Player Watch: Pierre-Emile Højbjerg

[worcestersauce]

After all the good work we've done this window we ain't going to get rid of PEH, this is a nothing story.

 

[matty74]

He’s a leader and it’s pretty clear he loves Tottenham.

he wears his heart on his sleeve what he lacks in technique he makes up for in desire and fight . Every good club needs a player like this .

he does his job lifts the team and is capable of playing some decent passes and cropping up with the odd important goal . Like last week.

he’s a conte player no way he will want him gone

 

[Shep]

After all the good work we've done this window we ain't going to get rid of PEH, this is a nothing story.

It’s seriously unlikely to start with, plus we’d only do it if we could replace him with a player that had the ability and, more importantly, the personal characteristics to replace him. A Brozovic, as a throwaway example, clearly not likely to happen especially at this late stage.

So it would need to be crazy money and they’re not likely to throw that at us for him, with the greatest of respect.

A nothing story indeed

 

[MichaelPawson]

Hojbjerg’s contributions are wildly undervalued by a lot of Spurs supporters. I think he deserves a lot of credit for playing so many minutes for us over the last few years- I’ve noticed a lot of his drops in form coincide with him playing too much over a short amount of time, so maybe you could attribute some of those rough patches to burnout. He’s no Pirlo but he’s a better passer than most people give him credit for, and he seems like a good guy to have around the dressing room.

That being said- my main reason for not wanting him to leave is because it’s late in the window and I’m worried that we wouldn’t be able to get a replacement in in time. We’re short on creativity and goal scoring in our midfield right now- maybe there’s a scenario where we replace PEH with a Maddison-type midfielder who can play multiple positions and would improve the overall balance of skills in our midfield. But that’s not a gamble I want to take in mid-August.

 

[VegasII]

I think I may have dozed off, must be my age. I had this nightmare where we sold Hojbjerg but kept Winks. Must lay off the cheese.

Harry ruined your forty winks.

 

[jazz15c]

He shouldn’t be starting XI when Bissouma is up to speed and behind Skipp when he’s fit too. But 100% keep around for 4th choice, he’ll get plenty of minutes.

 

[Rosco1984]

As much as I like him(and I do really like him) he is limited compared to our other CM options. It would have to be well above market value though, because of what he brings on top of his football ability.

Agreed, I always feel if he was half a yard quicker and more agile he would be a great but he will always struggle in a two man midfield to cover as much ground as someone like Bissouma and Bentancur can not in terms of distance covered but the ability to make the short sprints quicker than an opponent. Quality player but can definitely be upgraded.

 

[Rosco1984]

He reminds me of Carrick, in that the fans would moan about what they don't bring to the team, but when they are not playing you notice the difference and want them back in. A lot of what he does and what Carrick did, is not noticed by the average fan, but as a former goalkeeper it is players like these I use to love being in my team as I could see the work they did off the ball to cut down the channels and stop attacking threats before they became obvious.

just going to say I think Liverpool at home was probably the only game he missed last year and one of the only times before bentancur arrived that I saw our midfiled genuinely play well.

 

[NickHSpurs]

The problem with selling him and then replacing him is anyone coming in is going to know they’ve got a lot of competition in front of them for CM so it’s very unlikely his replacement would be at the same level.

 

[kendoddsdadsdogsdead]

People keep saying he's not that good, yet he has been a few times delivering for us scoring crucial goals. Bentancur couldn't do that and yet people wanna him to play more than Hojbjerg. Skipp couldn't do that because he has been injured for so long and yet people wanna him to play more than Hojbjerg when fit. Bissouma still assimilating into the team and yet people wanna him to play more than Hojbjerg right from the season get go.

Lloris, Dier, Hojbjerg and Kane will always be the first 4 in my team sheet whenever they are capable of starting for league game and crucial CL ties, no matter how this is disagreed by some. One leader in each line of the field. I really couldn't ask for more than what we have currently.

Dier and Hojbjerg may not be the best, yes I agree, but to replace them is not a flick of a finger with someone deemed better and it's done. Their leadership, voice in the dressing room and fucking commitment on the field are traits not so easily replaced just by that someone deemed better.

Becareful what you wished for..

Bentancur can play on the half turn tight up against people. The hardest thing to do as a midfielder. Hojbjerg can play some decent vertical passes when he’s got some time and facing forward but he needs other people to put him in that position he can’t make his own space. Bentancur is more mobile as well. Personally I don’t really care about the odd goal in it. Hojbjerg benefits from the work of Bentancur far more than the other way around imo.

Off the ball I’ve seen hojbjerg dawdling back after someone’s got the other side of him plenty of times that certain other players would of got plenty of shit for so I don’t know where this working his bollocks off has come from that I’ve seen some people say. Maybe it’s his persona and that goes for leadership etc. we have no idea what goes on in the dressing room/training. Waiving arms around on the pitch is not much to go on.

He’s okay, but underrated? No he’s overrated by a lot of Spurs fans it seems [/QUOTE]

 

[PhC]

I see your point, he does seem to get more minutes than any of the others but that might also be because of the style of midfielder he is in terms of his all action style, defensive positioning, breaking up play, leadership etc, Bentancur isn’t as disciplined and is a little more progressive so makes sense to always keep PEH on as he will always give you that stability.

Conte might well see him as very ‘important’ I can’t argue with that but I think in terms of who our ‘best’ midfielder is, well if he gets up to speed then I think it’ll be Bissouma and I think Bentancur is a better player than PEH but because he’s a little more progressive he gets taken off more than PEH.

Tbh I really like PEH, he has so many positives but when I look at Bentancur and Bissouma they make it look a lot easier than PEH and to me that is a sign of a better player.

So you mean ‘better on the ball’ - not all round? That’s kind of a narrow definition

 

[PhC]

Bentancur can play on the half turn tight up against people. The hardest thing to do as a midfielder. Hojbjerg can play some decent vertical passes when he’s got some time and facing forward but he needs other people to put him in that position he can’t make his own space. Bentancur is more mobile as well. Personally I don’t really care about the odd goal in it. Hojbjerg benefits from the work of Bentancur far more than the other way around imo.

Off the ball I’ve seen hojbjerg dawdling back after someone’s got the other side of him plenty of times that certain other players would of got plenty of shit for so I don’t know where this working his bollocks off has come from that I’ve seen some people say. Maybe it’s his persona and that goes for leadership etc. we have no idea what goes on in the dressing room/training. Waiving arms around on the pitch is not much to go on.

He’s okay, but underrated? No he’s overrated by a lot of Spurs fans it seems

[/QUOTE]
Wow, this is just ignorant - you can find many of the answers yourself if you can be arsed

 

[Leoparden]

I can fully understand why Real Madrid want Høybjerg to replace Casemiro. He is that good.

 

[rabbikeane]

Could see Højbjerg pushing the transfer if Real interest is real. Would definitely not be something Conte support, but player might make this an issue. Their pull as a club is insane for anyone.

 

[mmidgers]

Wow, this is just ignorant - you can find many of the answers yourself if you can be arsed
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[TPdYID]

Could Hojbjerg be the new (not so) Galactico equivalent to Gravesen?

 

[curlacious]

He's the new Thomas Gravesen

 

[curlacious]

Could Hojbjerg be the new (not so) Galactico equivalent to Gravesen?

SNAP

 

[Leoparden]

He's the new Thomas Gravesen

Yes, if you disregard facts, skills, personality and in-game stats. And focus on nationality, he is.

 

[curlacious]

Yes, if you disregard facts, skills, personality and in-game stats. And focus on nationality, he is.

I disregard anything that doesn't support my argument. That's how we do things around here.