- May 12, 2010
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He was superb last night. As he is most games. He is constantly on the move, first to press, first to drop deep to collect. He pulls out wide left and right to support and link. His cross pitch passing is pinpoint. And his specialty, that curved dipping ball where he drops it from a crazy angle, right over the defenders head and into an attackers path, is Pirlo-esque. And he has a bag full of goals and assists to boot.
Most importantly he has that reading of the game that only the likes of Scholes, Iniesta, Silva etc have... to be one or two moves ahead of everyone else, to know when he needs to move into or close down space, when to show, when and where to pass and what type of pass. When to dribble, shoot or drop off. He is an absolute top class, elite player.
I'm not surprised at his critics. My whole life I've noticed that people fail to appreciate these nuances of the game. That only the blood and thunder goals, tackles and skills get picked up on. They fail to see the craftsman, the link (or hook as the Argentinians call it), the metronome inside the clock. That is what Eriksen is for us. And I bet you those same people cry out for him when he moves on.
Most importantly he has that reading of the game that only the likes of Scholes, Iniesta, Silva etc have... to be one or two moves ahead of everyone else, to know when he needs to move into or close down space, when to show, when and where to pass and what type of pass. When to dribble, shoot or drop off. He is an absolute top class, elite player.
I'm not surprised at his critics. My whole life I've noticed that people fail to appreciate these nuances of the game. That only the blood and thunder goals, tackles and skills get picked up on. They fail to see the craftsman, the link (or hook as the Argentinians call it), the metronome inside the clock. That is what Eriksen is for us. And I bet you those same people cry out for him when he moves on.