Yeah true, but people are acting like Pep loved him when in reality he was a promising young player that he used sparingly and then loaned out.
I have a feeling PEH will be a favourite for Ange, some don't like him but i think in a team that Ange wants to create he needs a DM that can also play higher up the pitch. Many people forget we have seen years of very dull and boring pragmatic football and Ange is just not that kind of manager (wow it feels good saying that)
Nailed it. It’s all about managing your squad as efficiently as possible for the now and for the future.
Not for me. Too slow and passive, and will slow down our fast paced progressive football. Not a fit for the system. Like others said he’s suited more to a team that sits back and hits on the counter because he’s good at breaking up play.
As I understand, Pep didnt want to loan him out or sell him. Hojbjerg chose to leave and to take the loan to kick start his first team career. I think I remember reading that Pep wanted him to stay as he wanted to integrate him slowly into the first team by the following year
Bang on
when he plays for Denmark he is quite advanced and during the Euros (?) he was one of their outstanding players - I don't think he is a particularly good ball winner but in a midfield which has been hamstrung by the tactics which we have used he has done ok though in common with the rest of the side he had gone by the end of the season - he has done ok overall he has his limitations and wouldn't be the first out of the door but you could understand him moving on from both our and his point of view
Why did he pass it straight out of play?
I would be very disappointed at £15m. We got £10m for Winks.View attachment 128284
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Rice is massively over rated. Difference is we've suffered watching Hojbjerg every week and the guy is the most frustrating midfielder I've seen at spurs since Freund.View attachment 128284
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Rice is well overpriced (I'd say if he wasn't English he'd go for 60-70m tops) but tbh if anything this shows the fallibility of stats.View attachment 128284
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Guess he thought he'd be offside
That and the horrendous pass
It was an awful pass lol. And PEH's reaction made me laugh!
There’s no statistic table on the planet that could ever make me believe Hojbjerg is on Rice’s level. They do similar jobs but at the highest level there are certain things that make a lot of difference. Rice has pace, agility, is very press resistant, can carry the ball at pace further than 5 yards without losing control of it and never gets absolutely breazed past far too easily like PEH does too often leaving our midfield wide open. These things make a huge huge difference at the top level and that’s why Rice is going to Arsenal who play a high tempo high class style of football and PEH is being disregarded by a coach who wants to implement a similar style. Nothing against PEH but it’s always been very very clear that he isn’t quite good enough. I wouldn’t be against keeping him around as a squad player because he is super reliable but if we could sell and get a more dynamic CM to play next to Bissouma for 40-50m I’d do it in a heartbeatView attachment 128284
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