{"id":569089,"date":"2020-10-10T15:43:47","date_gmt":"2020-10-10T19:43:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=569089"},"modified":"2020-10-10T15:43:47","modified_gmt":"2020-10-10T19:43:47","slug":"christian-eriksen-unhappy-at-inter-milan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/10\/10\/christian-eriksen-unhappy-at-inter-milan\/","title":{"rendered":"Christian Eriksen Unhappy at Inter Milan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/980522ec\/Christian-Eriksen?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Christian Eriksen<\/a> is growing increasingly frustrated at the amount of time he is spending on the substitutes&#8217; bench at Inter Milan.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/sport\/football\/european\/serie-a-news-christian-eriksen-inter-milan-tottenham-antonio-conte-b912377.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Independent are reporting<\/a> that the former <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/clubs\/tottenham\/\" target=\"_self\">Tottenham Hotspur<\/a> midfielder feels he should be starting more games for <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/6d3e0d09\/Antonio-Conte?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Antonio Conte<\/a>&#8216;s side.<\/p>\n<h2>Christian Eriksen Frustrated at Inter Milan<\/h2>\n<h3>Denmark International Does Not Have Regular Starter Status in Italy<\/h3>\n<p>In his seven-and-a-half years in North London, 28-year-old Eriksen became accustomed to being one of the first names on the Tottenham team sheet.<\/p>\n<p>However, following his January switch to Inter Milan, he has found minutes much harder to come by. Eriksen <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/christian-eriksen\/leistungsdatendetails\/spieler\/69633\/saison\/2019\/verein\/46\/liga\/0\/wettbewerb\/\/pos\/0\/trainer_id\/0\/plus\/1\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">did make 26 appearances<\/a> for the Italian club in the second half of the 2019\/20 season, but 15 of those came as a substitute.<\/p>\n<p>An even further indicator of the player&#8217;s frustrations in Italy is that of the eight league games he did start, Erikson was brought off in six. With time on the pitch coming at such a premium for the playmaker, it is clear that he is struggling to win over former Chelsea manager Conte.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, Eriksen has only completed a full 90-minute match on three occasions since moving to the San Siro. 2 of these have come in the Europa League.<\/p>\n<h3>Eriksen Must Fight For Inter Future<\/h3>\n<p>Eriksen&#8217;s struggles since his exit from the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/category\/premier-league\/\" target=\"_self\">Premier League<\/a> are nothing new to the English press. Last month, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-8686319\/Christian-Eriksens-Inter-Milan-nightmare-getting-worse-sale.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Daily Mail claimed<\/a> that Conte was willing to sell the Dane only eight months after bringing him to the club. Eriksen reportedly has no place in the 3-5-2 formation preferred by his manager.<\/p>\n<p>Having been such an important player at his previous club, Eriksen accepts that he currently finds himself marooned in an unfortunate &#8220;new situation&#8221; in<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/category\/serie-a\/\" target=\"_self\"> Serie A<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While taking part in a press conference on international duty with Denmark on Friday, the player voiced his frustrations to the watching media.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t want to sit [on] the bench for the whole season. I hope this isn&#8217;t the coach&#8217;s or the club&#8217;s intention. It is going to be a busy season, [with] a lot of games in [the] programme. I expect to play,&#8221; stated Eriksen in quotes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/football\/news\/christian-eriksen-tottenham-inter-milan-22820237\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">carried by the Mirror<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s never nice to sit [on] the bench and one tends to be less patient as his experience grows,&#8221; added the man who has 98 caps and 32 goals for his country.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"CQEz6fz3R6lnyj2LdxaD6Q\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1199725976\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'CQEz6fz3R6lnyj2LdxaD6Q',sig:'XfuuD-0MuUFwFehaTGF3Ajmqzidcouhr4hTnh_rILao=',w:'594px',h:'412px',items:'1199725976',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christian Eriksen is growing increasingly frustrated at the amount of time he is spending on the substitutes&#8217; bench at Inter Milan. The Independent are reporting that the former Tottenham Hotspur midfielder feels he should be starting more games for Antonio Conte&#8216;s side. 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