Beijing time last night (17th), Inter Milan officially announced the completion of the termination of the contract with midfielder Eriksen. At this summer's European Championship, Erikson suddenly had a cardiac arrest, turned critical after emergency treatment, and has been in a state of recuperation ever since. Eriksen had a cardiac defibrillator implanted in his body during his treatment, but according to Italian regulations, players with defibrillators in their bodies could not participate in the game. In the end, Erikson also unsurprisingly bid farewell to Inter.
This is not the most complete farewell, but it is the most special one.
"The elegance of the city of Milan is in keeping with your demeanor." In January 2020, Eriksen came to Milan to take promotional photos at the Teatro alla Scala, and Blue and Black said on social media that Inter Milan paid an economic price of 27 million euros to get the Danish star whose contract was still six months to expire.
However, from the La Scala Opera to the "Football Scala", Eriksen did not quickly start "technical poverty alleviation" in the Apennines like many stars who joined Serie A from the Premier League. Eriksen shines for the first time in the Europa League knockout against underdoglets Ludogorets, but his subsequent performances on the team were less than satisfactory. The Dane has excellent running ability, but confrontation has not always been his strong point, conte would rather use Gallardini, Besino and Borja Valero in midfield than let the Danes, who joined the team at the end of the winter window, practice in the competition and gradually integrate into the team.
Coming to the new season, Conte initially tried to put Eriksen in a more suitable forward position for him, hoping to activate the maximum potential of the former Tottenham star, but the team's performance suffered a shock in the opening stages. In the middle of the first half of the league, Conte found his own defensive counterattack and put his team back on track, but the space that belonged to Eriksen was getting smaller and smaller. The Dane was once expelled from the squad for technical reasons and did not get a minute of playing time in four consecutive league games.
Erikson's blue-and-black journey almost ended prematurely in the cold winter of 2020. The Dane's agent once sued Inter milan clubs against the Italian Olympic Committee, suing the Nerazzurri for not paying their transfer intermediary fees in full, and Inter, who was once disheartened by Eriksen, also tried to shoot players in the last winter window. The biggest problem is that if Eriksen leaves the team in a hurry after less than a year, the tax benefits he enjoys under the Italian Talent Act also need to be paid back to the Italian tax authorities, which stipulates that the relevant talents need to reside in Italy for at least two years.
In the end, Inter Milan failed to throw off the "baggage", perhaps Eriksen's high annual salary of 7.5 million euros after tax, which made the major giants powerless in the new crown winter. Eriksen stayed in Pinetina and made a turnaround in the Italian Cup derby on 26 January: yes, Ibrahimovic and Lukaku, the Swede was sent off for a red card in the second half, inter milan had the upper hand, but they were always struggling with the city's sworn opponents. Eriksen played in the 88th minute, and in most of the games so far in the season, he has not been able to survive until this time, and this campaign is no exception.
In the 7th minute of injury time, Met had no choice but to foul after a mistake in the front of the penalty area, Eriksen stood in front of the ball, helped run, and then kicked a curved ball, Trushanu in front of the goal did not react, and the blue and black crowds will begin to revel on the field. At that time, AC Milan was still in momentum, and the victory of blue and black in the Coppa Italia played a subtle role in the psychological balance of the two sides of Milan.
A few days later, Conte made the first mistake in Inter's 4–0 win over Benevento, rotating Brozovic to give Eriksen a starter in depth in midfield, flanked by Barrera and Gallardini. Facing the underpowered opponents under the rule of Big Inzaghi, Eriksen calmly dealt cards in the Middle Army, and played in Serie A for the first time. It wasn't the best position for Eriksen, but after two consecutive games, the Dane gained confidence for the first time at the Apennines.
In the following half a season, Inter Milan, who played on one front, gradually developed their best form in the rhythm of a weekly match. Eriksen continued to play as a key player in the team's two big wins against Lazio and Milan, performing well, and has never relinquished his starting vest since. After a year in Serie A, the core of the former Champions League runner-up gradually found the right balance between the rhythm of the game and the attack and defense, and he became the starting left midfielder of Conte's team, making up for the last short board of the blue and black barrel.
In the 31st round of the league, Inter Milan rushed to the Stadio São Paulo to draw 1-1 with Gattuso's Napoli, and although it ended the winning streak, it was completely withdrawn at home to the opponent with the most momentum in the second half, which meant that Conte's team crossed the last hurdle of the crowned tricolor shield. Eriksen's left-footed shot from outside the box in the second half equalised – during tottenham's time, this was his "Eriksen zone".
Goals began to follow. Eriksen ended the 2020-21 season with a three-goal record, breaking the barrier for the team away from home in Crotone, avoiding the team's lack of points throughout the game, and then hanging the free kick in the championship celebration battle against Udinese at home, allowing the blue and black to play five stars. After the match, Eriksen stood on the famous spiral tower of Meazza in the bright sunshine of the city of Milan, showing off his golden Serie A championship medal and partying with tens of thousands of blue and black fans on the outside of the stadium. At this point, it has been a full 8 years since he last won the league trophy at the club.
To be fair, Erikson won the tricolor shield with blue and black as the main force, but if it is really rewarded, he is by no means the most eye-catching among the many protagonists of "Crazy Inter". Even so, Eriksen's awakening in the second half of the season still makes the blue and black fans feel particularly happy: from anticipation to disappointment, Eriksen's road ahead in Serie A has become narrower and narrower, but in the end, this dramatic process has also immersed fans in it. In addition, Inter fans also hope that Eriksen can rise to the next level in this championship division and become the true soul of the team: when he came to Meazza as the core of the Champions League and Asian army, he carried the great expectations of the new generation of top stars in Serie A.
Eriksen and Kyle's outstanding performances in the previous season have made the Danish national team the second home team of many Milan city fans during the European Cup, and Yurman's team eventually reached the final four, but more important and magnificent victories have nothing to do with the score and the number of seats. Shankly's famous quote was falsified in Copenhagen half a year ago. Kyle saved his on-field teammates and made friends privately, and after that incident, the distance between milan and the duo seemed to be pulled in a little: the red and black iron guards were reimbursed for the previous season of serious injuries, Inter Milan sent blessings on social media, eriksen and blue and black left the team, and AC Milan also officially issued a tribute to the "great opponent".
Erikson, who has a defibrillator, has begun to train with his old club, Odense, on the edge of his hometown. Due to the regulations of the Italian medical authorities, he was doomed to not be able to continue his game in the Apennines, but could still continue his football career in Denmark or the Netherlands. The 29-year-old Erikson is about to bid farewell to the mainstream, and the number of his national conquests may be fixed at 109 games — although this number is already worthy of everyone's hat-off. Eriksen is too low-key and humble, forgetting that the Dane, who has scored 150 goals so far in his career, is actually one of the 10 most goalscoring midfielders in international football in the 21st century.
"Inter and Christian parted ways today, but the unbreakable emotional bond will remain. Good moments, goals, victories and hugs after winning the title: everything has been engraved in the history of blue and black. Inter sent an emotional farewell letter to Eriksen, bringing the memories of many fans back to that somewhat dizzyIng May afternoon. That could have been the starting point of a long saga, but in the end it became a carnival on the eve of farewell. All possibilities of Erikson's blue-and-black career disappeared on the night of Copenhagen Park. However, Compared to Casillas and Aguero, Eriksen may still be lucky. At the very least, he can continue to stay on the green field, and he still has enough time and will to fight.
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