Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg becomes first Spurs player to publicly respond to Antonio Conte outburst

Spurs midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg has reacted to Antonio Conte's "very honest and open" post-match press conference after their 3-3 draw to Southampton on Saturday.

Conte's job appears to be hanging by a thread following the post-match press conference. So what did he say?

"They don’t play for something important," the Italian said. "They don’t want to play under pressure, they don’t want to play under stress.

"It is easy this way. Tottenham’s story is this. For 20 years there is the owner, but they never won something but why?"

He added: "We are 11 players that go into the pitch. I see selfish players, I see players that don’t want to help each other and don’t put their heart (in)."

Now, three days after the comments were made, Spurs midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg has opened up about his manager's verbal tirade.

"We've all seen it," the midfielder said. "[It was a] very honest and very open press conference he gave.

"But yes, it's hard, I should say. I understand that if you want to be successful as a team, you need 11 men who are committed to a project and a culture. But I think he has to elaborate on how he feels before you as a player can start measuring and weighing."

Hojbjerg added: "The coach has not been satisfied, and that is what I will take with me. You do what you can to please him. What I do know about myself is that I am an honest player. I am a player who always gives 100 per cent of myself for the team."

"If that's how he sees it, then you have to be a little more precise in order for you as a player to take it to heart."

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