injury news as nine set to miss Aston Villa amid Heung Son-min update..
Tottenham injury news as Ange Postecoglou faces an injury crisis at Hotspur Way with a number of players sidelined ahead of the festive period
Even with the international break, Tottenham Hotspur is still dealing with injuries and disappointments. Although Ange Postecoglou’s team had been playing brilliantly at the beginning of the 2023–24 season, their performance has declined recently.
Spurs were left without several important players following their strange 4-1 home loss to Chelsea. Cristian Romero and Destiny Udogie were sent off, and Micky van de Ven and James Maddison were forced off due to injury, sidelining them until 2024.
Last Saturday, Tottenham was expecting a swift response against Wolves, but two goals in injury time handed the Wanderers the three points and condemned Spurs to two straight losses.
The final international break of 2023, scheduled for November, has arrived at an ideal moment for Postecoglou. Opportunity to provide some relief for some and allow others to recover ahead of the hectic winter period.
However, that hasn’t really been the case. Captain Son Heung-min, who has scored eight goals this term, provided a big concern in South Korea’s World Cup qualifier against Singapore
After scoring for his nation, Son went down injured after a late tackle on Shah Shahiran. Fortunately, he played the remainder of the contest before insisting he was “fine” to the local media.
Elsewhere, goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario has been forced to leave the Italy squad after picking up flu symptoms and replaced by Atalanta’s Marco Carnescchi. Udogie was left out of the squad, though football.london understands that it’s only precautionary.
Romero, who is suspended for the games against Villa and Manchester City, was in action for Argentina overnight. The world champions suffered their first defeat in their World Cup qualifying campaign at the hands of Uruguay with the 25-year-old playing the whole game.
Five players join Maddison and Van de Ven in the medical room at Hotspur Way. Richarlison, Ryan Sessegnon, Manor Solomon, Alfie Whiteman and Ivan Perisic are all out, meaning Postecoglou faces being without nine players for Sunday’s clash with Aston Villa.
