{"id":1079533,"date":"2019-03-20T18:31:45","date_gmt":"2019-03-20T18:31:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1079533"},"modified":"2019-03-20T18:33:11","modified_gmt":"2019-03-20T18:33:11","slug":"eriksen-fears-replaced-denmark-free-kicks","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/eriksen-fears-replaced-denmark-free-kicks\/","title":{"rendered":"Spurs star Christian Eriksen fears he’ll be replaced as Denmark’s free-kick taker"},"content":{"rendered":"

Christian Eriksen has admitted he is worried about losing the free-kick taking duties for Denmark to Copenhagen forward Robert Skov.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Skov has scored eight free-kicks in the Danish Superliga this season while Eriksen is yet to score from a dead ball in any competition for Tottenham.<\/p>\n

Is Eriksen’s free-kick technique on the decline? Five key things to know…<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  1. Eriksen is renowned for his set-piece ability but the Spurs playmaker hasn’t scored from a direct kick all season.<\/li>\n
  2. His last free-kick goal came against Juventus in the Champions League round-of-16 last season, a clever low effort which beat Gianluigi Buffon.<\/li>\n
  3. Remarkably, he hasn’t scored a free-kick in the Premier League since netting two in one game in a 2-2 draw with Swansea City in October 2015.<\/li>\n
  4. The 27-year-old has also been criticised for often failing to beat the first man from corners over the past couple of campaigns.<\/li>\n
  5. That said, he has provided nine assists across all competitions this term.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    With Skov set to miss matches against Kosovo and Switzerland in the coming days due to a knee injury, Eriksen has nothing to worry about immediately.<\/p>\n

    But the 27-year-old admits Skov could take over Denmark free-kick duties if he continues in his current vein.<\/p>\n

    “I have great respect for Robert, who has scored so many free-kick goals in the [Danish] league, it’s really nice,” Eriksen told Bold<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    “I don’t know [if Skov will take over free-kick duties]. Robert is going to join us soon, and then we have to see.<\/p>\n

    “For Copenhagen he does not waste many at the moment, and that is exceptional, so it may well be that I get in danger as a free-kick shooter \u2013 if he continues, then I am in danger at least.”<\/p>\n

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    How good is Skov at free-kicks?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

    Thirteen of Skov’s 23 goals for Copenhagen this season have been scored from outside the box, and eight of them have been free-kicks.<\/p>\n

    His technique is similar to that of Gareth Bale, producing left-footed, powerful, dipping efforts that often move in the air and deceive the goalkeeper.<\/p>\n

    Eriksen is more of a traditional free-kick taker, curling the ball over the wall with his stronger right foot.<\/p>\n

    And the Tottenham star believes Skov’s left-footedness may give him an advantage.<\/p>\n

    He added: “Of course it is an advantage that Robert kicks his left foot, but it depends a lot on how the free-kick is taken.”<\/p>\n

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    Christian Eriksen has admitted he is worried about losing the free-kick taking duties for Denmark to Copenhagen forward Robert Skov. Skov has scored eight free-kicks in the Danish Superliga this season while Eriksen is yet to score from a dead ball in any competition for Tottenham. Is Eriksen’s free-kick technique on the decline? 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