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da betway： Tottenham Hotspur Head Coach Jose Mourinho was asked during his Olympiacos pre-match press conference whether he had spoken to Christian Eriksen after he had previously said he needed to find out from the Dane where his head was at, and 13 words he said gave a pretty telling insight into what the future might hold.
What did he say?
Asked about the 27-year-old, whose contract expires at the end of the season and only made the substitutes’ bench for the Portuguese’s first match in charge, the former Chelsea and Manchester United manager said, via Football London:
“These important decisions obviously they have an influence on my decisions as a head coach, but the important thing is that Christian staying or leaving, he’s that type of guy who easily I could understand. Proper guy, loves the club, loves his colleagues, amazing colleague in the dressing room. So it doesn’t matter what, he’s one of us until the last day.”
Those final 13 words in particular are interesting.
Why’s that?
Well, having ultimately praised the Denmark international’s professionalism, that final sentence more than brought some doubt on the playmaker potentially remaining in north London beyond the end of the current campaign.
Basically saying it doesn’t matter what happens, he will be one of us until the last day more than indicates that that last day may be quickly approaching.
It would be a shame for things to end on a sour note given what a key play?r Eriksen has been for Tottenham over the last few years – 68 goals and 87 assists in 292 total appearances for Spurs is testament to that – but that appears to be exactly what is happening with fans taking any opportunity to jump on his back.
Furthermore, if he has no intention of committing his future to them then why would Mourinho want to pick him in the starting XI regularly?
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His omission from the line-up against West Ham perhaps told us all we need to know, and further non-involvement against Olympiacos tonight would only reinforce it.
In other news, still no Lo Celso or Sessegnon in our predicted Spurs XI tonight as Mourinho makes 3 changes…