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Opinion: Latest Poch Quotes Ask More Questions Than They Answer

By Joe Fish -

“I don’t think the performance of Christian is any different than when we signed him five and a half years ago. His commitment is the same as five year ago, and I am happy with him.”

Mauricio Pochettino on Christian Eriksen’s form and commitment.

If you nearly choked on your breakfast this morning reading Football London‘s Mauricio Pochettino quotes on Christian Eriksen, then allow me to offer an alternative explanation to blind loyalty or delusion.

Could Pochettino believe that there is now a chance that Eriksen could stay at Spurs? As Football London recalls, the Dane only has one year on his contract, and of course previously revealed he wants a new challenge.

But there was no fresh start for 27-year-old in the summer and a recent report in The Sun claimed that his dream move to Real Madrid is looking increasingly unlikely, even at a tempting knockdown price.

MORE: Are Eriksen’s Hopes Of Replacing Modric Fading?

In his summer interview with native newspaper Ekstra Bladet, Eriksen did indicate that he would be happy to stay at Spurs if a transfer away would not be a “step up”. In this day and age, Eriksen and his agent will know who is in for him and who is not. What if he isn’t attracted by any of these possible destinations and is reconsidering signing a new deal at Spurs?

Could it have been Real or nothing? Remember, he turned down offers from Atletico Madrid and Manchester United, according to Diario Madridista

Why else, when the rest of the world can see that Eriksen’s form and effort has dropped so drastically, would Pochettino defend him so staunchly?

Why else, when he has new signings Tanguy Ndombele and Giovani Lo Celso restricted to cameos, would he continue to pick this Eriksen?

If he was absolutely convinced the midfielder is leaving, what would he have to lose by criticising him? It can’t be that Eriksen would try even less.

There are a lot of ifs, buts and maybes to this theory, but I prefer it to the other explanation of those quotes – Pochettino is fibbing.

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Tappaspur
Tappaspur
4 years ago
Reply to  Panama Paul

Was gonna say money may have killed the beautiful game at the TOP end. Did you see the Chelsea Ajax game. The beautiful game is alive and well man. that bloody VAR needs dropping. If it carries on like this it will be.

Steve KillerCushion Williams
Steve KillerCushion Williams
4 years ago
Reply to  Spurs est1882

Really hoping he doesn’t stay.. As well as the CL final he went seriously missing in the league cup final against the chavs.. When Leicester won the league he totally capitulated when it was squeaky bum time, not just against spam but in a handful of high pressure must win games.. I was a fan of eriksen until that season for all his technical ability.. But this guy is a serial bottler.. When he joined us he wasnt amazing. His stats got better each year but this just reflects pochs spurs rise and performance.. And his only super impressive stat is his ‘assists’, now this only reflects kanes rise.. Without kane up top eriksen always goes missing.. Any big game he goes missing. I dont think the dane isnt trying. Hes just folding and bottling it now all eyes are on him. He cant take the pressure. Its actually typical of him that now we really are in the **** he is folding completely.

Steve KillerCushion Williams
Steve KillerCushion Williams
4 years ago
Reply to  Spurs est1882

Really hoping he doesn’t stay.. As well as the CL final he went seriously missing in the league cup final against the chavs.. When Leicester won the league he totally capitulated when it was squeaky bum time, not just against spam but in a handful of high pressure must win games.. I was a fan of eriksen until that season for all his technical ability.. But this guy is a serial bottler.. When he joined us he wasnt amazing. His stats got better each year but this just reflects pochs spurs rise and performance.. And his only super impressive stat is his ‘assists’, now this only reflects kanes rise.. Without kane up top eriksen always goes missing.. Any big game he goes missing. I dont think the dane isnt trying. Hes just folding and bottling it now all eyes are on him. He cant take the pressure. Its actually typical of him that now we really are in the **** he is folding completely.

Anonymous
Anonymous
4 years ago
Reply to  Panama Paul

Thisll cheer you up mate…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MhND2P4bV4

Panama Paul
Panama Paul
4 years ago

I watched the match against Liverpool yesterday. Usually I love watching the team play but I realised, as I was watching, that there was a feeling of emptiness rather than joy at watching my team. Liverpool weren’t all that for me, given how bad people said Spurs were. Clearly there is more going on than Klopp O’clock here. All of which has given me a sense of disillusionment with a game I was once fiercely passionate about. Money has finally killed the beautiful game.

John Smith
John Smith
4 years ago

If the offer of 200K per week is still on the table & he signs it, they can do one. That’ll be me done with the club.
Poch has seen the stats from Eriksen so he must know he’s been awful. He’s fibbing big time.
The questions is: why? Admittedly he’s got so many players playing **** that he probably can’t criticise them all or he wouldn’t be able to pick a starting 11.
This is a big test of his managerial ability & he know what it feels like to get the sack.
But, we can’t sack him so we’re stuck with him. He’s got to change his people skills & get rid of the deadwood.

Spurs est1882
Spurs est1882
4 years ago

If THIS Eriksen is planning to stay, I hope the contract he is offered reflects the interest of other parties and his value to the success of the team. So basically he should be on Academy wages. For me CE has not dipped in form because he wants to move to a better club (lets face it, even an idiot can see that wouldn’t work) its because he simply doesn’t want to be here to such an extent that he cant even be bothered to pretend or try hard to go somewhere else. His CL final performance was unforgivable and quite simply, I am not sure him signing a new deal will turn him around. Especially if he is offered what he is currently worth.

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