Christian Eriksen

[Bluenine]

I am starting to lose patience with this guy and I am a very patient guy. Its time to stop the excuses and start delivering. The end product from Eriksen so far has been piss poor for someone of his class.

 

[I'mNewHere]

Fif gonna tell me he played well again, he always plays well. Our best and most talented player.

 

[Harpsabu]

Fif gonna tell me he played well again, he always plays well. Our best and most talented player.

Tonight also doesn't count as a chance. Needs more

 

[MKSerbia]

Player without character and quite possible he is also not integrated well in the group because of his mentality not suitable to italian team with a lot of players from southern countries. Also language barrier is the problem.

He would be perfect for a Bundesliga team.

Without "grinta" is hard to be succesfull in Serie A.

 

[KevinB]

Such Bullshit. How can you integrate or even gain confidence if you're constantly the first man being subbed off. Perishit and Kolaboy being kept on the pitch no matter how shit they were. Eriksen needs to keep playing games for at least 70 minutes.

Or you'd rather see another masterclass of Kolarov being the main playmaker?

 

[Adriano]

why 70 minutes, he needs that long to warm up to a comeptitve match?

 

[Glass box]

He is improving his game, just show more aggressiveness when going forward. Him and Barella were really well synced otherwise.

 

[Choppin Onions]

Player without character and quite possible he is also not integrated well in the group because of his mentality not suitable to italian team with a lot of players from southern countries. Also language barrier is the problem.

He would be perfect for a Bundesliga team.

Without "grinta" is hard to be succesfull in Serie A.

I don’t possibly see how language barrier could be affecting him whatsoever. Conte speaks English as does Lukaku, Young, Perisic, De Vrij, Nainggolan, Sanchez and Kolarov. Possibly others as well.

He just looks out of place in this system. He did relatively well in the latter stages of the EL when there was more space to operate. But many clubs park the bus against us especially in Italy and if other players aren’t making the runs and are being static, it takes away one of Eriksens main attributes which is his vision and passing. He’s not gonna create something out of nothing with his athleticism or strength. He needs complimentary players out there and honestly we don’t have a lot of creativity in our squad outside of Sensi, Hakimi and Sanchez.

 

[YoramG]

On the one hand, he's just not performing. On the other hand, why does he get hauled off when he's having an average game instead of Perisic or Lautaro, who are actively shit, or Gagliardini who can't offer anything going forward?

 

[Bluenine]

Such Bullshit. How can you integrate or even gain confidence if you're constantly the first man being subbed off. Perishit and Kolaboy being kept on the pitch no matter how shit they were. Eriksen needs to keep playing games for at least 70 minutes.

Or you'd rather see another masterclass of Kolarov being the main playmaker?

Considering the fact that Eriksen was doing fuck all in terms of end product, and the fact that Perisic & Kolarov gave us the equaliser, I would say it was a good decision by Conte to keep those two on and taking off Eriksen.

In the first half, we did everything right expect for that last pass. And that is literally the only thing Eriksen brings to the team. I loved the Eriksen transfer and have been rooting for this guy, still am. But its time to stop making excuses for him. Eriksen needs to start taking his chances, show his worth on the pitch.

I am not giving up on him yet, still have hope. But he is getting enough chances, whether he succeeds or fails is all on him.

 

[MKSerbia]

I can't stand his attitude on the pitch, and also his cold attitude off it makes it really hard for him to get integrated.

No passion at all. His body movement and facial expressions are like dead man walking.

And his coach currently, is a man with so much energy and not some Lars Lagerback type.

 

[Candreva Crosses]

Sniper Kolarov doesn't even let Eriksen take corner

 

[Irequis]

It is time to cease giving him some slack. It has been almost a year since he joined and he doesn't help himself in any meaningful way. It is not about the formation or the coach, he is simply inferior to our other midfielders even in the attacking aspect when he should excel the most.

At first, I still reserved my time to give him any judgement and I thought our lack of off-the-ball movement was the main cause of his dullness. But Barella managed to release Lukaku for Genoa's goal and he also launched a beautiful diagonal ball for Perisic which was tragically missed. Even Kolarov were still trying to make penetrative forward pass. And Eriksen? He preferred to make little neat touches here and there all over the pitch except the heart of defence which was his very role. There is no doubt about his skill with the ball. He managed to circulate the ball smoothly even on the tightest spot. But watching him is like watching circus player. Sure it was beautiful skill, but it is useless skill if it doesn't help us to score.

I understand goal scoring is not exactly his forte and his passing options are limited, but why don't you try shooting? Is he supposed to be good at shooting from distance? It is not about strategy anymore, it is about the will to make something happen. Look at Nainggolan. He looked out of depth and I despised his wayward long shot, but at least he showed he wanted to drag the team forward and it was more respectable than 60 minutes of rondo simulators.

If we want a midfielder to solely retain possession then Brozovic is better option than him. He is equally able at circulating the ball but he is stronger, runs further, defends better, and shots more dangerously. I would even prefer Brozovic's arm flailing because at least he cares if something goes wrong rather than Eriksen's non-urgent demeanor.

In short I do not really see Eriksen being better than our other midfielders. When physical midfielders like Barella, Vidal, and Brozovic are even more productive in creating scoring chances than our supposedly creative midfielder than something is terribly wrong. Eriksen may be the best ball playing midfielder that we have, but his attacking power is only as good as Gags and even the latter provides aerial threat through set pieces. So why would we pick Eriksen over other midfielders on our disposals?

 

[RickyMaravilla'sRightFoot]

Loan swap with Van De Beek?

 

[dynasty27]

Inter career highlight

 

[Puma]

I have grown to hate this thread and do not have much that is positive to say about Eriksen. I feel that when it comes to Eriksen, Inter fans are on a mouse wheel, going round and round in circles, unable to step off. Accordingly, I am resentful that Marotta decided to go in for a player that our coach did not want and had no intention of using. I am equally resentful of the player himself who took for granted and mistakenly thought that our coach would change his tactics to accommodate his weak, unconvincing and underwhelming performances. It also pisses me off that there are posters on here that no matter how poorly he plays, they provide alibis for his shit performances and conveniently shift blame to Conte.

Eriksen was struggling well before he left Spurs. He was not a starter there and his not being a starter was not solely down to his contractual situation. Part of it was down to his consistently poor and underwhelming performances. He has had ample time at the club and been given numerous opportunities but he has been poor. The commentators during the Parma game suggested giving him 8-9 games to play as a starter for him to find his feet and form. Do you know how ludicrous that suggestion is? Effectively playing with 10 men for 8 or 9 games to accommodate a player that is low on confidence, underwhelming and hardly seems to care when he is on the pitch. Almost as if Inter were a bottom half of the table club without any objectives other than survival that could afford players time to get used to Italian football. Eriksen admits that his Italian should be better and that Danish fans should ask Conte why he is not playing. Do you know how conceited that sounds? As if he is absolved for his shit performances and its all on the coach. Shouldn't his attitude be "Tell me what you want and I'll do it!"

We could give him a season to "adjust" but he simply does not fit and should not play. I understand that the club could be worried about his value dropping if he continues to eat the bench but having him on the pitch does more harm than it does good. We should cut our losses in the winter transfer window and let him leave but at this stage I am not convinced that any club would want him on a permanent basis. Personally, I think we have another Joao Mario on our hands. The only difference is that Eriksen is a more established name and his wages are a great deal higher.

Eriksen is an empty shell of a player on a high wage that can not adapt to what his coach is asking of him. He symbolises everything that is wrong at Inter as Marotta acquired his services without conferring with Conte and our management were only too willing to pay for him because they did not want to lose face despite his purchase making absolutely no sense. He also represents a player that comes across as arrogant because his present circumstances and standing at the club is down to everyone and everything but the player himself. And if you do not believe that, look at Gagliardini who we all shat upon last season and heavily criticised: he took it all on shoulders and kept going, trying to give his best to the point that his contributions far outweigh anything Eriksen has offered since his arrival at the club. That is exactly the kind of grit and attitude that Eriksen should have. Gagliardini does not have anywhere near the ability of Eriksen as a footballer but his attitude is commendable.

I will not be coming to this thread anymore. Eriksen's mere presence at Inter pisses me off and all I can hear is the resounding laughter echoing in my ears, all the way from London of Levy and the Spurs directors who happily managed to get him off their books and make him our problem: a problem that we are forced to discuss and talk about once every three days.

The mouse wheel keeps spinning.

 

[Candreva Crosses]

...but his attitude to give his best for the club is second to none.

I hate this phrase so fucking much when used for useless players.

 

[Puma]

I hate this phrase so fucking much when used for useless players.

I edited my post to make it more appropriate.

The fact that Gagliardini's performances are better than Eriksen's pretty much sums it up.

 

[Candreva Crosses]

I edited my post to make it more appropriate.

The fact that Gagliardini's performances are better than Eriksen's pretty much sums it up.

Thanks

 

[Batman]

Inter career highlight

Lukaku’s voice screaming “Ash” must be so annoying to hear on the pitch.