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Player Watch: Pierre-Emile Højbjerg

BringBack_leGin

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#5 as a midfielder... My squad number OCD has been triggered. What a complete shame.


Dier transfer request incoming. Certainly no Skriniar on his way.
We're so bad with shirt#
*Shudders*

Makes me feel so uncomfortable when a squad number is used in the wrong position.

Hopefully a great bit of business though. Was so important to get this one done early. Credit where it’s due Levy, keep up the good work.

Have we had a better number 5 than Ricky Villa?

He is very well spoken
Most Scandinavians are. Far better at English than the English.
 

emiley heskey

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Hojberg literally gave ted talk in his first interview ...

Straight way he is telling you need 11 leaders on the pitch if you want win the game and give everything on the pitch !!! It feels like he is talking from his heart rather than pr managed interview
 

Stoof

THERE IS A PIGEON IN MY BANK ACCOUNT
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yojambo

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I said when we were first linked that i wasnt enamoured, but im giving him 100% backing now he is Spurs.
Also comes across really well as a person in those clips.
 

RichieS

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In Argentina the number 5 is always the DM.

Shirt number traditions is actually quite interesting in a very nerdy kind of way.
The original standard formation had:

11-10-9-8-7

---6--5--4---

----3---2----

------1------

1 - Goalkeeper
2 & 3 - Full backs
4, 5 & 6 - Half backs
7 & 11 - Wingers
8 & 10 - Inside forwards
9 - Centre forward

When translated into modern formations, you can make the argument for any two of the half back numbers to be the CB numbers, so 5 works for the DM. On the other hand, it's much more usual to have 4 or 6 as the DM, allowing the CB's to have consecutive numbers. But then there's a nice symmetry to the DM having 5. Argh!
 
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Strikeb4ck

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Jesus Christ. He sounds like a fucking terminator of a personality. Probably signed the contract with his cock.

Best first interview we've had by far.
 

wirE

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Welcome! Looking forward to see him in action! It’s pronounced Hoy-bjerg
 
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