Christian Eriksen

Forzanerazzurri said:

Cool. Now do Vidal and Gagliardini.
We are out at the group stage in Champions League once again. Do you think Eriksen has any responsibility for this?

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I had made a post about it not long ago.

Il Drago said:

Since Conte and some posters like to bring up the argument Eriksen has got many chances in his time at Inter let's see the facts.

2019/20 Inter midfielders time on the pitch since Eriksen joined Inter

Marcelo Brozovic: 1572' 17 starts out of 21 available

Nicolo Barella: 1531' 18 starts out of 20 available

Roberto Gagliardini: 1339' 16 starts out of 19 available

Christian Eriksen: 1076' 11 starts out of 26 available

Borja Valero: 683' 7 starts out of 24 available

Matias Vecino: 472' 5 starts out of 9 available

Stefano Sensi: 73' 1 start out of 7 available

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2020/21 Inter midfielders time on the pitch

Nicolo Barella: 840' 9 starts out of 11 available

Arthuro Vidal: 751' 9 starts out of 11 available

Marcelo Brozovic: 587' 6 starts out of 10 available

Roberto Gagliardini: 304' 4 starts out of 7 available

Christian Eriksen: 301' 4 starts out of 11 available

Stefano Sensi: 110' 1 start out of 3 available

Radja Nainggolan: 45' 0 starts out of 8 available

Matias Vecino: - 0 matches available

So, in his first months at Inter Eriksen only had more minutes than two players who had long-term injuries and Borja Valero, a player who was last in Conte's pecking order for the longer part of the season. In this season Eriksen had more minutes than the same players with the long-term injuries and Nainggolan, who's basically out of the project.

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Of course the situation has become even worse in recent weeks as he he has barely played while all the others kept adding minutes. In this season Eriksen has played more only than 4 outfield players:

-Matias Vecino
-Andrea Pinamonti
-Radja Nainggolan
-Stefano Sensi

Two of them have been injured for most of the time, one of them is an ex player who doesn't give a fuck and one of them is a former primavera player we only brought back because we had a gentleman agreement with Genoa. Even freaking Ranocchia has played more than Eriksen this season.

As for the switch to 3-4-1-2, the reality showed it wasn't only about Eriksen. It was something Conte wanted to give a try. Even when he started dropping Eriksen he kept using the system by playing Valero or Brozovic in the AM role last season and Barella, Vidal or Sensi this season.

Bergomi: ‘Inter may have lost the Scudetto because of Eriksen’

Former Inter defender Beppe Bergomi has claimed the Nerazzurri could have lost the Serie A title last season ‘waiting for Christian Eriksen.’

The Dane joined Inter from Tottenham in January 2020 but according to various reports in Italy he is set to leave Milan in the winter transfer window due to lack of game time.

“Eriksen is a tricky talking point for me,” Bergomi told Sky Sport.
“I’ve always thought he is not a champion, he is a good player who is not suitable for Serie A and Antonio Conte's football.”

The Italian tactician subbed him in in the final five minutes of Inter games against Real Madrid and Bologna last week.
“I don’t want to speak about this, I don’t know the situation,” Bergomi added.
“I know Inter have lost time, and maybe even a Serie A title, trying to help Eriksen to settle in. Conte threw in an attacking midfielder and lost something from [Lautaro] Martinez. He stopped after a while and returned to a 3-5-2 system.”

Il Drago said:

I actually hope we can send him on a dry loan for the next 6 months. I have seen this play at Inter many times before when there were issues between coaches and players. Hodgson-Roberto Carlos. Baggio-Lippi. Seedorf, Ronaldo-Cuper. Even Cassano-Mazzarri. It almost happened with Stankovic-Mancini. I can already predict what's going to happen. Eriksen will leave for peanuts (and do well at his next team). Conte will get fired at the end of the season. And when the next coach sees all these workhorses in our midfield the first thing he is going to do is asking for an AM. I am tired of watching history repeat itself at Inter again and again.

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Yes, we know it, but this is a new era and ownership. We saw how Zhang clearly empowered Conte in the summer, so he will stand by him. Speaking of Conte getting sacked is fantasy/wishful thinking at this point.

Bluenine said:

Whenever I see Eriksen play for Inter, he looks like he is coasting... playing at 50%. Maybe he needs this 'shock therapy'.

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True, but that could be: something he always did? Remember what Mourinho said? Plus it could be worsened by Conte`s attitude against him. Like if my superior doesn`t trust me and publicly mocks him, I won`t give a shit either, and probably seek for a new employee instead of being constantly bullied in front of the WORLD.

Lui said:

He has dazzled for 10 years at the highest level for club and country, yet he never really got the benefit of the doubt here. It looks really bad on the club, and it's going to look worse when he goes somewhere else. That's the Inter way.

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It looks bad on us, but what if club/Conte are right (and will be proven right at next club of Erisken)?

Let`s imagine that unfortunately Eriksen got the big bucks and lost interest in football as he grew up, just like Bale for instance, another ex-Spurs player. I would still not humiliate him like that, 5-10 minute cameos are clearly not enough to perform. So I suspect attitude is what he wants from him.

Unfortunately Eriksen`s blood does not boil like south-americans`, so Conte might not be pressing the right buttons. Eriksen rather looks like he needs a shrink/morale support.

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brehme1989 said:

The same Eriksen that barely featured in the games (or moments during the games) where we dropped points last season such as Lazio away, Juventus away, Sassuolo at home, Bologna at home, Verona away, Roma away. I think the only full game he had was that 0-0 draw with Fiorentina at home where Lukaku missed 3-4 sitters... Let's blame Eriksen of course.

Sometimes our former players need to stop being so diplomatic to keep their PR jobs at "independent" media outlets and speak through their hearts...

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Yep,we lost scudetto last year cause of Eriksen lol

brehme1989 said:

No clue, there's nothing from his verified Twitter and Instagram accounts. Just posted the link as it was mentioned above.

He hasn't really posted anything since November and it's mostly national team shit.

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He did repost an insagram story from trainig, what is ther to post tbh, dude is stuck till he plays regularly here or somwhere else

Lmao

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magnesium said:

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Eriksen lost hair since then while Conte gained more

bubba zanetti said:

Yep,we lost scudetto last year cause of Eriksen lol

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We kind of did. We wasted a lot of time waiting to sign him
Cheap and kind of imploded in January waiting for reinforcements to just pay what Tottenham originally wanted

brehme1989 said:

More relevant here it seems:

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I bet you would’ve not said this if Bergomi had agreed for you...

“To keep their PR jobs”... what a load crap. Bergomi always criticizes Inter in the media when he feels they are wrong.

Bergomi with yet another hillarious stupid comment. Embarassing.

Ronaldo said:

I bet you would’ve not said this if Bergomi had agreed for you...

“To keep their PR jobs”... what a load crap. Bergomi always criticizes Inter in the media when he feels they are wrong.

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Please show us this constructive criticism that Bergomi has offered "always". Probably an abundance of statements to pick from.

I don't rate Bergomi's comments, but he is actually right, that Eriksen is a good (maybe close to very good) player, but nothing more than that. Eriksen is not the world class kind of player, you build your whole team around. He's never won anything or struck out as the absolute world class player. And yes, even his track record for Denmark does not tell me another story, as even Pandev is decisive for his national team, and he is 37 years old and does not deliver anything on club level.

Is Eriksen individually a better player than Gagliardini? Certainly. But is he better in the current system or setup? Certainly not as seen.
He was certainly worth the risk, but it didn't work out until now, and I wouldn't shed a tear if he went, and generated us money in order to buy someone suited to the current system, and even future systems with other coaches (e.g. Locatelli).

I basically agree with your point but I'm sad we wasted one of his prime years with our empty promises. We probably sold this project to him that he gets to be a center piece of the rise of Inter and bla bla. And then our coach just moans about Vidal and ends up humiliating you year after the transfer, even after he already got that fucking Vidal!

This transfer was a big failure in terms of management-coach collaboration. Either the scouting got it completely wrong (wtf) or then Marotta just went his own ways for some reason without thinking football aspects AT ALL. Went on and paid the premium for the free agent and will end up having problems making any money out of this deal because he gave the player such a big contract.

Kova10 said:

And yes, even his track record for Denmark does not tell me another story, as even Pandev is decisive for his national team, and he is 37 years old and does not deliver anything on club level.

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It makes no sense.

What Cristiano has done for Portugal is irrelevant because Pandev is just as important for his country?

I have the feeling that Ausilio and Marotta risked because it was Eriksen... something among the lines of "fuck it, if he doesn't succeed, there will definitely be someone to buy him from Inter at a better price". We totally plumeted his worth though, so let's see what we can get out of this guy.
My prediction is a loan deal with Dortmund in the winter, and then a permanent transfer in the summer. Dortmund needs a player like him, they currently play with Gio Reyna who's 17 years old.

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J.. said:

It makes no sense.

What Cristiano has done for Portugal is irrelevant because Pandev is just as important for his country?

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You basically missed the point. What Cristiano has done on a club level will never ever be done by Eriksen, even in his wildest dreams. We are talking about a high quality player, but not about one of the best football players of all time. What I want to say is that not every decisive player in a national team will be a decisive player in a club. See for example Medel, Ochoa, Edu Vargas, etc.

Kova10 said:

I have the feeling that Ausilio and Marotta risked because it was Eriksen... something among the lines of "fuck it, if he doesn't succeed, there will definitely be someone to buy him from Inter at a better price". We totally plumeted his worth though, so let's see what we can get out of this guy.
My prediction is a loan deal with Dortmund in the winter, and then a permanent transfer in the summer. Dortmund needs a player like him, they currently play with Gio Reyna who's 17 years old.

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Do you even watch Dortmund matches?

The whole concept and philosophy of BVB is to develop world class talents. Hence why they play regularly with Reyna and others.

"Dortmund has to sign a forward because they are using a 16 yo".

Ronaldo said:

I bet you would’ve not said this if Bergomi had agreed for you...

“To keep their PR jobs”... what a load crap. Bergomi always criticizes Inter in the media when he feels they are wrong.

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Maybe he should start offering some support to some players that wore the same colors he did, especially when he is getting 5 mins each game.

Better yet criticise the coach and his boss that got this player here in the first place, but no he wont do that because maybe they are friends or wants to give himself a chance to be cordial with anyone incase any future work comes up, at Inter, Juventus or any other club for that matter.

Eriksen vs Shakhtar Donetsk?

J.. said:

Bergomi with yet another hillarious stupid comment. Embarassing.

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I believe Bergomi was referring to the fact that Eriksen failed to adapt in Italy and was not up for the expected standards based on his past performances. Inter spent the entire winter mercato to sign him, so he can contribute to our final sprint. Inter payed €27m just to have him 5 or 6 months earlier! This means Inter could have signed De Paul for instance last winter. Or other player that would actually CONTRIBUTE. Eriksen was about to be free anyway in summer, and with the salary he is pocketing, there are high chances he would have chosen Inter

brehme1989 said:

The same Eriksen that barely featured in the games (or moments during the games) where we dropped points last season such as Lazio away, Juventus away, Sassuolo at home, Bologna at home, Verona away, Roma away. I think the only full game he had was that 0-0 draw with Fiorentina at home where Lukaku missed 3-4 sitters... Let's blame Eriksen of course.

Sometimes our former players need to stop being so diplomatic to keep their PR jobs at "independent" media outlets and speak through their hearts...

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Thanks for the stat, useful to know. However, I`m sure Bergomi wasn`t talking about his performances in those matches but the fact that he didn`t even make it in the lineup, let alone perform as expected and guide the team to trophies. Bergomi is trying to say that Inter payed a big chunk to transfer Eriksen and Erisken failed to repay that, resulting in no silverware.

Once a player worth €100m, now looks like a bum who gave up on his own life. For now it seems like Mourinho was right after all, about Eriksen lacking grinta - and nobody hates him for saying it on camera.

Conte seems vengeful and childish in his attitude towards him, I don`t see the point of publicly humiliating Eriksen like that, just messes up his stats and further harms the club (transfer market value). I`m sure his big ego would rather have Vidal/Barella play on painkillers than expect Eriksen to save him.

If we do a swap for Tolisso, I'm totally up for that, since I see Tolisso starting over Vidal.