{"id":1102295,"date":"2019-08-19T10:36:33","date_gmt":"2019-08-19T09:36:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1102295"},"modified":"2019-08-19T12:08:25","modified_gmt":"2019-08-19T11:08:25","slug":"eriksen-de-bruyne-world-class-sherwood","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/eriksen-de-bruyne-world-class-sherwood\/","title":{"rendered":"Eriksen is &#8220;nowhere near&#8221; world class De Bruyne, insists Sherwood"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Tim Sherwood says Christian Eriksen is &#8220;nowhere near&#8221; the level of world class Kevin De Bruyne following the 2-2 draw between Manchester City and Tottenham.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>De Bruyne, who captained the Premier League champions in David Silva&#8217;s absence, shone as he produced two stunning assists to put City in front on two occasions.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/audioboom.com\/posts\/7343141-chelsea-can-get-excited-about-n-golo-kante-s-messi-impression<\/p>\n<p>However, they were pegged back as Spurs left the Etihad with a point that never looked like coming, but Eriksen \u2013 heavily linked with a move away from the north London club \u2013 failed to complete the full 90 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Having made a 27-minute cameo in the Lilywhites&#8217; opening weekend 3-1 win over Aston Villa, the Danish playmaker started in Manchester, but was outshone by De Bruyne who endured an injury plagued campaign last season.<\/p>\n<p>The contrast in performance between Eriksen and De Bruyne was enough for ex-Spurs boss Sherwood to make an unequivocal declaration and although he previously coached the former Ajax midfielder, it&#8217;s clear for him only one of the pair can be deemed world class.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Can Raheem Sterling be Top Goalscorer? w\/Jamie Jackson and Sam Lee\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/g8-k6cnP3wA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to <a href=\"http:\/\/sqwk.at\/Squawka-Sub\" rel=\"noopener\">Squawka&#8217;s Youtube channel here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We talked about Eriksen before the game and how important he is to Tottenham, and we think he&#8217;s a world class player, if you&#8217;re talking of world class, he&#8217;s nowhere near the level of this kid,&#8221; he told <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OptusSport\/status\/1162884564944998400\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Optus Sport<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This kid Kevin De Bruyne is top, he could play anywhere in the world, he is the most valuable player at this moment in time for Manchester City.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He pops up everywhere. He&#8217;s so important to this side, they won the league last season without him for a large portion, that is a huge plus. He keeps himself fit, I don&#8217;t see anyone stopping him, he is unbelievable.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Battle of the playmakers: Five key things to know\u2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Eriksen joined Spurs from Ajax in 2013 and two years later Man City signed De Bruyne from Wolfsburg.<\/li>\n<li>Both have since been among the finest creators in the Premier League.<\/li>\n<li>Eriksen has created 60 goals across 208 top-flight matches.<\/li>\n<li>De Bruyne, meanwhile, has bagged 49 assists in 123 games.<\/li>\n<li>However, so far this season De Bruyne leads 3-0.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><script>(function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(d.getElementById(id))return;js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src='https:\/\/embed.playbuzz.com\/sdk.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}(document,'script','playbuzz-sdk'));<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"playbuzz\" data-id=\"9fed2a1e-e3a3-46d7-b0c4-f7c53b7cee74\" data-show-info=\"false\" data-show-share=\"false\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tim Sherwood says Christian Eriksen is &#8220;nowhere near&#8221; the level of world class Kevin De Bruyne following the 2-2 draw between Manchester City and Tottenham. 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