2-3! In the 35th round of this season's Premier League, Tottenham lost the north London derby at home. Tottenham endured a poor first half as Hojbjerg scored an own goal and Bukayo Saka and Kai Havertz netted as Spurs trailed 3-0 at half-time. Although Tottenham fought back in the second half, Romero seized on Raya's mistake to score, Son Heung-min scored from the spot, and Tottenham pulled two goals back, but still lost to Arsenal.
After a thrilling victory, the Gunners are still one point ahead of Manchester City, but with one more game in hand. Arsenal are in contention for the title, with Tottenham as many as 20 points behind their north London rivals. Tottenham are currently fifth in the Premier League, seven points behind fourth-placed Villa. Although Tottenham have played two games less than Arsenal and Villa, the situation is also quite unfavourable.
Tottenham are getting further and further away from Champions League qualification after losing to Newcastle and Arsenal in quick succession, and Tottenham's future opponents include Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester City. Mourinho's handpicked Tottenham midfield core, 28-year-old cliff slide: 35 games, 0 goals, 0 assists.
Tottenham will continue to win the title this season and are likely to miss out on a Champions League spot. Hojbjerg, who was an absolute mainstay of Tottenham Hotspur and a midfielder in the team, is now in a difficult situation, and he should be the most disappointed player in the Tottenham squad this season. Because when the team was passive, Hojbjerg showed almost nothing and did not help.
In the Tottenham Hotspur vs. Arsenal match, Hojbjerg made a mistake in defending a corner and headed the ball into his own goal, and Tottenham's first-half collapse began with Hojbjerg's own goal. After replacing Hojbjerg in the second half, Tottenham's attack picked up and the following game scored two goals. For Hojbjerg, the course of the match was embarrassing for him. Because Tottenham conceded consecutive goals when Hojbjerg was on the field, and after Hojbjerg went off, Tottenham almost turned the tide.
When Mourinho was in charge, Hojbjerg was the leader of Tottenham's midfield, at that time he was an all-round midfielder, both offensive and defensive, and had an iron temperament, and his style of play was very tough, which was deeply loved by Mourinho. Under Tottenham managers such as Antonio Conte, Hojbjerg also has a great effect. Hojbjerg has made 35 appearances for Tottenham this season, without scoring or assisting, and his presence is too low.
Tottenham boss Postecoglou dropped Hojbjerg, and the Danish international himself did slip and did little after coming out. Hojbjerg, who was worth €45 million last summer and now has €20 million remaining, is likely to leave this summer (his contract expires next summer).