F365 Says: Eriksen shows Spurs all the things they’re missing

Reports suggest Spurs are interested in re-signing Christian Eriksen. Today, while pulling Brentford’s strings once more, the Dane showed why they would be daft not to…

Sometimes the answer is staring at you in the face. On Saturday for Tottenham, it was hugging them in the tunnel, snapping at their heels and passing through them at the Brentford Community Stadium.

Christian Eriksen would not solve all Spurs’ problems. No individual possibly could. But a return to his former club for the Denmark playmaker seems a no-brainer for everyone involved.

The 30-year-old appears set to move on from Brentford this summer after a half-season stint in west London that has exceeded everyone’s expectations – except perhaps those of his own. Most just longed to see Eriksen back on the pitch after his cardiac arrest at the European Championships. His intention seems to have been to prove himself as influential as ever.

Job done. Eriksen has lifted Brentford out of an alarming mid-season slump and into the battle for a top-half finish. He’s brought structure to their fraught-looking attack and a serenity to their play where chaos was threatening to undermine their fine start to their first season in the Premier League.

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Eriksen put it all on display against Spurs this evening, offering proof, if proof were needed, that this is an opportunity they would be daft to refuse.

Apparently, Eriksen wants to stay in London and would relish the chance to return to the club where he was a two-time Player of the Season. Antonio Conte has made little secret of his desire to work with Eriksen again following their stint together at Inter Milan, and the fact he comes for free would surely appeal to Daniel