Our record is now 1W 2 D, and 4Ls in the 7 matches he’s started.
Not placing all the blame on him but he’s a big reason we struggle
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Our record is now 1W 2 D, and 4Ls in the 7 matches he’s started.
Not placing all the blame on him but he’s a big reason we struggle
That’s incredible - he’s absolutely toxic. A debilitating presence, that’s saps energy and blunts progressive, intricate play
Why the hell is he still here
Whilst I don't disagree with his overall quality, it's more that every time we drop points the first player to get blamed is... Hojberg.
He isn't a long term player in this system, but we were winning 2-1 away from home up until the 95th minute, conceded a last minute goal when he's not even on the pitch and then it's Hojberg can't string a pass together's fault.
When he came on against Brentford in the week he changed the game.
Hog and Bent poor performances.
Not poor players. Let's give the Toffees credit.
Let's look back to the Brentford game as well and realise pretty football is all well and good but we must show character as well.
Hog has done more good than bad for us this season and it will be tough to improve on him in the summer.
Not poor players. Let's give the Toffees credit.
Let's look back to the Brentford game as well and realise pretty football is all well and good but we must show character as well.
Hog has done more good than bad for us this season and it will be tough to improve on him in the summer.
Good post....PEH is undoubtedly past his sell by date and Ange obviously trusts him more than we do otherwise he would not use him when there are other options available so what do we know.
Ridiculous to place all the blame on him when the responsibility lies with the team as a whole, his problem is being the easiest target to lump on atm.
Hahaha it’s easy to improve on this basic, rigid oaf without even going outside of our squad / youth set up
People are totally missing the point here with the talk of "aaaah well, he was not on when Everton scored equalizer". That is not the point.
Also people missing the point when they point out that "aaah, look, he gave gazillion forward passes. his number of forward passes is high!". Not the point either.
We were IN THE LEAD but problem for me is that we were never really IN THE CONTROL of the game. We started brightly, but Everton was pushing us most of the time. Their goals felt almost inevitable.
My issue with PEH has never been about his forward passing. It is his style of play and (lack of some) ability. He is not commanding. With him we never have the control of the tempo of the game. He is unable to up the tempo or slow down the tempo.
He is what I would call a pin-ball midfielder. Ball bounces off him in blink of a second, because he cannot hold on to the ball, turn with it and dribble with it. In Ange system it is not a crack that can be painted over. We could get away with it, if others around him are performing very well, but against Everton, Bentancur also had a poor performance, and combined it very much showed. We need players that can hold it up on their own, not ones that have to rely on others having flawless performances not to be noticed.
But now Bissouma is coming back, Sarr can start and as things stand we could hopefully soon see midfield trio of Bissouma-Sarr-Madders, cause Bentancur has to take a breather after poor performances by his own standards. And going forward, there is no other way than to move PEH and GLC on, bring in top level midfielder + possibly having Bergvall and Devine also around to help out.
No point of keep pushing square peg into round hole going forward.
Also people missing the point when they point out that "aaah, look, he gave gazillion forward passes. his number of forward passes is high!". Not the point either.
We were IN THE LEAD but problem for me is that we were never really IN THE CONTROL of the game. We started brightly, but Everton was pushing us most of the time. Their goals felt almost inevitable.
My issue with PEH has never been about his forward passing. It is his style of play and (lack of some) ability. He is not commanding. With him we never have the control of the tempo of the game. He is unable to up the tempo or slow down the tempo.
He is what I would call a pin-ball midfielder. Ball bounces off him in blink of a second, because he cannot hold on to the ball, turn with it and dribble with it. In Ange system it is not a crack that can be painted over. We could get away with it, if others around him are performing very well, but against Everton, Bentancur also had a poor performance, and combined it very much showed. We need players that can hold it up on their own, not ones that have to rely on others having flawless performances not to be noticed.
But now Bissouma is coming back, Sarr can start and as things stand we could hopefully soon see midfield trio of Bissouma-Sarr-Madders, cause Bentancur has to take a breather after poor performances by his own standards. And going forward, there is no other way than to move PEH and GLC on, bring in top level midfielder + possibly having Bergvall and Devine also around to help out.
No point of keep pushing square peg into round hole going forward.
We need to be comfortable to release this oaf for free in a few months. No-one will pay a fee
Get rid of his wages and get rid of his toxicity on the pitch. Debilitating one paced munster
It's obvious he's not going to play many more matches, Bissouma and Gio will make sure of that.
Gio with what exactly?
Did he steal a scalpel from the clinic and is now out to take PEH out with him?
Cause sure as fuck he has nothing to offer himself. Just saw news of him being ruled out from next game as well...
I think only thing we can hope for is with Bissouma and Sarr being back in good form and then we can somehow operate with Bissouma, Sarr, Bentancur and Madders midfield. PEH is not fit for this way of playing, Skippy has no real position and influence, GLC is disabled physically and... well thats it with our midfield as we speak.
What?
I think we need to accept that Bentacur and Biss may not hit top form this season, Bentacur almost certainly won’t. Hopefully he’s fully recovered by the start of next season, not against him being used as a squad player this season as he seems a long way from peak fitness
You said Gio will make sure PEH doesnt play.
I asked how. He is crippled and almost always unavailable. That includes previous game and will include next game. Statistically speaking 80% of further games as well.
So if he plays 20% of the time or whatever he's still keeping Hojbjerg out the team thus proving my point...
I didn’t keep a close eye on the winter window. But I thought quite a few decent teams were Interested in buying hojberg. Juve, Napoli & Fulham I think I read. So should be able to get 15m for him at least?
I think PEH is ok as a squad player for certain games, for this season anyway. But we need to start blooding our young stars, otherwise they will stagnate or will want to move on.
That's the issue. Loads of top clubs want him-for free. Or on loan.
THFC rightly believe he is worth millions and will endeavour to get those millions but clubs are pleading poverty.
I see. So that’s why we thought we may as well keep him as a squad player for now. Not because ange was desperate to keep him Or anything. Loan fees & ‘obligations to buy’ seem to be the norm now. It’s a lot harder to shift players on now for a sale fee.
"Obligation to buy" IS essentially a sale.
Nah they are skint and have decent scouting and data
A ten year old can see the trend pattern in our form / style of play in the last 7 games he’s started. You must be fucking simple if you think we will get a fee… unless someone like Warnock or fat Sam gets the fulham or Juve job
He’s a fucking menace