Tottenham star Christian Eriksen has claimed that his body needed a rest after a busy summer with the national side, and injuries while playing for Spurs.

The Dane is coming back from an injury which limited his playing time for Tottenham. Eriksen was a substitute in the games against West Ham, Manchester City and Wolverhampton Wanderers, and wasn’t used in our 1-0 win over Crystal Palace.

The attacker is with the national side for the clashes against Wales and the Republic of Ireland, and was quoted by Sky Sports saying:

“I feel very good, very fresh. I haven’t played that many games so I think for my body it’s been good with a bit of a build-up going into every game.

“My body needed it, it said take a rest. It’s never fun to be injured, it’s always boring being on the side, you want to go back to help the team and to be able to play. I’m happy to be back.”

Eriksen continued by suggesting that Mauricio Pochettino would have preferred his players to be rested during the international break. However, the Argentine understood international commitments as he too represented the national side.

The Dane is one of the most important players in this Tottenham side, and we have missed him in certain games.

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Hopefully, Eriksen comes back fit and ready after this international break as our schedule is packed due to the festive period.