Eriksen Blows His Real Madrid Audition

I have reported several times that Zinidine Zidane prefers Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba to Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Christian Eriksen.

Real Madrid president Fiorentino Perez however, prefers Eriksen over Pogba and there is a bit of a power struggle at the club as they both look to overhaul the squad, something Zidane has never had to do before.

The UEFA Champions League Final in Madrid (Atlético Madrid Wanda Metropolitano stadium) was a showcase for the talents of Christian Eriksen. 

Here he had the chance to show the world what he could do on the big occasion, more immediately, he had the chance to show doubter Zinidine Zidane what he could do and secure a move to Real Madrid. 

He did nothing, indeed according to Italian midfield legend Andrea Pirlo, he hid.

He didn't take risks, he didn't break the lines, he just played the simple pass, in other words, he abdicated responsibility to create onto someone else. He should have produced so much more.

Zidane will use Eriksen's poor performance to reinforce his view that Pogba can make the quality jump whereas Eriksen can't.

If Zizu gets his way, that would seem to leave Juventus, if and when Sarri joins them as head coach. 

How much legs that story has we will have to wait and see.