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‘Ineffective’ – some fans want 27-year-old Tottenham man sold after Brighton performance

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Christian Eriksen had another uninspired game for Tottenham on Saturday and found himself being singled out by supporters on social media. The 27-year-old has been inconsistent through the campaign and didn’t have much of an impact as Spurs suffered a 3-0 defeat at Brighton & Hove Albion.

Eriksen has played in every Premier League (8), Champions League (2) and EFL Cup (1) game this season but only has one goal and one assist to his name. The Danish international is another Tottenham player who wanted out over the summer, so his poor form may be connected to his failed move away.

Against Brighton, Eriksen played a full 90 minutes, made 74 touches, won two aerial duels, had three shots with one hitting the target, made one interception, completed 78% of his 59 passes, whipped in four crosses and made three tackles. He failed to create a chance or make a successful dribble, however, which bore him the brunt of criticism on Twitter.

Eriksen is out of contract next summer and isn’t doing a good job putting himself in the shop window – Tottenham need compensating in January if they can’t convince the 27-year-old to stay. If he loses his place in the starting eleven, however, he’s likely to get less viable suitors willing to pay to sign him early.

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