Always heralded as a bright spark in the Eredivisie, it wasn't until a crisp autumn's night in 2012 when Premier League audiences truly marvelled and appreciated Demark's next playmaker. Faced with a star-studded Manchester City midfield in a Champions League clash, Christian Eriksen all but extinguished Roberto Mancini's Champions League ambitions for the season. Possessing the type of poise, composure and fluidity befitting that of a man of far more experience than just his 20 years of age, Eriksen controlled the game, steering Ajax towards a 3-1 victory, and bagging a fine virtuouso goal in the process. Exactly one year later, and the Mancunians had exacted their revenge. Having sealed an £11 million switch to Spurs, as Levy scrambled in a frantic bid to replace a departing Welsh talisman, Eriksen struggled throughout the opening months of the season. City mopped the floor with the Danish talent, as he could barely get a touch, with the Abu Dhabi-powered machine steamrollered to a 6-0 victory. It was indicative of how his fortunes had changed. The Danish press were labelling their former golden boy a 'flop', following their failure to qualify for the World Cup, and the White Hart Lane faithful were growing frustrated at Eriksen and the legion of new arrivals who were failing to add the spark. Sometimes, all it takes is time. Following an uninspired and sluggish opening few months, the former Ajax playmaker began to find his feet over the Christmas period, whipping in a free-kick against West Brom on Boxing Day, and a winner at Old Trafford on New Years' Day. Earning a reputation as something of a free-kick specialist, the tricky 'trequartista' would end the season with ten goals to his name, and ready to show his best form under new boss Mauricio Pochettino.
Recent Journalism & New Media graduate. Insatiable thirst for all things football, and hopes to break into the field of sports journalism in the near future.
Have made a significantly insignificant playing career out of receiving several slaps around the head for not passing the ball.
