Last night’s 4-0 Quarter-Final win over Newcastle was mesmerising to watch, it was energetic, positive and everything that Mauricio Pochettino wants to see. But I believe a large part of that was down to one player, who ironically wasn’t on the scoresheet, but had the most impact, our number ten, Christian Eriksen.
Erisken showed last night that not only is the role behind the striker his best position, but also, he has the ability to become one of the best players in the world if he continues to play regularly in that free role. Throughout this season he has often being left out on the left wing which negates a lot of his ability to impact games and be a creative threat in the final third of the pitch. This has been a source of constant irritation amongst Spurs fans, all of whom believe that Eriksen poses a goalscoring threat when he’s playing off the Centre-Forward.
Last night he was in that role and he excelled. He dictated the game from that position, he ran the midfield and his passing and quickness on the ball meant he controlled the pace of the game which was key in our superb display just 24 hours ago. It reminded me of when Luka Modric was at Spurs, how his ball movement and passing could run a game and dominate it.
That is the type of quality player that Eriksen has the talent to replicate or even go beyond if he develops his game sufficiently over time. People have yearned at Spurs for us to look for a replacement for Modric, well there’s no need, cause we have his replacement, and his name is Christian Eriksen.
