The goal being bullshit or not does not change the fact that he does not look like he is good enough. My basic thing with Eric is he looks decent everywhere except the one place a CB needs to be dominant: in the box.
Not saying ship him out immediately, I am willing to give him a couple years to see how he develops. But for now, he just lacks too much physically and is too passive and timid 1 v 1 for my liking to be someone we can rely on long term at this point in time.
He honestly looks like he should be a DM. That's the only position I see him being in at an elite club. Like you said he just isn't comfortable in the box near the goal. Looks timid and unsure of himself.