Pundit says one Tottenham star gets a lot of underserved criticism

Former Crystal Palace star Darren Ambrose has come to the defence of Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, opining that the midfielder gets a lot of unwarranted criticism from Tottenham fans.

Hojbjerg is expected to leave Tottenham this summer

There is always at least one player at each club who divides opinion among the club’s fans and there is no doubt that Hojbjerg is that man at Tottenham.

Going by the discourse on social media, it is clear that some fans see him as an extremely competent midfielder who can be very useful in the right system while others feel that he is holding Tottenham back and does not belong at this level.

However, even Hojbjerg’s biggest critics would have to concede that the 28-year-old tends to deliver more often than not in a Denmark shirt, being a crucial part of the Dane’s recent success in the major tournaments.

Does Hojbjerg get too much stick from Spurs fans?

That has been true of Euro 2024 as well, with the Tottenham man producing solid displays for Kasper Hjulmand’s men in the middle of the park.

Ambrose has now said about the former Southampton man to talkSPORT: “He gets a lot of stick, or he has got a lot of stick for Spurs. I think he is a good player and I think he performs when he needs to. He is passionate as well.

“We have seen some of the celebrations when he clears one off the line. He loves it. And, like you (Majestic) said, they (Denmark) play him a little bit further forward, and I think that could suit him quite well.”

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I think the discourse around Hojbjerg and many others shows all that is wrong with how fans perceive players.

It seems in the social media era that every player who is not up there with the creme de la creme is branded as ‘shocking’ or ‘useless’.

The reality is that there is actually not a lot between individual players at the highest level and no footballer who makes it to the top end of the Premier League is ‘useless’.

Hojbjerg has clearly shown that he can be a very effective player if he is asked to do a simple role, which is why the likes of Atletico Madrid, Napoli and others are seemingly after him.  

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