STEVEADAMS Posted 11 March, 2020 Posted 11 March, 2020 Popped up on my twitter and then disappeared as quick
HarvSFC Posted 11 March, 2020 Posted 11 March, 2020 Interesting. It would be good to see a player Ralph sees as key commit to the club given the lack of resources, current speculation over the ownership and seemingly lack of any vision, despite my reservations still of him as a player. But, then we did get spoiled with Schnedierin and Wanyama for a couple of years. On Saturday after the Newcastle match he made a point of pumping the badge numerous times on his walk around to the fans. I know we've seen it from Lallana etc before, but I did find it a bit odd given the news about his agent change and the stories that were circulating regarding his future.
STEVEADAMS Posted 11 March, 2020 Posted 11 March, 2020 There was a photo and it looked like the saints Account
Matthew Le God Posted 11 March, 2020 Posted 11 March, 2020 There was a photo and it looked like the saints Account Apart from it not have the correct name, not having a blue verification tick and not having 1.1 million followers
STEVEADAMS Posted 11 March, 2020 Posted 11 March, 2020 Haha, It all happened very quick, we’ll see I suppose. Hope it’s true though
Dusic Posted 21 April, 2020 Posted 21 April, 2020 PEH has the most midfield ball wins in the PL this season. About 30 more than 2nd place which Rice & Jorginho tied. Also has the most recoveries in Europe per 90mins of midfielders under 26. Clearly stats don't tell the whole story, but easy to see why big teams would show interest, especially as he will be available at a knock down fee, which will be very welcome in the next window in particular.
Saint Garrett Posted 21 April, 2020 Posted 21 April, 2020 Supposedly Spurs "top target" this summer. one of those clickbait sites though.
bpsaint Posted 21 April, 2020 Posted 21 April, 2020 Supposedly Spurs "top target" this summer. one of those clickbait sites though. Christ, if he’s their top target their fans are in for a season of disappointment. Again.
SuperSAINT Posted 21 April, 2020 Posted 21 April, 2020 Christ, if he’s their top target their fans are in for a season of disappointment. Again. & we are probably due some horrendously low offers.
Neef Posted 21 April, 2020 Posted 21 April, 2020 Don't think his influence on the team will appreciated until he's gone. When he plays well, we play well. A very crucial part of the team.
Dusic Posted 21 April, 2020 Posted 21 April, 2020 Don't think his influence on the team will appreciated until he's gone. When he plays well, we play well. A very crucial part of the team.I would say his influence is clear. He would be a massive miss. Not least because our squad is a CM light anyway.
striker Posted 22 April, 2020 Posted 22 April, 2020 I would say his influence is clear. He would be a massive miss. Not least because our squad is a CM light anyway. Agreed. I feel the same way about Tadic. Caught a lot of junk here for some reason but I always rated him. Now he's gone and we'd love him back
austsaint Posted 22 April, 2020 Posted 22 April, 2020 Don't think his influence on the team will appreciated until he's gone. When he plays well, we play well. A very crucial part of the team. Very much this! I find it curious that of the three main midfielders in the squad, two are massively underrated/appreciated and the other somewhat overrated/appreciated (though he has improved lately). Hojbjerg is the foundation of the match day squad, along with Ings. Hope he stays.....he certainly has a lot of time to think about it!
Useful Idiot Posted 22 April, 2020 Posted 22 April, 2020 I would say his influence is clear. He would be a massive miss. Not least because our squad is a CM light anyway. Don't worry, we'll have Harrison Reed back to partner JWP in midfield. It'll be just like having a new signing!
egg Posted 22 April, 2020 Posted 22 April, 2020 Agreed. I feel the same way about Tadic. Caught a lot of junk here for some reason but I always rated him. Now he's gone and we'd love him back This. He's massively underrated, as was Tadic. He'll be a huge loss.
Saint86 Posted 22 April, 2020 Posted 22 April, 2020 PEH has the most midfield ball wins in the PL this season. About 30 more than 2nd place which Rice & Jorginho tied. Also has the most recoveries in Europe per 90mins of midfielders under 26. Clearly stats don't tell the whole story, but easy to see why big teams would show interest, especially as he will be available at a knock down fee, which will be very welcome in the next window in particular. We play high press football geared towards forcing mistakes from the opposition in the area's PEH plays. We also have quite low possession stats. You put any fit midfielder into our team and they'd have high stats for interceptions/recoveries/tackles etc.
The Cat Posted 22 April, 2020 Posted 22 April, 2020 Hojbjerg is actually overrated by our fans because of his fist pumping and badge slapping. They don't stop singing that bloody song when we have other much better players that don't ever get mentioned. He's clearly a million times better than any of us but in Premier League terms he's distinctly average. No shame in that, but I doubt he'd get much of a look in at a better team.
vectraman Posted 22 April, 2020 Posted 22 April, 2020 In my opinion, hojbjerg is an average PL player playing in a slightly below average PL team. I think we are his level. He isn’t a game changer, he isn’t (normally) terrible. If he left, would we (could we?) improve on him? Probably not with our virtually non existent budget. If he will stay we should keep him. Else it’ll be another team downgrade.... He isn’t a patch on what a younger Romeu was.....
Dusic Posted 22 April, 2020 Posted 22 April, 2020 We play high press football geared towards forcing mistakes from the opposition in the area's PEH plays. We also have quite low possession stats. You put any fit midfielder into our team and they'd have high stats for interceptions/recoveries/tackles etc.Or maybe he is particularly good at the role?
Fabrice29 Posted 23 April, 2020 Posted 23 April, 2020 We play high press football geared towards forcing mistakes from the opposition in the area's PEH plays. We also have quite low possession stats. You put any fit midfielder into our team and they'd have high stats for interceptions/recoveries/tackles etc. Which is why JWP is second behind PEH and way out in front of third....oh.
CityRanger Posted 23 April, 2020 Posted 23 April, 2020 Gives the ball away a ridiculous amount of times. Puel dropped him for it and he’s never improved in that respect. Bottom half PL player as result. Strong CM in tackle, looks quite hard and good on tv interviews so not all bad.
CB Fry Posted 23 April, 2020 Posted 23 April, 2020 Hojberg is basically Glenn Cockerill without the goals. Think how Morgan flopped after his big move, and he was universally admired and infinitely better than Pierre. I'm sure he will be sold, they all are, but I can't see him doing anything at Spurs or Arsenal or (more likely) Everton or Leicester. Sent from my SM-G960F using Tapatalk
benali-shorts Posted 23 April, 2020 Posted 23 April, 2020 Hojberg is basically Glenn Cockerill without the goals. Think how Morgan flopped after his big move, and he was universally admired and infinitely better than Pierre. I'm sure he will be sold, they all are, but I can't see him doing anything at Spurs or Arsenal or (more likely) Everton or Leicester. Sent from my SM-G960F using Tapatalk I think it's right to say he might not be top 8 material, but also history tells us we'll replace him with something a whole lot worse....
danjosaint Posted 23 April, 2020 Posted 23 April, 2020 I think it's right to say he might not be top 8 material, but also history tells us we'll replace him with something a whole lot worse.... surely not........ Clasie the the dutch spiderman.......
Dusic Posted 29 April, 2020 Posted 29 April, 2020 https://mobil.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/hoejbjerg-om-spurs-rygte-det-er-en-stor-klub/
Dusic Posted 30 April, 2020 Posted 30 April, 2020 Standard footballer interview really.Yes, just hope he remembers that until he gets the move he is the captain at Saints. His intentions have been clear for a while, not signing a contract and then changing Agent. Shame that due to his contract and the current circumstances we will probably get the same kind of money we wasted on Vestergaard. Going to be a big next transfer window for us in central midfield, especially if JWP has any interest in him and if Romeu wants to leave to get regular games as was hinted in January.
Dusic Posted 7 May, 2020 Posted 7 May, 2020 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2020/05/07/tottenham-interested-inpierre-emile-hojbjerg-will-assess-budget/ Difficult one for Saints as we don't want anything dragging on through the window, whenever that is and certainly don't want him to sit tight and leave on a free the season after. Assuming he isn't interested in signing a new deal then hopefully we sell as soon as we can, but certainly this next window will be a strange on.
Saint86 Posted 7 May, 2020 Posted 7 May, 2020 Or maybe he is particularly good at the role? Yeah i like him, but using those stats to justify it is of limited value, and he does give the ball away at critical times. No denying that either. Which is why JWP is second behind PEH and way out in front of third....oh. Never fails to amaze me how a reasoned opposing point of view gets treated with such disdain on this place. Especially since your disdain (and apparent judge of ability between JWP and PEH is misplaced. I also checked the stats myself. https://www.premierleague.com/stats/top/players/total_tackle James Warde Prose is 10th in the league of all players (and positions) for tackles. PEH is 12th. With respect to fouls, PEH and JWP are equal 5th. Neither of them feature particularly highly for headers. JWP is 28th for interceptions, (Bednarek is 6th), PEH is 25th (with 2more than JWP) https://www.premierleague.com/stats/top/players/interception No need to compare attacking stats such as chance creation, goals, assists etc....
Saint Garrett Posted 13 May, 2020 Posted 13 May, 2020 Doesn't sounds like very good news to me, sounds like he's made his mind up he wants out... http://sportwitness.co.uk/southamptons-pierre-emile-hojbjerg-discusses-future-failed-bayern-munich/ Southampton midfielder Pierre-Emile Höjbjerg says the club knows what he wants amid rumours about his future. The Denmark midfielder is set to enter the final year of his contract this summer after spending the last four years at St Mary’s following a move from Bayern Munich. So far there has been no indication from him or Southampton that he is set to extend his stay at the club beyond that point. If that isn’t the case, the Saints may be forced to sell this summer in order to avoid losing the 24-year-old on a free next year. Naturally, there have been plenty of rumours, with reports recently indicating that Everton may be looking at a potential move. Höjbjerg has now added fuel to those flames, stating that he is keen to make the step up soon and Southampton are more than aware of his intentions. “I know what I want, the club knows it too,” he told Sport 1. “I want to play at an even higher level than I am currently. The relationship between Southampton and me is fantastic. “The club gave me the platform to grow. I’m not saying ‘Goodbye’ and I’m focused on my club, but my goal is very clear: I want to win the Premier League and the Champions League. Höjbjerg’s arrival at Southampton four years ago was considered something of a coup for the club at the time given how highly rated he had been at the German giants. Many had predicted he would go on to become a star at the Allianz Arena, hoping he could be a long-term replacement for Xabi Alonso or Bastian Schweinsteiger. Ultimately that never happened and, when asked why he didn’t make the breakthrough at the club, he says it was his fault. “My biggest weakness during this time was my impatience,” he added. “I wasn’t ready to wait a year, two or three years for my breakthrough. I wanted to be important right away. I was too emotional too. “But how can I fail? I trained with the best players in the world between the ages of 17 and 20. I was in a school of champions. But I wanted to get out of there and write my own story. “I gained a lot of experience so that I could move on to develop elsewhere. When I was 23 I became a captain in a Premier League club. Now I’m hungry to get to the next level.”
SuperSAINT Posted 13 May, 2020 Posted 13 May, 2020 Doesn't sounds like very good news to me, sounds like he's made his mind up he wants out... I think this has been the case for sometime.
Dusic Posted 13 May, 2020 Posted 13 May, 2020 At least he is honest, unlike a few before. If he has told the club what he wants to do then not much else to say really.
Tamesaint Posted 13 May, 2020 Posted 13 May, 2020 Hmmm. Everton the "next level" ??? Everton winning the Champions League ??? I think he will be disappointed.
Matthew Le God Posted 13 May, 2020 Posted 13 May, 2020 At least he is honest, unlike a few before. Who wasn't honest?
Dusic Posted 13 May, 2020 Posted 13 May, 2020 Who wasn't honest?Clyne for one kept talking about a new contract when he clearly had no intention of signing one. The club even briefed he was likely to sign one I think. In this case it looks like Hojbjerg told Saints a while back that he wouldnt and wanted to see what else there was for him.
Badger Posted 13 May, 2020 Posted 13 May, 2020 Hmmm. Everton the "next level" ??? Everton winning the Champions League ??? I think he will be disappointed. We all know that ambition being voiced by most is playerspeak for ££££££
Matthew Le God Posted 13 May, 2020 Posted 13 May, 2020 Clyne for one kept talking about a new contract when he clearly had no intention of signing one. The club even briefed he was likely to sign one I think. Perhaps Liverpool hadn't been in for him at that point. In which case it isn't being dishonest.
SKD Posted 13 May, 2020 Posted 13 May, 2020 Hmmm. Everton the "next level" ??? Everton winning the Champions League ??? I think he will be disappointed. He’s not going to be a regular for any team challenging for the PL or CL. However, Everton is a set up from us in financial and footballing terms. Everton is probably his level.
SKD Posted 13 May, 2020 Posted 13 May, 2020 Perhaps Liverpool hadn't been in for him at that point. In which case it isn't being dishonest. He was going to United. Then the deal fell through due to his agent at the time.
Red Posted 13 May, 2020 Posted 13 May, 2020 If he wants to go, let him - think he might not end up being as good as he thinks he will, but who knows? Concern is with the present situation and only one year of his contract left we might not get enough for him to fund a decent replacement, hence making us weaker overall again!
stevy777_x Posted 13 May, 2020 Posted 13 May, 2020 If he wants to go, let him - think he might not end up being as good as he thinks he will, but who knows? Concern is with the present situation and only one year of his contract left we might not get enough for him to fund a decent replacement, hence making us weaker overall again! Like Wanyama went. We won t get more than 20m for him even 15 m i reckon
Harry_SFC Posted 13 May, 2020 Posted 13 May, 2020 He's a pretty average premier league player. Couldn't see him getting into any top 6 sides. Everton or Newcastle (if their takeover goes through) would probably be the best he could do. Should be able to replace him relatively easily and I imagine JWP will be given the captaincy.
waylander Posted 13 May, 2020 Posted 13 May, 2020 Everton might pay him more, but he's not going to win anything with them.
Dusic Posted 13 May, 2020 Posted 13 May, 2020 Smallbone can replace him next season !If we want to be relegated then yes.
SaintBobby Posted 13 May, 2020 Posted 13 May, 2020 If Hojbjerg goes, I think it makes it more important - by far - to keep Romeu. I'm not a huge fan of either of them tbh, but they have been solid 6-7/10 performers and I'd like to keep one bird in the hand.
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