Pierre-Emile Højbjerg

[spursmalc]

There are several reasons why players prefer a club against another. Likelyhood of winning a trophy, money, likelyhood of playing ( strikers do not come to us because of Kane) location, London is attractive.
Any Decent DM should know that there is a good chance of getting plenty of playing time at Spurs and being in London could convince them it us a better bet than a bigger club if they have an established DM.

 

[AcrossThePond]

There are several reasons why players prefer a club against another. Likelyhood of winning a trophy, money, likelyhood of playing ( strikers do not come to us because of Kane) location, London is attractive.
Any Decent DM should know that there is a good chance of getting plenty of playing time at Spurs and being in London could convince them it us a better bet than a bigger club if they have an established DM.

I'd argue that you forgot about relationships. Both with current players and coaching staff.

Perhaps not as important for some, but for others it could be the deciding factor.

 

[skywalker68]

There are several reasons why players prefer a club against another. Likelyhood of winning a trophy, money, likelyhood of playing ( strikers do not come to us because of Kane) location, London is attractive.
Any Decent DM should know that there is a good chance of getting plenty of playing time at Spurs and being in London could convince them it us a better bet than a bigger club if they have an established DM.

The London life is a big pull in all of this, it's why we would have the edge of clubs such as Everton or Newcastle although in the case of the latter not for much longer.
Whatever the reason it certainly isn't that they are coming to win anything.

 

[John Thomas]

So what if the big boys don’t want him?
If the big boys didn’t want Sonny, would you then say we play second fiddle and therefore have to accept an inferior player?
I don’t get the need to have the “big boys” show interest in a player we like to confirm that the player is, in fact, good.

. Although we are one of the big boys ourselves, aint we?
At least financially we are.
One of the biggest in Europe.

Isn't it about time we started shopping for the same quality as our rivals. Maybe that's the key to going one step further and actually winning stuff?

Lets not kid ourselves here.
In every other way we act and look like one of the biggest boys around.

We pay the highest boardroom salaries in English football.
We charge the highest ticket prices in Planet football.
And we record the highest profit margin in European football!
But when it comes to signing players, we act like the snotty little poor kid who has to take his own sandwiches to school.

The worst thing about it is, most of our own fans have been hoodwinked into accepting players like this Hogbjerg bloke as our ceiling.

Personally, I'd rather see my club concentrate less on breaking annual profit margin records, and more on buying better football players.

I'd just find that more exciting for some reason.

 

[sammyspurs]

We need him to be good enough also though. Worthy of a team aiming for CL and trophies.

You don’t have to be very good to win the PL anymore......hence:

think Jordan Henderson rather than Pirlo

You just need to do your job well, consistently and with discipline

 

[Eli]

Be fucked, let's face it we only have a run at him because the big boys either don't need or want him.
As a club we know that we play second fiddle to others and it will stay that way.

We are at a level where we can compete with the Everton’s, Newcastle‘s of the world and probably the same level in Italy, Germany & Spain but when it comes to the top of the tree we have to make do with the scraps......

 

[ElTel]

Apparently had the audacity to name his son Theo, let's move on.

Theo Hojbjerg

 

[Fattynomates]

We have one of the best strikers in the world and a workmanlike back 4, as well as pace in the top half of the pitch. We don’t need an amazing player, just someone who can stop opposition MF crashing through to the defence again and again; if he can get it to the front 4 then even better.

I think you’re overstating the role of DM in Jose’s thinking: his job will be to tackle, protect and move the ball sideways to GLC.

I think Skipp could do this role

 

[cretinousgoat]

We need him to be good enough also though. Worthy of a team aiming for CL and trophies.

Personally I think he is good enough. I'll trust Jose's judgement on this.

 

[Tottenham Sean]

We need him to be good enough also though. Worthy of a team aiming for CL and trophies.

Agreed.But its a position where good enough and not necessarily world class will be enough imho

 

[Belgrano]

I think Skipp could do this role

Yes, and good to hear that Mou rates him. But he lacks experience and there's the rub. It's such a key position. It would be a huge ask for a 19-20 year old to be the no. 1 DM at a club with ambitions for top 4. Carrick was 23 yo in first season with us. Busquets broke through at 20, but was a generational talent. So a 6 month loan will be good for him, as long as he gets games.

 

[Park Lane Mark Twain]

You’d assume this would mean the Toffees are moving on from PEH

 

[Totti]

You’d assume this would mean the Toffees are moving on from PEH

FFS.

Why can't we just give Everton PEH and go for Allan instead!?

 

[Clynelish]

FFS.

Why can't we just give Everton PEH and go for Allan instead!?

Probably too expensive.

Let's be honest, the main reason that we are trying to sign Hojbjerg is that he has got a contract until 2021 and that we expect to get him for a relatively small fee.

 

[Totti]

Probably too expensive.

Probably right in all honesty.

£34,000,000 on a 29 year old doesn't really seem up Levy's street does it?

Fair play Everton if they get that one done though.

 

[Park Lane Mark Twain]

Probably right in all honesty.

£34,000,000 on a 29 year old doesn't really seem up Levy's street does it?

Fair play Everton if they get that one done though.

Age, price, resale value etc all of those areas point towards Höjbjerg being aligned to the smart play off the pitch would be my guess Totts

 

[hiatus]

Probably right in all honesty.

£34,000,000 on a 29 year old doesn't really seem up Levy's street does it?

Fair play Everton if they get that one done though.

Paying that much for a 29 year old doesn't make sense for alot of teams. There's a reason why Liverpool basically only signed people 26 and under.

 

[Jimmy G]

You’d assume this would mean the Toffees are moving on from PEH

Jose basically said we would be after players with a Year or less left on contract

 

[Paul Gascoigne]

When Jose has finished building his side, then we can judge.

He likes big full backs, big midfielders, big defenders, fast attackers.

He probably won't keep KWP, or sign Aaron's. But that's his way.

His team has to be with him. He failed at United because Pogba got fed up with the discipline.

If our lot ever really want to win something, may be worth giving it a go ?

 

[Park Lane Mark Twain]

When Jose has finished building his side, then we can judge.

He likes big full backs, big midfielders, big defenders, fast attackers.

He probably won't keep KWP, or sign Aaron's. But that's his way.

His team has to be with him. He failed at United because Pogba got fed up with the discipline.

If our lot ever really want to win something, may be worth giving it a go ?

So far he’s done pretty well all things considered. Form wise he’s jumped up 10 places in the league from what he took over (14th to 4th), with the same nucleus of players. This summer will be on to plug holes and get us more balanced as a collective, the summer after hopefully all of the pandemic would have passed and we can take a few more risks and chances. Overall as foundation growing goes I think he’s doing fine.