Christian Eriksen
Actual Rating: 84
The Danish attacker certainly divides opinion among the Tottenham fan base, but it’s hard to say he isn’t a very good player. He might not be perfect, but he still shows a lot of quality when he’s on the pitch.
In particular, he’s come under criticism for his lack of fire and passion as of late. There’s some truth in that, but it’s largely overblown. Just because he doesn’t run all over the pitch with his arms in the air doesn’t mean he isn’t playing really hard.
It’s very possible he’s just a quietly passionate player. Even if he isn’t the toughest midfielder, his skill on the ball makes it very hard to keep him out of the starting XI. He is the club’s best number ten.
His skillful ability to take a devastating free kick should earn him a player rating in the 80s by itself. I think 84 is pretty close, but might be giving him just a shade too much credit.