Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg says Spurs were ‘too emotional’ in Chelsea clash

Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg believes the Tottenham squad is shaping up nicely following their dramatic 2-2 draw at Chelsea but admitted they were “too emotional” during the London derby.

The Danish international netted the first equaliser for Spurs in the 68th minute, which sparked a touchline melee between his own boss Antonio Conte and opposite number Thomas Tuchel.

Further fireworks between the managers occurred at full time after Harry Kane’s last-gasp header with the clock in the red cancelled out earlier strikes by Kalidou Koulibaly and Reece James to ensure Tottenham halted a run of five straight defeats to their bitter rivals.

Chelsea won three meetings in January alone to leave Conte to reflect at the time on the big gap between the clubs but Spurs have made eight signings across two transfer windows – six this summer – and, while they were not at their best at Stamford Bridge, they still left with a share of the spoils.

“If you want to be a top, top team, you have to have two players that can contribute in every position,” Hojbjerg said.

“It makes everyone stay on their toes and it’s important to keep a good mentality, know that it’s going up and down through the season, but everyone must always try to give their best to the team.

“It’s up to the manager to pick the players for each game in terms of details, the physical aspect, the emotional and technical aspect, you know? And yeah, I think we’re in a good way but, sorry without being too pessimistic, it’s difficult for me to celebrate a draw.

“But if you don’t win, they don’t win. This is something we take with us and the way we came back I thought was fantastic. Then to give the fans something to celebrate is sweet for the heart.”

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