Good read, however, I can't help but think that the gaffer had a little something to do with his rise. Before Pochettino, his talent never in question, he was still, somewhat, passive in games, along with Dembele he never really dominating them like he could. That seems to have been kicked up several notches because he's now really affecting games & making the whole team tick. There's that extra 15-20% that the gaffer has brought out in him, which is a testament to how good a coach Pochettino is & one we're fortunate to have.
Kevin De Bruyne is still the ultimate playmaker & pass-master, but Eriksen is on his way to challenging him to that title. Hopefully, he'll play a little deeper come the new season.
Eriksen playing football in his parent’s garden in Middelfart with his father Thomas.
Fraid not. ?Tell me that's a typo....
Nice analysis. In this respect, he's also like Carrick. Inconspicuous and calm but massively effective. I've started to notice that Erikson tackles like Carrick - sort of ghosting in from an intelligent angle and nicking or blocking the ball, rather than tearing around like a headless chicken and flying in.It took me a good while of watching this player to be convinced. I didn’t feel he got ‘stuck in’ enough, like let’s say Lamela did or does.
But when I began to understand his game and his roll in the team, I can’t say just how much I appreciate watching him play.
Whenever he is interviewed, the guy is so cool, you wonder just how be became so good, is he a natural phenomenon or does he have to graft at his craft?
He just appears so level headed, he doesn’t let it all get to him.
The interviewer may say something like, “wow that was such a thrilling game to come back and win in the last dying minute, and he’ll reply, “yeah it was good we’ll have to do better in the next game”.
Now they all tend say a similar thing, when the others players say It, like Dele or Son, you can see inside the bursting with excitement, but they are trying to hold it down, when Christian says it, he really appears not to be that fussed at all.
Clearly he enjoys playing, but he is level headed.
Kane has a similar trait