What exactly would I be cheering?
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What exactly would I be cheering?
Nasri has made 6 PL appearances since 2016.
Shelvey spent a year in the Championship.
Ozil has only managed more than 26 PL matches twice in 6 full seasons.
Snodgrass made 1 PL appearance between 2014-2016 seasons.
Lingard made 1 PL appearance between 2013-2015.
I think you've missed the point.
While I don't encourage booing of any of our fans do you really believe that? Do you really believe he gives a shite about the club or about us as fans any more than he did about Ajax and their fans when he did exactly the same thing to them? All Eriksen wants to do is either get out in January or stay injury free till the summer. Its well within his right for him to do what he is doing but to suggest we should be cheering him for it? FUCK CLEAN OFF.
Especially if that GF wanted a bigger richer more successful man after years of having quite a good relationship, then at the end she promised she loved you and would stay... if a richer more successful man came along. Then in the end she left for a bit of foreign tart in a less challenging field of work. who had a villa in Italy.
Care to provide the details of these big offers that we knocked back?
I'm unaware of any formal offer, but the world knows how Daniel Levy works (Real Madrid as much as anyone), and there were claims in the media as early as 2016 that Real were interested, but put off by the price tag on numerous occasions (at one time, rumored at over £200m). Real were still linked with him last summer, and may have put in an offer of £40m for him, with Levy countering with £80m. It was expected my several media outlets that Real Madrid would offer £60m, and Levy would let him go at that price, but it seems Real never made that final offer.
Barcelona were also rumored as interested in 2017-18, but Spurs were unwilling to sell. I've linked a couple of sources below, but these are by no means the only ones.
Barcelona transfer blow: Tottenham plan to keep Christian Eriksen
TOTTENHAM will refuse to sell Christian Eriksen to Barcelona this summer, according to reports.www.express.co.uk
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Paper Round: Christian Eriksen's agent says 'several' clubs interested amid Barcelona speculation - TNT Sports
Christian Eriksen's agent hints at a move, Mauricio Pochettino emerges as Real Madrid's target, Joachim Low turns them down, and William Carvalho is available.www.eurosport.com
So you're saying we should have cashed in on him in 2016? You'd have been happy with that and wouldnt have vilified the chairman for it?
I call bollocks.
As for the numbers you're quoting you and/or the media are just speculating.
I've said it loads of times, players come and go but its the mighty Spurs that will stick around forever...I'll find a new hero to cheer on .
Maybe some think that, but it's not the consensus view, and it's irrelevant either way.
Levy took a calculated risk by keeping Eriksen when he wanted out. Eriksen likely overvalued himself, and I don't really blame Levy for trying to keep him, but it's pretty daft to argue that if Levy had actively shopped Eriksen to the top European clubs, that he couldn't have found a buyer for 35-40million pounds last summer. Maybe he wouldn't have, but there's no indication that he even tried. And it might be a low sum, but it's much better than one season of shite play and losing him for free.
I think Eriksen and Levy both overplayed their hands to the club's detriment.
"Jose throws Eriksen under the bus; Eriksen wants out.... Spurs in new crisis."
Paid 11 million got the best years out of him...his head was turned, form turned to dog shit...things got a little bitter towards the end. Sold him made a profit......happy days. Bye Chrissie and thank you. My mind will eventually rid itself of the turmoil and rank performances and remember the class act you were....
When he was on it, he was sublime. So much so that it made it much more frustrating when he wasn't on it. He told us before he even arrived that he'd leave one day, that he'll have played 7 full seasons at Spurs is honestly surprising.
If anything, his personal legacy at Spurs perfectly mirrors the legacy of the teams he played for here - nearly great, but never quite consistent enough.
If anything, his personal legacy at Spurs perfectly mirrors the legacy of the teams he played for here - nearly great, but never quite consistent enough.
Let me restate that as he could have played for any club in the world. They didn't take him because our asking price was too high, and Daniel Levy didn't want to sell anyway.
He hasn't been good this season (and last season wasn't necessarily great), but I think this season's dip in form has a lot to do with him not starting the season, and not getting much playing time under Poch. I'm not sure whose fault that is...it could have been Eriksen's head not being right after Real Madrid didn't come for him (as Poch hinted), but it might have been that Poch was pissed at him for wanting to leave, so he sat him (like he did with other players when he didn't agree with their motives). Without Eriksen playing at the beginning of the season, the squad learned to play without him, and he's not the focal point on the pitch (tactically) like he's been in past seasons. I hope he starts to find some form if we do have him for the rest of the season, because I think he's still capable, and I don't want to believe he's binned it because he wants out. We're a better team with him, even at 75%.
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Fair enough.
Given we are not on the board it’s only ever going to be speculation as to who / what / why he stayed.
What price did Levy set and how much were Madrid and Barca willing to pay?
Hopefully he signs for a team that is a success at failure and he can always remember the summer night in Madrid 2019 that a truly great world class midfielder was needed to win a CL final.
If he had of performed and won us the game that night the offers would have flooded in.
But he fucked his big audition. And any chance he had of a big move for big money.
Not a big game player. End of.
You usually get what you deserve in sport. That night is where his dream move Ended. He’s just a squad player now for the big boys.
If he had of performed and won us the game that night the offers would have flooded in.
But he fucked his big audition. And any chance he had of a big move for big money.
Not a big game player. End of.
You usually get what you deserve in sport. That night is where his dream move Ended. He’s just a squad player now for the big boys.
For all he has done it is time to just let him rot on the sideline. I just don't see the point of letting him get anywhere near the bench since his head hasn't been here for awhile now.
I would much rather see Lo Celso command Christians place in the side.
I would much rather see Lo Celso command Christians place in the side.
By the logic of eriksen not being a big game player because of Tottenham's performance in the CL final, it also means Kane isn't a big game player.
What poppycock
What poppycock
Kane was unfit and shouldn't have played.... What's CE's excuse?
Eriksen was also crap in the semis and almost got us eliminated in the 1/4 finals
I think if we'd received a bid of 50m from a club that interested CE he'd have been gone.
In fact, I'm still yet to see any reports that categorically state that ANY bids were made.