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Will the real Hojbjerg please stand up..

What's surprised me most is that he looked shattered - mentally and physically - towards the back end of last season.

We all assumed (well, most of us) that he was ideal for Jose's defensive block but maybe there is more to him than that and that Jose's system actually inhibited him?
 
What's surprised me most is that he looked shattered - mentally and physically - towards the back end of last season.

We all assumed (well, most of us) that he was ideal for Jose's defensive block but maybe there is more to him than that and that Jose's system actually inhibited him?

Nothing would surprise me, Jose's systemic defensive negativity was drummed into them before during and after games - it must have had an effect, and not a good one.