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https://www.footballfancast.com/tot...stats-jose-mourinho-signing-pl-gossip-rumours
Spurs midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg had a stinker vs Newcastle
by Lewis Blain lewisblainsport share
2 minute read 27/9/2020 | 07:10pm
In a game embroiled in controversy, one Tottenham Hotspur player may have let his team down irrespective of the circumstances that ensued on the pitch.
Jose Mourinho’s side looked to be heading towards all three points against Newcastle United, courtesy of Lucas Moura’s 25th-minute goal but in the final minute of the match, the new handball regulations threw the game on its head.
Eric Dier was adjudged to have handled it inside the area with seconds remaining on the clock despite not even looking in the direction of the ball and after a lengthy VAR review which resulted in Peter Bankes taking a look at the monitor and awarding a penalty.
Callum Wilson stepped up to convert it to salvage a point for the visiting Magpies.
Aside from all that questionable decision, Spurs should maybe take a look at themselves having notched 23 shots in total with just one goal to show for it.
Mourinho ought to look at his summer signing Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, who put in another questionable display at the base of midfield.
Per SofaScore, the Danish powerhouse lost possession 16 times, won just 22% of his duels, was dribbled past one and failed to record a single successful dribble. He also committed four fouls, including the one that led to the penalty call.
Against Everton on the opening day, Hojbjerg was quite poor too managing a rating of just 6.45 on WhoScored.
Considering the 25-year-old cost £15m from Southampton, a team he captained, as well as wages thought to be around £100k-per-week, he should be doing ten times better.
View No.2 :
https://www.football.london/tottenh...ayers-brilliant-performance-shouldnt-19007556
The Tottenham player's brilliant performance that shouldn't be overshadowed by VAR handball mess
The Danish midfielder was in top form in the middle of the pitch for Tottenham Hotspur in the draw against Newcastle United
By
Alasdair GoldTottenham Hotspur correspondent
Amid all the controversy and drama of the final minutes of Tottenham Hotspur's 1-1 draw with Newcastle United, the performance of Pierre-Emile Hojberg should not be overlooked.
The 25-year-old has been warming up gradually to life at his new club and he was rested for the midweek trip to Shkendija after reportedly picking up a little knock during the victory at his former club Southampton.
The fresh Dane showed against Newcastle exactly why Spurs pursued his signature for a couple of transfer windows, following up on interest in him years ago before he first came to the Premier League from Bayern Munich.
Hojbjerg, who recorded the most ball recoveries in the Premier League last season, dominated the midfield at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
He mopped up everything that came his way in front of the back four and had the energy to constantly raid forward to press opponents in the Barcodes' half.
Everything went through Hojbjerg. He had 122 touches of the ball and made 109 passes, the only Spurs players to get into triple figures. Harry Winks was second with 92.
Newcastle United's right-back Javier Manquillo had their most passes with 37, with 53 touches of the ball.
Hojbjerg's partnership with Winks, which has been criticised by Tottenham fans for being too defensive, worked perfectly to dominate the midfield against Steve Bruce's side.
The duo worked in harmony to allow each to take turns in pressing further up the pitch.
While neither are the most forward thinking of players, they used the ball well whenever they got into the opposition half, setting the more creative players on their way, and Hojbjerg played a terrific, curling cross which Kane should have headed home from.
If anything those attacking players should have put the game to bed long, long before the late drama and Callum Wilson's added time penalty.
That they didn't should not reflect on Hojbjerg's performance and his own involvement in the incident that led to the handball decision against Eric Dier was equally baffling.
Joelinton appeared to throw himself at the Dane in the Tottenham half, pushing him backwards, only for the referee to award the free-kick to Newcastle which led to the handball.
That incident aside, Tottenham have got a voice in the centre of the park and their long-needed midfield general.
Victor Wanyama and Dier's first seasons respectively in the defensive midfield role were the last time Tottenham had a dominating defensive presence in the middle.
Hojbjerg has the potential to become that player with further moulding by Jose Mourinho but with a big voice on the pitch and in the dressing room.
In the empty stadiums you can hear him constantly talking his team-mates through the games, instructing and praising.
At one point in the second half, Ben Davies dealt with a defensive situation well and Hojbjerg bellowed across the pitch 'Bravo Ben' and applauded.
Being a vocal leader on the pitch is only important if you can back it up with your own performance.
The Denmark international did just that on Sunday afternoon and it's no coincidence that his best performance of the season so far coincided with Tottenham's.
Unfortunately at the final whistle neither of them ended up with the result their display deserved.
So what is it, a defensive goliath in the making or alot of noise, but no substance?!!?
View no.1 :
https://www.footballfancast.com/tot...stats-jose-mourinho-signing-pl-gossip-rumours
Spurs midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg had a stinker vs Newcastle
by Lewis Blain lewisblainsport share
2 minute read 27/9/2020 | 07:10pm
In a game embroiled in controversy, one Tottenham Hotspur player may have let his team down irrespective of the circumstances that ensued on the pitch.
Jose Mourinho’s side looked to be heading towards all three points against Newcastle United, courtesy of Lucas Moura’s 25th-minute goal but in the final minute of the match, the new handball regulations threw the game on its head.
Eric Dier was adjudged to have handled it inside the area with seconds remaining on the clock despite not even looking in the direction of the ball and after a lengthy VAR review which resulted in Peter Bankes taking a look at the monitor and awarding a penalty.
Callum Wilson stepped up to convert it to salvage a point for the visiting Magpies.
Aside from all that questionable decision, Spurs should maybe take a look at themselves having notched 23 shots in total with just one goal to show for it.
Mourinho ought to look at his summer signing Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, who put in another questionable display at the base of midfield.
Per SofaScore, the Danish powerhouse lost possession 16 times, won just 22% of his duels, was dribbled past one and failed to record a single successful dribble. He also committed four fouls, including the one that led to the penalty call.
Against Everton on the opening day, Hojbjerg was quite poor too managing a rating of just 6.45 on WhoScored.
Considering the 25-year-old cost £15m from Southampton, a team he captained, as well as wages thought to be around £100k-per-week, he should be doing ten times better.
View No.2 :
https://www.football.london/tottenh...ayers-brilliant-performance-shouldnt-19007556
The Tottenham player's brilliant performance that shouldn't be overshadowed by VAR handball mess
The Danish midfielder was in top form in the middle of the pitch for Tottenham Hotspur in the draw against Newcastle United
By
Alasdair GoldTottenham Hotspur correspondent
- 19:55, 27 SEP 2020
- Updated00:23, 28 SEP 2020
Amid all the controversy and drama of the final minutes of Tottenham Hotspur's 1-1 draw with Newcastle United, the performance of Pierre-Emile Hojberg should not be overlooked.
The 25-year-old has been warming up gradually to life at his new club and he was rested for the midweek trip to Shkendija after reportedly picking up a little knock during the victory at his former club Southampton.
The fresh Dane showed against Newcastle exactly why Spurs pursued his signature for a couple of transfer windows, following up on interest in him years ago before he first came to the Premier League from Bayern Munich.
Hojbjerg, who recorded the most ball recoveries in the Premier League last season, dominated the midfield at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
He mopped up everything that came his way in front of the back four and had the energy to constantly raid forward to press opponents in the Barcodes' half.
Everything went through Hojbjerg. He had 122 touches of the ball and made 109 passes, the only Spurs players to get into triple figures. Harry Winks was second with 92.
Newcastle United's right-back Javier Manquillo had their most passes with 37, with 53 touches of the ball.
Hojbjerg's partnership with Winks, which has been criticised by Tottenham fans for being too defensive, worked perfectly to dominate the midfield against Steve Bruce's side.
The duo worked in harmony to allow each to take turns in pressing further up the pitch.
While neither are the most forward thinking of players, they used the ball well whenever they got into the opposition half, setting the more creative players on their way, and Hojbjerg played a terrific, curling cross which Kane should have headed home from.
If anything those attacking players should have put the game to bed long, long before the late drama and Callum Wilson's added time penalty.
That they didn't should not reflect on Hojbjerg's performance and his own involvement in the incident that led to the handball decision against Eric Dier was equally baffling.
Joelinton appeared to throw himself at the Dane in the Tottenham half, pushing him backwards, only for the referee to award the free-kick to Newcastle which led to the handball.
That incident aside, Tottenham have got a voice in the centre of the park and their long-needed midfield general.
Victor Wanyama and Dier's first seasons respectively in the defensive midfield role were the last time Tottenham had a dominating defensive presence in the middle.
Hojbjerg has the potential to become that player with further moulding by Jose Mourinho but with a big voice on the pitch and in the dressing room.
In the empty stadiums you can hear him constantly talking his team-mates through the games, instructing and praising.
At one point in the second half, Ben Davies dealt with a defensive situation well and Hojbjerg bellowed across the pitch 'Bravo Ben' and applauded.
Being a vocal leader on the pitch is only important if you can back it up with your own performance.
The Denmark international did just that on Sunday afternoon and it's no coincidence that his best performance of the season so far coincided with Tottenham's.
Unfortunately at the final whistle neither of them ended up with the result their display deserved.
So what is it, a defensive goliath in the making or alot of noise, but no substance?!!?