Postecoglou confirms two more injury concerns as Spurs deal with 'issues' after international break
Tottenham optimal mutt Ange Postecoglou has substantiated two much more injury stresses in advance of his side’s rejoinder to Premier League feedback versus Aston Suite.
Postecoglou is solving innumerable injuries at the minute, which has stopped his wonderful overture to life in north London.
Summertime signings Micky van de Ven are not visualized to rejoinder till 2024 and the former Celtic manager has substantiated that 18-year-ratty protector Ashley Phillips and Pape Matar Sarr reverted from global duty using injuries.
“Micky and Madders, zero real update,” Postecoglou briefed reporters on Friday.
“We’ve had a couple of challenges out of the global break. Phillips appointed upward an ankle joint injury and is out for a little while, maybe a month out.
“Investigating using Sarr, who has an fear. Evaluate how he is tomorrow, he didn’t metro today.”
Need to Sarr be lacking for the investigate of Aston Suite, it could pose an behavior for Oliver Skipp.
“Skippy has been working hard at mentoring,” Postecoglou identified. “He remained ago using us and did innumerable commendable job last couple of weeks.
“He’s working hard and waiting for the behavior.”
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The right substitute in the giving off XI would distinctly doable be Rodrigo Bentancur, but.
The former Juventus midfielder has lone simply reverted from an ACL injury and dabbled in both of Uruguay’s complements throughout the global break, bring 28 minutes versus Argentina previously playing 86 minutes at residence to Bolivia.
Postecoglou is cognizant of Bentancur’s capacity as a deep-lying midfielder yet insists he can tinker “better forward”.
The Australian head specialist identified: “I reckon he can tinker a couple of opposite places. He can tinker as a Zero.6 or better forward as a Zero.8.”
Inquired if he would distinctly be more detailed playing in the Zero. 6 duty as he appearances to reclaim fitness, Oversized Ange responded: “Yeah, perhaps. It’s arguably why Marcelo [Bielsa] arguably offered him prefer that for Uruguay.
“He did it actually flawlessly and he can tinker there.”
Arranging Suite will distinctly be a copious checkup for Spurs, who have wasted two video games in a row after going unbeaten in their opening 10 Premier League fixtures.
Spurs are now fourth in the table, one determinant overhanging Unai Emery’s males, and Postecoglou has recommended the Villans head specialist in advance of the clash.
“They’ve been commendable since Unai went there.,” he identified. “Returning using the means they tinker football and over present weeks scored purposes and obtained suggestion.
“It’s attending be a commendable checkup for us.”
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