Eriksen: from Real Madrid goal to secondary for Conte

The one of Christian Eriksen (28 years old) is one of the names underlined in the Real Madrid-Inter preview on Tuesday (9:00 pm CEST). From June 2019 to November 2020 the events in his life have been of impact, going from negotiate to go to the Bernabéu (Zidane discarded his incorporation, very on track, because he only wanted Pogba) to have to continue at Tottenham and in January, taking advantage of the fear of Daniel levy that it was free in summer, to sign until 2024 for Inter, who paid about 20 million for it. But nevertheless, in Italy things have not gone as expected. So in the latest market They asked about him PSG, Dortmund or Atlético, finding a 'no' as an answer from Inter and the intended.

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In the conversations for the signing of an Eriksen with many offers, Inter turned from the offices and the bench. Tboth managers like Conte were very persuasive with the Danish, insisting that a team be built with him as one of the pillars, setting the style. But the reality is that, Without injuries in between and for general surprise in Milan, he is only the interista 13 in minutes (301). Among those surprised by this, an illustrious soccer player, now an opinion generator: Fabio Capello. The coach criticized in Sky Italia managing his compatriot with Eriksen. “Someone like him was missing, skillful and judicious with the ball. He should have played further back, not behind the forwards,” analyzed after the 0-0 in the visit to Shakhtar, in which the middle entered in 79 '.

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This Eriksen course has been substitute in four games (in one he did not leave) and starter in another four. It is a completely alien scenario in him, which is reducing his statistics, today to zero in goals and assists. With confidence from the beginning, At the age of 21 he became the first footballer in Ajax history to have five titles, as before he had been the first, only behind Cruyff, to lift three trophies. That successful irruption led him to the Premier, to Tottenham.

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From 2013 until his transfer to Milan he always had the trust of his technicians, which allowed him leave the UK at the top of the main statistical rankings (see table below). There is one fact that is considered decisive: except in the season of his arrival (9th) and in the average until his departure in 2020 (12th), in the rest he got among the five players (3rd, 5th, 2nd, 2nd and 2nd) with the most minutes in the squad. But Conte, who was close to being fired a few months ago, does not include him among his indispensable. The Italian will introduce himself questioned by the results (Eriksen himself also showed his discontent with his boss in the last concentration with Denmark) at the Di Stéfano, where he will face a Ramos who 'vetoed' his signing in October 2018.

THE 'ERIKSEN ERA' IN ENGLAND

Top 5 in goals from outside the area

Eriksen: 27

Coutinho: 22

De Bruyne: 20

Kane: 19

Sirgudsson: 18

Top 5 in free-kick goals

Eriksen: 11

Willian: 9

Kills: 7

Sirgudsson: 6

James Ward-Prowse: 5

Top 5 occasionally created

Eriksen: 690

Ozil: 655

Hazard: 623

David Silva: 589

Willian: 547

Top 5 in assists

De Bruyne: 76

Eriksen: 73

David Silva: 68

Ozil: 64

Sterling: 53