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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Dan Kilpatrick

Tottenham’s trusted two: How Rodrigo Bentancur and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg became Antonio Conte undroppables

Tottenham’s 0-0 draw with Eintracht Frankfurt last week was summed up by a late passage of play which included one of the only moments of real individual quality.

In the 91st minute, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg spun away from an opponent on the edge of his own box and charged up the pitch on the break. The Dane passed to Harry Kane and kept going, but the striker’s return ball was wildly over-hit and another Spurs attack broke down.

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