People keep slagging off Pogba but IMO he is way more of a potential Galactico than Eriksen. Yes he is a prima donna and yes he hasn't been as consistent as Eriksen, but in my mind he is mentally, physically and athletically so much stronger than Eriksen there's no comparison. He can- and will- boss games for them; Eriksen won't. Eriksen will keep things ticking, he will be steady and safe, but he lacks the "I'm a take the fuck over"-attitude/ability that Pogba has. Pogba's issues- which are numerous- are psychological, and I think Zidane will straighten them out. Ferguson could've/should've/maybe would've, but for whatever reason he just couldn't be bothered at the time. We are now six years on from that unhappy coupling. Fergie is gone, Man U are a fucking travesty, Pogba is a big fish in a rotten, fetid pond and he wants out. Real Madrid- and particularly w/Zinedine Zidane as head coach- is the perfect place for him to land. He is in his prime but the time to prove it is now-- and I think he will. ZZ sees the head case shit- of course- but he also sees the warrior, the guy with a point to prove- and I think he'll get the best out of him. Real Madrid want big-game warriors- Modric types- not talented under-the-radar types like Christian Eriksen. In sum, it surprises me not at all that Zidane is 100% after Pogba as opposed to Eriksen; yes it represents more of a gamble, but the upside is far higher.
Had Zidane not returned to manage Real Madrid I think Eriksen would be taking intensive Spanish classes 5 days a week while picking out where in the Spanish capital he would like to live. As it is, the fates conspired against him; now, Los Blancos have a guy who is back for one reason and one reason only: to win the Champions League again, and this time without Ronaldo. And in his mind, Christian Eriksen is not the guy to get that Cup lifted in the air; Pogba is. I hate to sound like a Pogba fanboy- hell, I don't even like the player- but I totally get why ZZ is after him. He just has that "something;" Eriksen- despite all the nice statistics and all the wonderful play he's amassed for us over the years- just doesn't.
As much as I love Eriksen, I actually wish Zidane wasn't back at Madrid and that we were getting- I don't know- 50mil or whatever for the Dane and he, in turn, was getting his "dream" move. I think as painful as it is to say this, it is actually us that need to move on from him. As tidy a player as he is, I just don't see him leading us over that final hurdle. So now I'm kind of "meh" over the whole thing...if he goes, cool-- we close that chapter and move on; if he stays, I guess it's technically better because he's a very good player who definitely helps us win games.
But seriously: if Gareth fucking Bale didn't really "make it' at Real Madrid, would Christian Eriksen?!? Bale was the best player I have ever seen play at Tottenham- the guy was world class beyond any and all dounbt-- NO QUESTION, NOT EVEN A THOUGHT THAT HE WASN'T- and yet he is loathed by their fans. Loathed! The guy who won so many games for us I can't even count that high-- the guy who took over a match we had lost- in Milan, to the Champs- and singlehandedly won us the tie overall. The man who was literally UNSTOPPABLE for three years before moving to Madrid in his prime--- that guy-- is despised by fans of Real Madrid.
In light of that, I couldn't exactly see them singing Christian Eriksen's name loudly and proudly at the Bernabeu.
Eriksen has a perfect situation at Spurs now. This is not Tottenham circa 2013; rather, this is a Spurs team that didn't lose to Real Madrid the last two times we played them in the Champions League. He- and we- literally have a chance (not a high one, but not a totally long shot one either) to win the Champions League. Real Madrid isn't ten levels above us as they were when he started with us; now they're a level or two at most. On our day we can beat anyone- so why not stay and try and make that happen, rather than just become a part-time player on that horrible, ego-laden club with their disgusting, spoiled, ridiculous "fans?" Sorry, but part of me wants to see him go there and fail to make any kind of impact, whilst we change our style of play, move on and improve.
Perhaps I should change my moniker to SchadenfreudeYid.
I thought Eriksen would be more of a Modric replacement ie good passer, good technician and disciplined so playing slightly deeper for Real Madrid than he does for us.. Pogba is a box to box player they do not do the same thing in my view and they could probably play together..