Bissouma is so far ahead of him in every area of the game it's mental.
The drop off when we have to call on hojberg is not good.
Sounds like most of last year. Average at best and absolutely no loss of replaced with a mobile player that can pass forward.It's hard to judge him on tonight. He played atrociously, yes. His approach was also indifferent, at best - bordering on unprofessional. But, I don't think it was emblematic of his overall game. He was completely checked out. Didn't give a flying shit about this game and it reflected in the way he played. Insipid and with no urgency or ownership. He was a non-entity.
He was the senior midfielder out there and he completely went missing.He's been a good servant but just not gonna be a regular in an Ange system.
I vividly remember one of his 1st games and seeing him celebrate winning a throw in like it was the world cup. I thought, I like this guy, good mentality, will push us on and be a leader. Must admit, I'm pretty pissed off that all that arm waving at teammates to gee them up went missing when it came to stepping up for a penalty tonight.
Good guy, and I wouldn't mind him being a purely squad player, but if we could get decent dough I wouldn't be against it either.
The press resistance thing is so key.He offers us no control in midfield. Think it's very difficult to do that in the EPL when you offer next to no press resistance. One reason Bissouma is able to give us control is because he goes looking for the ball in dangerous areas because he knows he has the ability to play himself out of tight situations so there's no fear there. Similarly he'll will go hunting for the ball higher up when it comes to pressing/closing down because he knows he has the mobility/dynamism to nip in and get the ball.
Hojbjerg can't do these things effectively and with Bissouma now showing us what he is capable of, it's highlighting those weaknesses even more. Hojbjerg alongside Bissouma to see out a game is fine but without Bissouma in there with him Hojbjerg simply isn't up to it.
Sure but it’s also not one we will be making.Palinha over Holjberg is a significant upgrade
He doesn’t go missing, but his acute limitations just amplify his total inefficienciesHe was the senior midfielder out there and he completely went missing.
This kind of language is not OK. Theres nothing wrong with being passionate, but expressing anger in this manner is neither healthy nor acceptable.The hell he would strengthen united. Get this piece of shit out of the club. The embodiment of the conte/Mourinho era. Just back passes and joggles, no intensity, no fucking courage to take a pen. Fuck this shit
We need to replace Hjoberg with somebody with a similar profile to Bissouma
Douglas Luiz
Sofyan Amrabat
Angel Gomes (my pick)
Fair to level a few things at Hojbjerg but playing like he didn't care is not one I've ever seen evidence of, it just isn't in his nature. I haven't seen the game so it may have looked like it but I think that must have been deceptive.if he stays as a starting player for us he is finished.. hope we sell him played like he didn`t care today