Christian Eriksen Will Stay At Brentford – There I’ve Said It!

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   David Carney on April 20, 2022 at 2:17 pm

   Let’s all hope you are right on this one. What the naysayers seem to forget is that little old Brentford are now one of the highest ranked teams in the World – and they are there on merit. also, as you rightly said he is playing for a special club. Brentford is not a soulless club using billionaires money as they play with their trophy – until they get bored and move onto something else. A trophy club has no heart, no soul and the players do not become wedded to the philosophy that is espoused. Sure there will be plenty who will play for Brentford as a stepping stone, then there are others, Sergi Canos types that share the vision. Eriksen is 30, he reputation established beyond doubt, he has a life threatening medical condition that could cause death every time he walks onto a football pitch. Every week I hold my breath in trepidation. He is presumably well rewarded financially by Brentford, but the likes of Tottenham, Newcastle, Liverpool, Arsenal, West Ham could probably easily splash another 2 or 3 million a year – or more. At his stage of his career, with his heart condition money is irrelevant if he collapses and dies on a football field somewhere.
   No doubt Eriksen is brave, very brave to be back playing football, but he would know he needs to be always as safe as possible with his condition. He has proven his worth, his reputation will never be tarnished, he has a young family (I think) and a very nice partner. He has a future at Brentford but would be cast away at just about every other premier league club the day he was deemed surpass to requirements. Why would anyone in his position risk all that when he can remain at Brentford (the little Denmark of Football) and play well, be protected and be happy.
   Who knows how long he can continue playing with hiss heart condition – it is not fixed, it is still there. Will he play another week, another month, another season or even 5 seasons. the odds are his career has already been truncated, but no one knows by how much.
   Let’s just all hope his final days on the football field are in the red and white stripes of Brentford for as long as he fells capable to do so.

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   Martin O'Brien on April 20, 2022 at 4:06 pm

   Christian’s world cup ambitions may be a factor. Being almost guaranteed game-time galore at Brentford, could make us a handy launch pad. After that, other clubs can offer more, in terms of sporting ambitions as well as earnings. Players’ gratitude to, or fondness for a club, rarely prevents them pursuing their own goals; where silverware generally trumps legacy. But that does not require us to buy into the arrogant dismissal of our hopes, or ignore that we do have a lot to offer. Whether it is enough; time will tell, but let us be honest, is it not brilliant to even be having this conversation.

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