barella pass in Eriksen style and then by corner kick by Brozović while Eriksen wasted so many corners before.

rfU · Oct 24, 2020

He has one more game to convince or he needs to look for a new club. Fair or unfair, we don't have time to accommodate him.

Bluenine · Oct 24, 2020

Some players just don't suit some tactical systems. I am really disappointed, I wanted this to work but sometimes its best to admit that and move on. Perhaps its time for Marotta to search for a good swap deal for January if Eriksen doesn't come good till then. Either that or start planning a 6 month loan move to an attacking league that will help recover his market value.

YoramG · Oct 24, 2020

Thought he had a good game and shouldn't have been hauled off, certainly not instead of Brozovic.

Sucks for him that Barella essentially came in and did his job much better than he was doing it though :lol:

CafeCordoba · Oct 24, 2020

Big disappointment today. It's just a damn shame he can't get anything out of himself, only time to time but not consistently at all. Of course he always needs the movement by others like said here many times. I remember one great long vertical pass to Lautaro when Toro made the run. We should have more those kind of moves when Eriksen is around.

But gotta admit, he's just so soft. The difference was visible when Barella entered the pitch. And it was like 6 minutes into the pitch when Barella gave the assist. Our playing style simply do not fit to Eriksen and IMO that is Conte's fault that he tries to use Eriksen as a player he totally is not. If he starts Eriksen, we should play in a way which uses Eriksen's strengths, not weaknesses.

junior55 · Oct 24, 2020

This idea that we are playing with Trequartista for Eriksen and to facilitate his gameplay is total BS.

We are not playing with a trequartista , we are playing with a dynamic midfielder in the AM position same as Spalleti with the likes of Perotta and N9 with the duty to attack the opponent ball distribution and move in the spaces of the 2 forwards.

Eriksen is like Sneijder ffs , he needs the gameplay to pass from his feet and he has never failed to deliver in that area , even today gave some great passes. Fact is that Conte doesn't like that type of gameplay , he wants Eriksen to play like Barella not like Sneijder and he is just not that type of player.

Glass box · Oct 24, 2020

YoramG said:
Thought he had a good game and shouldn't have been hauled off, certainly not instead of Brozovic.

Sucks for him that Barella essentially came in and did his job much better than he was doing it though

This.

magnesium · Oct 24, 2020

This guy have two problems.

He doesn't have Physical attribute like Gagliardinho.

He can't defend like Vidal or Brozo.

Creativity and Technique not enooough for Conte.

CafeCordoba · Oct 24, 2020

junior55 said:
This idea that we are playing with Trequartista for Eriksen and to facilitate his gameplay is total BS.

We are not playing with a trequartista , we are playing with a dynamic midfielder in the AM position same as Spalleti with the likes of Perotta and N9 with the duty to attack the opponent ball distribution and move in the spaces of the 2 forwards.

Eriksen is like Sneijder ffs , he needs the gameplay to pass from his feet and he has never failed to deliver in that area , even today gave some great passes. Fact is that Conte doesn't like that type of gameplay , he wants Eriksen to play like Barella not like Sneijder and he is just not that type of player.

Exactly. And it's fucking INSANE. If you have a player of Eriksen's calibre, you use a system to get the best out of him. It's not like he's just one piece of big machinery. Eriksen is a star player who should have a role which fits to his characteristics.

rfU · Oct 24, 2020

CafeCordoba said:
Our playing style simply do not fit to Eriksen and IMO that is Conte's fault that he tries to use Eriksen as a player he totally is not.

I disagree, Guardiola likes certain types of players with certain qualities, same with Klopp and Simeone. The question is why did we sign him and did Conte have a say or not? Eriksen was a big investment for us, you'd think after Dalbert, Ciao Mario, Kdog and recently Lazaro management would be more heedful. Buy what we need to be competitive and win. It's that simple.

CafeCordoba · Oct 24, 2020

rfU said:
I disagree, Guardiola likes certain types of players with certain qualities, same with Klopp and Simeone. The question is why did we sign him and did Conte have a say or not? Eriksen was a big investment for us, you'd think after Dalbert, Ciao Mario, Kdog and recently Lazaro management would be more heedful. Buy what we need to be competitive and win. It's that simple.

I'm talking about the current situation. Not some imaginary situation where we wouldn't have Eriksen in our squad. In current situation where we have Eriksen, we should use him properly. Conte needs to ADAPT.

magnesium · Oct 24, 2020

rfU said:
I disagree, Guardiola likes certain types of players with certain qualities, same with Klopp and Simeone. The question is why did we sign him and did Conte have a say or not? Eriksen was a big investment for us, you'd think after Dalbert, Ciao Mario, Kdog and recently Lazaro management would be more heedful. Buy what we need to be competitive and win. It's that simple.

Eriksen is different than other Inter midfielders. Marotta hope Conte can turn him like Pirlo.

The problem is Conte prefer Kante than Eriksen. Lucky for him Conte get Vidal this year. So Eriksen can play more cause Vidal cover him in defense.

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