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cliff jones

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He did make a difference last week but he didn't "save us". Yesterday was really poor, ambling about not tracking and not showing to help us out of their press

Levy needed one more signing in the window, for us to kick on, in his position, didn't do it
 
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Do come on all of you, Citeh are about the best team in the world right now. Virtually everybody are going to look poor at the Etihad.
 
dtxspurs

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Hercules said:
The whole team was poor, and I would not of gone with Poch's lineup. But the reason I tackled CE, is the conversation was specifically about him. He did nothing today, and in games like this you rely on him to calm things down etc. He was just very poor.
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I don't see anyone talking about how poor Winks and Sissoko were at "calming things down" as they are supposed to be our defensive midfielders. But nah lets blame that on Eriksen, brilliant.
 
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Hercules said:
Let us get this straight. There is no way he would get near citeh’s team. And that is not a knee jerk reaction, due to his contract situation. I often keep quiet over the past 18 months, when I hear people championing him. He has been poor for a very long time. His assists and goals camouflages what he does over 90 minutes. Only plus is, he has a good engine.

He doesn’t dominate the games he should (top games) and looses possession far too cheaply. His set pieces? Let’s not go there. He should be ‘rested’ for ‘tactical reasons’. Especially now Alli, Son coming back, and GLC. Then Sess, not long thereafter. The ethos of our style of play has to evolve. We have become too predictable, as oppositions just sat in CE, and nullified him.

He is not good enough for RM, Barca, or Juve.
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So really, his only plus isn't his good engine. It's all the assists and goals too. So that's good engine, goals and assists... Anything else? Covers a lot of ground, works well in the press and is great in the transition. Still not good enough though apparently.


I really don't think I've read or heard such horse shit in my life. And I watch AFTV for a laugh quite a bit.
 
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How about taking into consideration that he's been run into the ground for 18-24 months due to injuries and lack of competition?
 
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Hercules said:
Let us get this straight. There is no way he would get near citeh’s team. And that is not a knee jerk reaction, due to his contract situation. I often keep quiet over the past 18 months, when I hear people championing him. He has been poor for a very long time. His assists and goals camouflages what he does over 90 minutes. Only plus is, he has a good engine.

He doesn’t dominate the games he should (top games) and looses possession far too cheaply. His set pieces? Let’s not go there. He should be ‘rested’ for ‘tactical reasons’. Especially now Alli, Son coming back, and GLC. Then Sess, not long thereafter. The ethos of our style of play has to evolve. We have become too predictable, as oppositions just sat in CE, and nullified him.

He is not good enough for RM, Barca, or Juve.
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You could say that for a lot of our players tbf
 
Haddock

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So we go to Etihad and get a draw. It's the second match of the season and we're still bedding in new signings. This Spurs team as a collective were outplayed, we could have had Lionel Messi in Eriksens position and it wouldn't have changed anything.

I can't understand the amount of indignation on this board towards Eriksen. We should absolutely criticise players but the stick Eriksen gets as single individual is just so out of proportion and out of context.

It's even more ironic since it wasn't our attack that let us down last night. We took our chances brilliantly, just as we did in the CL campaign. If it's anything this match highlighted (...just as the CL matches against City) it's that our defence and deep midfield still lacks a bit of quality and tactical nuance when we come up against these elite teams.
 
Hercules

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C-oops said:
So really, his only plus isn't his good engine. It's all the assists and goals too. So that's good engine, goals and assists... Anything else? Covers a lot of ground, works well in the press and is great in the transition. Still not good enough though apparently.
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You have your opinion, like I have mine. He has been poor for a very long while, and I do not think one can really argue that. Yes, he assists and goals here and there. But over the whole match/es he has been poor for a long while. CL wasn’t a great example. As I said earlier, I call it the way I see it.
 
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Hercules

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C-oops said:
So really, his only plus isn't his good engine. It's all the assists and goals too. So that's good engine, goals and assists... Anything else? Covers a lot of ground, works well in the press and is great in the transition. Still not good enough though apparently.
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I highlighted some of your points. I noted ‘good engine’ I expect more from him. And maybe he needs competition to up his game for example. Not forgetting his two piss poor recent pens, albeit a friendly. And I can assure you this no over reaction from me.
 
scat1620

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I'm convinced that if/when he leaves some of the posters in this thread are going to have subsequent Carrick-/Modric-esque Damascene realisations when the effect of him not being in our squad begins to be felt.
 
ajspurs

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I just don't think now is the time to judge whether such a player should play for us. Barring the second half of last season he'd been arguably our most important player and yes we'd want to see more from him than what we saw yesterday, but it's not the type of game I would greatly evaluate players based off.
Eriksen has largely been a luxury player, you're just not gonna see him buzzing around like Lamela, only difference now is that he's not producing as much on the offensive side.

We'd be stupid to rule out his importance now though, I'd at least wait until after we fully integrate Lo Celso and Ndombele into the side and hopefully have the capability to play more attractive football, and if Eriksen can feed off that and produce better displays as a result, I shouldn't have to mention that we'd have an incredible player on our hands.

Don't get me wrong he's not perfect, I was watching Ceballos yesterday and how he was searching out the ball, always calling for it, always wanting to orchestrate things and was thinking that I'd love for Eriksen to be like that, but regardless his importance to this team shouldn't be undervalued.

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I'm convinced that if/when he leaves some of the posters in this thread are going to have subsequent Carrick-/Modric-esque Damascene realisations when the effect of him not being in our squad begins to be felt.
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I'd be shocked if that weren't the case. It was only last week we got a reminder of it FFS :ROFLMAO:
 
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If the window closes and he doesnt sign, and is still.at the club. Get on with transition and contingency planning. Go for.the long term success, not short term. If that means benching him, to learn to play without him then so be it. It isn't personal, I wish him.well as clubs dont own people and CE will have fulfilled his contractual obligations. I'd love a lifestyle change myself. But, the club comes first and life after CE needs to be the most driving objective.
 
C-oops

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Hercules said:
You have your opinion, like I have mine. He has been poor for a very long while, and I do not think one can really argue that. Yes, he assists and goals here and there. But over the whole match/es he has been poor for a long while. CL wasn’t a great example. As I said earlier, I csllnit the way I see it.
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Assists and goals here and there ? I think you need to check out some stats for assists and chances created.
 
Haddock

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Hercules said:
You have your opinion, like I have mine. He has been poor for a very long while, and I do not think one can really argue that. Yes, he assists and goals here and there. But over the whole match/es he has been poor for a long while. CL wasn’t a great example. As I said earlier, I csllnit the way I see it.
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This Spurs team have been poor for a very long time, from a pure footballing perspective. We have gotten the results but we haven't seen the same defensive solidity or attacking fluidity for a long long time. That's plain to see. We had relegation form the last two months of the season. Time to wake up and smell the roses. Our problems doesn't start and end with Eriksen.

The major stand outs last season among our players where Sissokos rise from the ashes, Lucas match winning goals and Sons autumn form. That's it.

Kane, Dele, Eriksen, Jan, TA, Rose, the core of our team haven't reached the same heights as earlier. It's the collective that has sort of stopped working and it's not one single player. Maybe it was the WC hang over, maybe it was Wembley, maybe it was the injuries, most likely all of the above and couple more aspects that worked against us.

Anyway, Eriksen scored and assisted what 26 times last season? Hardly a "here and there" effort. Take away his contribution and we wouldn't have played CL this season.
 
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Joeyboey said:
I love Christian but he’s definitely a flat track bully. Bosses Villa but absolutely disappears in a big game against City.
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Just like everyone did yesterday pretty much. What did Kane do ? No-one imposed themselves on that game really apart from a few short bursts.
 
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