Latest Tottenham injury news as nine set to miss Aston Villa amid Heung Son-min update
It might be the international break but Tottenham Hotspur continue to suffer with injuries and setbacks. Ange Postecoglou's men had started the 2023/24 season in red-hot form but their form has unravelled in recent weeks.
The bizarre 4-1 home defeat to Chelsea left Spurs without a number of key players. Micky van de Ven and James Maddison were both forced off with injuries, seeing them out until 2024, while Cristian Romero and Destiny Udogie were sent off.
Tottenham were hoping for a quick reaction at Wolves last weekend, but two injury-time goals saw the three points go to the Wanderers to condemn Spurs to two straight defeats.
November's international break, the last of 2023, had come at the perfect time for Postecoglou. A chance 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.
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«I am fine now, I don't like to lie down for a long time [on the pitch]. At that moment [I went down] I couldn't feel anything on my foot,» he is reported as saying by South Korean journalist Sungmo Lee. «It's not only me, all players have small injuries but still play for the team.»
Elsewhere, goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario has been forced to leave the Italy squad after picking up flu
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