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Christian Eriksen is a cross between Tom Brady and Cameron Smith, the man who runs the Denmark team and hits an array of passes with the finesse of a golfer. What makes him so good?

Manchester United playmaker Christian Eriksen is the man Australia must stop if the Socceroos are to get a crucial result against Denmark in the World CupMark Bosnich and Craig Foster discuss what makes Eriksen so dangerousThink NFL quarterback Tom Brady, who runs games with machine-like efficiency, and champion golfer Cameron Smith, the man with the touch around the greens the envy of players everywhere.

United spent $367 million on new players in the European summer transfer window a few months ago, shelling out enormous sums for the likes of Brazilian midfielders Antony and Casemiro, as well as Argentine defender Lisandro Martinez.United is a shadow of the team which was rampant under Sir Alex Ferguson, but a 30-year-old with a thinning hairline who didn’t cost them a cent in a transfer fee has helped slowly revolutionise the club.

An analysis of Eriksen’s two World Cup games so far shows a preference for passes towards the right side of the field , but it’s his 360-degree ability which causes problems for defences. Bosnich says Eriksen will drop deep and receive the ball from his defence if Denmark are struggling to find fluency in attack, opening up his body to spray long passes to the opposite sideline where Rasmus Kristensen and Jesper Lindstrom will drift towards.

 

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