‘That’s the truth’: Gus Poyet claims 28-year-old left Tottenham ‘too early’

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Gus Poyet has told talkSPORT (14/09/20 at 9:40 am) that Christian Eriksen left Tottenham ‘too early’ and it’s ‘the truth’ that he hasn’t been replaced by the club.

Eriksen, 28, left Spurs last January when he opted to leave the English Premier League for Serie A, where he joined the Italian giants, Inter Milan.

For large parts of his Spurs career, Eriksen was a top-quality performer in North London, but during his last 12 months, his form did dip.

Tottenham’s opening day defeat to Everton over the weekend raised many questions about where the club are heading and how they are missing a player of Eriksen’s touch.

“I think definitely you need someone in there who can bring something for the forwards,” Poyet told talkSPORT. “That he can see a pass and create an action from quality.

“Yes, they didn’t replace him [Eriksen]. That’s the truth. It was a shame because Eriksen took a decision too early last year [season]. When you say still one year to go [six months was left on his contract] and you still want to go.

“You are not really focused and you don’t really play at your level. So, they suffer from that and they didn’t find a replacement.”

The problem for Tottenham is much deeper than Mourinho, but he will no doubt get stick because he picked the team and the tactics on Sunday against Everton.

For years now, Spurs have parted ways with a number of their key players – Kyle Walker, Mousa Dembele, Victor Wanyama, Jan Vertonghen and Kieran Trippier. But they have hardly replaced them.

The likes of Dembele and Wanyama, who left because their injury problems continued to stack up, have been missed in midfield. Their drive, power and energy is needed, and those currently at the club, perhaps apart from Moussa Sissoko, cannot provide that.