On the latest episode of the Last Word On Spurs podcast, Ricky Sacks, Lee McQueen, Chris Cowlin and Richard Cracknell provided immediate reaction to the Lilywhites’ 2-1 win against Brighton and Hove Albion on Sunday night.
One topic of conversation on the recent episode, which was titled ‘Bale Wins It‘, was Spurs midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg. The Danish international has been a regular in Jose Mourinho’s side since joining from Southampton in the summer transfer window, having made 12 appearances in all competitions so far this season. The 25-year-old produced another solid display in the win against Brighton, picking up a 6.92/10 rating for his performance.
McQueen was the first to sing his praises during the podcast, saying:
“I just think that Hojbjerg, the guy is different level for me. He’s had one bad game for us, which was the Everton game and we lost that game 1-0 – other than that, I think he’s been absolutely outstanding. Hojbjerg has been an 8/10 every game, other than the Everton game, or [against Royal] Antwerp, although he came on, but everyone was below a five in Antwerp.”
Cowlin then added his thoughts on the former Bayern Munich man, saying:
“[He’s] such a strong individual, [he has] real leadership quality. We saw him [as the] captain of Southampton, he’s come to Tottenham, I think he’s a real missing piece of the jigsaw that we haven’t had for a very, very long time. I absolutely love him, I think he’s going to be a future captain at Tottenham, definitely. I think he will walk through brick walls for whatever team he’s playing for and I think he’s a real leader on the pitch, and I think he’s just giving so much confidence to everyone playing around him. I’m a real fan of him.”
TIF Thoughts on McQueen and Cowlin’s praise of Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg…
Hojbjerg certainly seems to have won over a lot of Spurs fans since his move from Southampton during the summer and has already seemingly established himself as a key player in Mourinho’s midfield, as he picked up the club’s Man of the Match award for his performance against Brighton.
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If he can continue his recent fine form for Spurs, perhaps we could see him become the captain of the club in the future, as Cowlin suggests.