Pat Nevin seems to be a fan of Tottenham Hotspur attacking midfielder Christian Eriksen.
Former Chelsea and Everton winger Pat Nevin has praised Tottenham Hotspur attacking midfielder Christian Eriksen on BBC Sport.
The former Scotland international believes that Eriksen is very mature and has dismissed suggestions that he is a luxury player.
“One another thing that’s worth mentioning about Christian Eriksen is his maturity,” Nevin said on BBC Sport. “He has matured a huge amount. We cannot forget what his age is.”
“He is not a luxury player,” added Nevin.
Eriksen needs to work on his consistency and there are occasions when he fails to influence matches, but there is no doubt that he is one of the best attacking midfielders in the Premier League.
During the 2015-16 campaign, the 25-year-old scored six goals and created as many as 114 chances in 35 Premier League appearances for Tottenham.
So far this season, the Denmark international has scored five goals and created 66 chances in 24 league matches for Spurs.
Harry Kane and Dele Alli may be getting the headlines for Tottenham’s attacking prowess at the moment, but Eriksen’s importance should not be underestimated.
Tottenham are third in the Premier League table at the moment with 50 points from 25 matches.
Mauricio Pochettino’s side are 10 points behind leaders and London rivals Chelsea and two behind second-placed Manchester City.
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