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Rob Guest

Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg is now helping Antonio Conte fix a glaring issue in his Tottenham team

Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg is having quite the impact on Antonio Conte's Tottenham team this season. An ever-present in his first year in north London under Jose Mourinho, the Dane has continued to play a major role for Spurs ever since.

That hasn't stopped questions over the midfielder's place in the team cropping up amongst some of the Tottenham faithful, though. However, his importance to Conte can be seen by the fact that he has started every game this campaign for the Lilywhites despite the boss having Yves Bissouma and Oliver Skipp as options on the substitutes' bench to choose from.

Playing a big part in Tottenham's win at Brighton & Hove Albion last Saturday with a top-notch midfield display, the 27-year-old carried on from where he left off at the Amex when Eintracht Frankfurt visited north London on Wednesday evening.

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