‘Excellent…’ Ange Postecoglou lauds Tottenham Hotspur star’s performance at Euro
the start of Euro 2024, four Tottenham Hotspur players began their journey to try and help their nation win Europe’s biggest international prize.
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg has been at the heart of Denmark’s midfield, Guglielmo Vicario is Italy’s back-up goalkeeper, Micky van de Ven is also a bench player, whilst Radu Dragusin has been starting for Romania.
Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou has been a pundit at Euro 2024 for ITV and he has been his typical self during his role.
One man who Postecoglou watched in action on Saturday was Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg as his Denmark side were cruelly knocked out of Euro 2024 by Germany.
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Premier Leagues has thought they had opened the scoring, but a marginal offside ruled it out, before Germany went down the other end minutes later and scored from the penalty spot after an alleged handball.
Postecoglou wasn’t a happy man when that penalty was overturned, but he did praise Hojbjerg for his ‘excellent’ display in midfield, as he told ITV Sport.
The 28-year-old was up against some high-quality players, including Real Madrid’s Champions League winner Toni Kroos.
Hojbjerg faired pretty well, and if his team had some luck, then perhaps they would be booking tickets into the last eight.
Instead, the Tottenham man is heading home and returning to Hotspur Way.
Ange Postecoglou praises Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg at Euro 2024
“Denmark definitely would have got encouragement as much as what they did when they had the ball,” said Postecoglou.
“They were always going to have to defend in periods. At the start, they were finding it really difficult to get out their half. Then they were making a lot more progress in the front third. Pierre Hojbjerg has been excellent in breaking up play and initiating it. “
Will Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg leave Tottenham Hotspur?
The hard-hitting midfielder isn’t a regular starter for Spurs and was, on occasion, hooked off at half-time by his manager.
Sources have told HITC that the London club are keen on Chelsea midfielder, Conor Gallagher.
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But you have to wonder, do Spurs have to sell a player like Hojbjerg before they can add or enhance their squad?
Daniel Levy isn’t a chairman who likes to push the boat out, but after they missed out on Champions League football last term, the manager now needs to be backed like never before.
For the first time since Mauricio Pochettino left, they have a manager in the dugout who has brought everyone together and is playing a style of play everyone loves.
