Risby wrote:I can't but help think we have missed a trick with Erikson.
The kid has been available all summer.. Every club and there dog knew they could get him for peanuts yet all the big guns passed on him... why? Weak and slow... allegedly.
Reading up him, most scouts have advised clubs that physically he is weak and has very little pace so his chances of success in more physical leagues than Holland is low.
He is a good player ball to feet but certainly is a risk. Dortmund, Arsenal... even Liverpool, to name but a few, passed up on him which suggests that something isn't right with him.
Certainly represents a gamble from Spurs, if he proves the doubters wrong they will spin a profit.. if he flops he could be one of those that walks for nothing.
More importantly, should he go to spurs what happens to Holtby? He is a fantastic player... bringing in Erikson suggests his days are numbered which is very surprising. All very odd from Spurs really.