Of course. But he was compared with NDombele in that wall of text.
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Ex-Spurs Player Pierre-Emile Højbjerg
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Of course. But he was compared with NDombele in that wall of text.
Looks like a fan made image, nothing to do with him.
Can't even confirm it was him that liked it as it's just a picture, not an actual tweet. If they can mock him up in a Spurs kit, they can mock up a like at the bottom.
Hojbjerg HAS been patchy but to be fair he‘s played under 4 managers in his time with us - 3 lousy ones and 1 great one in Ralph. At his best he’s a commanding presence who will demand maximum effort from himself and those around him. He was latterly used by Ralph as a DM just in front of the back 4 and in view of his limited creative ability that must be how Jose plans to use him. Win the ball and give it to your creatives. I think he will fit in well at Spurs. He’s no flake But he’s no Busquets either.
Remember players like Milner and Henderson used to be mocked for being a bit stiff on the ball. Feel Pierre will belong with those sorts of players in some years.
We don’t need Busquets (well he would be nice) we need a positionally smart player with decent defensive and leadership attributes as our midfield currently has none, we have the skilful payers like Lo Celso and Ndombele.
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Sissoko will still play, on the right of the 3 to help out Aurier.I can’t wait for the first match lineup to be announced and it’s Winks and Sissoko and PEH, this place is going to be funny as fuck!
Sounds like a young
Totti
Dumb / Dumber
Guardian is free mate........
But here it is:
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg: ‘Bayern is the school of forming a champion’ | David Hytner
As he prepares to take on Chelsea in the FA Cup semi-final, Southampton’s Pierre-Emile Højbjerg reflects on life as a Bayern Munich wunderkind and playing for Pep Guardiola
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Pierre-Emile Højbjerg: ‘Bayern is the school of forming a champion’
As he prepares to take on Chelsea in the FA Cup semi-final, Southampton’s Pierre-Emile Højbjerg reflects on life as a Bayern Munich wunderkind and playing for Pep Guardiola
When Pep Guardiola confronted Nathan Redmond at the end of Manchester City’s 2-1 win against Southampton last November and launched into his wild-eyed preacher routine, it is fair to say it created a stir. One man inside the Etihad Stadium did not blink.
“That is the guy I got to know,” Pierre-Emile Højbjerg, the Southampton midfielder, says. “What can I say? That is Pep. I was not shocked.”
Højbjerg is looking forward to the FA Cup semi-final against Chelsea on Sunday but to understand this deep-thinking and fiercely driven 22-year-old, it is instructive to look back.
The Dane had wunderkind status when he joined Bayern Munich from Brondby as a 16‑year‑old and was four months shy of his 18th birthday when he became the youngest player to represent the German club in the Bundesliga.
The debut came in April 2013 under Jupp Heynckes against Nuremberg and a few months later Guardiola entered his life when he took over as manager. As with everything at the club, it was an education. “It’s something that sits in here for the rest of your career,” Højbjerg says, tapping his temple.
“Tactically, I made a big step under Pep. For him it was about understanding the game, about reading it. I liked the way he wanted to play football and thought about football.”
Højbjerg depicts Guardiola – who has just led City to the Premier League title – as a person with insatiable passion. It would bubble over, just as it did against Southampton when Guardiola could not understand why a talented attacker such as Redmond would not always want to attack.
“Did he ever direct it at me? Of course,” Højbjerg says. “Everyone has felt or is feeling in his team, right now, his passion. It is his way of expressing himself. He needs to keep that because it’s him.”
Guardiola’s obsession with perfection, his desire to push for more, chimed with the Bayern ethos. Højbjerg tells a story to illustrate the point – about a training drill called Kopfball, in which players must head a ball on a piece of string and time it perfectly because it will come back.
“When I came up – I was this 17-year-old boy – the second-team coach pulled a bit on the string, the ball moved higher and I missed the header,” Højbjerg says. “He was saying: ‘Come on!’ I went again and he pulled the string again. But it always made me jump. They were constantly pushing me. Bayern was the school of forming a champion.
“I was a privileged boy and I got to see things that maybe you never thought you would see – the reactions, the talks, the treatments, the way of training, of eating, of behaving. It was to be a top player 24 hours a day.
“Eighty per cent of what I experienced was about mentality – preparing, getting back in, knowing when to do what. Bayern had some of the best players in the world and there was one aim: to end the season with titles. It starts on 1 July and it goes until 20 May. It’s a mentality. It’s in the blood. You get horny for titles.”
Højbjerg has Bundesliga medals from his time at Bayern; he made 17 appearances in the competition across three title-winning seasons before loan moves to Augsburg and Schalke.
The highlight was arguably the DFB-Pokal final in May 2014, when Guardiola thrust him into the starting lineup. Bayern beat Borussia Dortmund 2-0 with extra-time goals from Arjen Robben and Thomas Müller. “I was 18,” Højbjerg says. “It was amazing but it all went so quick. I didn’t have time to be nervous.
“I was called the night before into Guardiola’s room, he showed me some clips, some tactics, and he said: ‘Tomorrow, you will play.’ It was a very intense period for me. Seven days later, I got my national team debut for Denmark. And two weeks before, I lost my father.”
Højbjerg’s father had stomach cancer. “It has haunted me, of course, ever since,” Højbjerg says. “Grief is a difficult thing. Suddenly, you feel that you stand alone – 18 years old, you are out in the big football world and you have to make decisions that define your career. When you are 18, 19, you don’t always see the big picture and the person that was always seeing the big picture was not there any more.”
Højbjerg’s strength of character is remarkable. It was hardened at Bayern but it had long been apparent. At 14 he made the decision to swap FC Copenhagen for Brondby – a move Højbjerg has likened to “changing from Everton to Liverpool – it’s really like going to the enemy”.
Copenhagen were the dominant force at that level in Danish youth football. But Højbjerg was not enjoying himself playing as a striker, so he took the plunge. “It was a crazy move for a kid to make but I think it was the idea of turning the wrong thing into the right thing,” he says. “The thing no one expected.”
One of his first games for Brondby was against Copenhagen. His new club won 1-0, with Højbjerg scoring the goal. Eighteen months later, with Højbjerg having helped to establish Brondby as the pre-eminent youth team in Denmark, he faced Copenhagen once more.
“We won 5-2,” Højbjerg says. “At half-time it was 3-1 and I’d scored two. Michael Tarnat, the Bayern academy chief, was watching and during half-time he went over to my father and my agent and said: ‘We are buying the kid. And if Bayern are not buying him, I will buy him myself with my own money.’ I actually lived in Tarnat’s house during my first year in Munich.”
Bayern was a blessing, the making of Højbjerg but there have also been times when the club has felt like a curse. “It’s difficult because you come somewhere else, on loan or wherever, and they will look at you as the Bayern Munich boy,” he says.
Højbjerg’s time at Southampton has been stop-start. He was in and out of the lineup under Claude Puel and out of favour entirely under Mauricio Pellegrino at the beginning of this season. Apart from a six-minute cameo at Brighton, he did not feature until he started the 4-1 home win over Everton on 26 November, when he was the man of the match.
Since then he has been in every squad – more in the starting XI than out of it – and he has played all but two minutes of Mark Hughes’s first five games.
Højbjerg is obsessed by learning in good times and bad and he says that he worked “like I’d never worked before” to convince Pellegrino to reinstate him. “It’s strange to say but I really enjoyed it,” Højbjerg adds. “I enjoyed pushing myself to the limit and further. It’s a journey of learning and becoming better.”
Hang on a minute, he doesn't come from Real Madrid or Barcelona, and he's not on the front case of FIFA 20, so he must be shit.. fuck you Levy.
I raise you a “couldn't make it at Bayern”
a fluke button?
or a flake button?
"I'll buy him myself"Guardian is free mate........
But here it is:
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg: ‘Bayern is the school of forming a champion’ | David Hytner
As he prepares to take on Chelsea in the FA Cup semi-final, Southampton’s Pierre-Emile Højbjerg reflects on life as a Bayern Munich wunderkind and playing for Pep Guardiola
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg: ‘Bayern is the school of forming a champion’
As he prepares to take on Chelsea in the FA Cup semi-final, Southampton’s Pierre-Emile Højbjerg reflects on life as a Bayern Munich wunderkind and playing for Pep Guardiola
When Pep Guardiola confronted Nathan Redmond at the end of Manchester City’s 2-1 win against Southampton last November and launched into his wild-eyed preacher routine, it is fair to say it created a stir. One man inside the Etihad Stadium did not blink.
“That is the guy I got to know,” Pierre-Emile Højbjerg, the Southampton midfielder, says. “What can I say? That is Pep. I was not shocked.”
Højbjerg is looking forward to the FA Cup semi-final against Chelsea on Sunday but to understand this deep-thinking and fiercely driven 22-year-old, it is instructive to look back.
The Dane had wunderkind status when he joined Bayern Munich from Brondby as a 16‑year‑old and was four months shy of his 18th birthday when he became the youngest player to represent the German club in the Bundesliga.
The debut came in April 2013 under Jupp Heynckes against Nuremberg and a few months later Guardiola entered his life when he took over as manager. As with everything at the club, it was an education. “It’s something that sits in here for the rest of your career,” Højbjerg says, tapping his temple.
“Tactically, I made a big step under Pep. For him it was about understanding the game, about reading it. I liked the way he wanted to play football and thought about football.”
Højbjerg depicts Guardiola – who has just led City to the Premier League title – as a person with insatiable passion. It would bubble over, just as it did against Southampton when Guardiola could not understand why a talented attacker such as Redmond would not always want to attack.
“Did he ever direct it at me? Of course,” Højbjerg says. “Everyone has felt or is feeling in his team, right now, his passion. It is his way of expressing himself. He needs to keep that because it’s him.”
Guardiola’s obsession with perfection, his desire to push for more, chimed with the Bayern ethos. Højbjerg tells a story to illustrate the point – about a training drill called Kopfball, in which players must head a ball on a piece of string and time it perfectly because it will come back.
“When I came up – I was this 17-year-old boy – the second-team coach pulled a bit on the string, the ball moved higher and I missed the header,” Højbjerg says. “He was saying: ‘Come on!’ I went again and he pulled the string again. But it always made me jump. They were constantly pushing me. Bayern was the school of forming a champion.
“I was a privileged boy and I got to see things that maybe you never thought you would see – the reactions, the talks, the treatments, the way of training, of eating, of behaving. It was to be a top player 24 hours a day.
“Eighty per cent of what I experienced was about mentality – preparing, getting back in, knowing when to do what. Bayern had some of the best players in the world and there was one aim: to end the season with titles. It starts on 1 July and it goes until 20 May. It’s a mentality. It’s in the blood. You get horny for titles.”
Højbjerg has Bundesliga medals from his time at Bayern; he made 17 appearances in the competition across three title-winning seasons before loan moves to Augsburg and Schalke.
The highlight was arguably the DFB-Pokal final in May 2014, when Guardiola thrust him into the starting lineup. Bayern beat Borussia Dortmund 2-0 with extra-time goals from Arjen Robben and Thomas Müller. “I was 18,” Højbjerg says. “It was amazing but it all went so quick. I didn’t have time to be nervous.
“I was called the night before into Guardiola’s room, he showed me some clips, some tactics, and he said: ‘Tomorrow, you will play.’ It was a very intense period for me. Seven days later, I got my national team debut for Denmark. And two weeks before, I lost my father.”
Højbjerg’s father had stomach cancer. “It has haunted me, of course, ever since,” Højbjerg says. “Grief is a difficult thing. Suddenly, you feel that you stand alone – 18 years old, you are out in the big football world and you have to make decisions that define your career. When you are 18, 19, you don’t always see the big picture and the person that was always seeing the big picture was not there any more.”
Højbjerg’s strength of character is remarkable. It was hardened at Bayern but it had long been apparent. At 14 he made the decision to swap FC Copenhagen for Brondby – a move Højbjerg has likened to “changing from Everton to Liverpool – it’s really like going to the enemy”.
Copenhagen were the dominant force at that level in Danish youth football. But Højbjerg was not enjoying himself playing as a striker, so he took the plunge. “It was a crazy move for a kid to make but I think it was the idea of turning the wrong thing into the right thing,” he says. “The thing no one expected.”
One of his first games for Brondby was against Copenhagen. His new club won 1-0, with Højbjerg scoring the goal. Eighteen months later, with Højbjerg having helped to establish Brondby as the pre-eminent youth team in Denmark, he faced Copenhagen once more.
“We won 5-2,” Højbjerg says. “At half-time it was 3-1 and I’d scored two. Michael Tarnat, the Bayern academy chief, was watching and during half-time he went over to my father and my agent and said: ‘We are buying the kid. And if Bayern are not buying him, I will buy him myself with my own money.’ I actually lived in Tarnat’s house during my first year in Munich.”
Bayern was a blessing, the making of Højbjerg but there have also been times when the club has felt like a curse. “It’s difficult because you come somewhere else, on loan or wherever, and they will look at you as the Bayern Munich boy,” he says.
Højbjerg’s time at Southampton has been stop-start. He was in and out of the lineup under Claude Puel and out of favour entirely under Mauricio Pellegrino at the beginning of this season. Apart from a six-minute cameo at Brighton, he did not feature until he started the 4-1 home win over Everton on 26 November, when he was the man of the match.
Since then he has been in every squad – more in the starting XI than out of it – and he has played all but two minutes of Mark Hughes’s first five games.
Højbjerg is obsessed by learning in good times and bad and he says that he worked “like I’d never worked before” to convince Pellegrino to reinstate him. “It’s strange to say but I really enjoyed it,” Højbjerg adds. “I enjoyed pushing myself to the limit and further. It’s a journey of learning and becoming better.”
Pierre avoided becoming a child slave by the skin of his teeth.
He wasn't compared specifically to Ndombele.
People mentioned his tackles and interceptions as reasons as to why we would be signing him and I posted the stats that show he isn't even in the top 10 for tackles or interceptions this season, with his two Southampton midfield partners (Romeu and JWP) being better than him in mostly all defensive statistics.
And it also showed that Ndombele, despite being lazy, useless defensively and fat™ - he makes 0.1 less tackles per game...
Hopefully though there's a reason Mourinho has signed him and he feels PEH would get the best out of both GLC and Ndombele in a midfield 3.
You defo need your button, Micky boy
Hojbjerg is an "average" player. Ings, Ward-Prowse, Bertrand, Redmond, Armstrong are vital players for Southampton and I wouldn't want any of those to leave. But honestly Hojbjerg - not bothered. Have we missed Hojbjerg since the restart, when Ward-Prowse became captain and Hojbjerg has hardly played? No we haven't. We beat Man City without him for example. Romeu took his place, and is a more aggressive, combative player.
Hojbjerg has had a few good games. But he doesn't score wonder goals or any goals! He doesn't take free kicks or corners, and he usually slows up the play. He talked about about wanting to win the champions league at a bigger club. Will he achieve that at Spurs? He is big headed and thinks he is a great player. Sorry guys, he does work hard on the pitch, does the fist pumps and kisses the badge but he won't be anything for you to get excited about. I would say, he is totally suited to JM's style of play, so he will fit in. But the young and enthusiastic Walker-Peters has been outstanding since he arrived. Again, he was immense in our victory against City. So am I happy with this deal? Yes absolutely.
As for Spurs, losing Poch and his attacking / pressing football for "Park the bus" JM. Not sure it will work out, without lots of money to spend. What do you think?
Hojbjerg has had a few good games. But he doesn't score wonder goals or any goals! He doesn't take free kicks or corners, and he usually slows up the play. He talked about about wanting to win the champions league at a bigger club. Will he achieve that at Spurs? He is big headed and thinks he is a great player. Sorry guys, he does work hard on the pitch, does the fist pumps and kisses the badge but he won't be anything for you to get excited about. I would say, he is totally suited to JM's style of play, so he will fit in. But the young and enthusiastic Walker-Peters has been outstanding since he arrived. Again, he was immense in our victory against City. So am I happy with this deal? Yes absolutely.
As for Spurs, losing Poch and his attacking / pressing football for "Park the bus" JM. Not sure it will work out, without lots of money to spend. What do you think?
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