When Ange Postecoglou took over as head coach of Tottenham Hotspur, it was understood that the squad would see changes over time as he reorganized Spurs’ bloated squad into one that could easily adapt and Learn more about your tactics
Danish midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg was a regular starter under Antonio Conte, but his playing time dropped significantly under Big Ange, who preferred the likes of Pape Matar Sarr, Yves Bissouma and (eventually) ) Rodrigo Bentancur to anchor his midfielders centrally
This means Hojbjerg has been linked with a move away from Spurs in the last two transfer windows
Publicly, Hojbjerg did not make much noise, even appearing to refuse the club’s loan move last January
But he is still considered a rotation option, a far cry from his status under Conte
Hojbjerg, currently playing for the Danish national team during the international break, was asked by Danish media Tipsbladet about his reduced role at Spurs, and this time he made no move What
“Of course I’m not happy with what’s going on at the club
It’s not a secret, but it’s also not something I shout about
“I can go to bed at night knowing that I did what I needed to do to show the coach that he should have faith in me
” Currently, this does not happen and it is the coach who must explain why
Well, that’s pretty simple, and if I’m being honest, I don’t really have a problem with it
Professional footballers want to play football, and I’m sure it was shocking and frustrating to see Hojbjerg go from a key player to a late-game substitute
It must have stung
But that’s football
This suggests to me that Hojbjerg, who enters the final year of his contract in June, will almost certainly be one of the players leaving the club this summer
Postecoglou is said to want another option in central midfield, meaning someone (or a few) will have to go, whether it’s Hojbjerg, Oliver Skipp or even Yves Bissouma
It’s clear that Big Ange want something different with their central midfielders and Hojberg doesn’t have what Ange needs
That’s not to say Hojbjerg isn’t a good player – he certainly is, and it’s these qualities that could mean he’ll head elsewhere and hopefully get a reasonable price
