Spurs: Conte dealt double injury setback

Tottenham Hotspur have been dealt a double damage setback forward of their Premier League assembly with AFC Bournemouth on Saturday.

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Talking in his pre-match press convention (by way of football.london), Antonio Conte revealed that each Dejan Kulusevski and Richarlison stay unavailable for Spurs’ journey to the Vitality Stadium tomorrow afternoon, because the duo are but to recuperate from their respective accidents.

When requested for an replace on his group information forward of Saturday’s fixture, the 53-year-old stated: “No information, nothing new. Richarlison and Kulusevski are nonetheless out.”

Large blow

Contemplating simply how spectacular each Kulusevski and Richarlison have been for Tottenham since their respective strikes to the membership, coupled with how brief the absence of the duo leaves Conte of choices in his three-man assault, it’s clear that the actual fact the Italian will stay with out the providers of the forwards on Saturday will come as an enormous blow to the 53-year-old supervisor.

Certainly, following Kulusevski’s January switch from Juventus, the £69m-rated winger has been in sensational kind for Spurs, scoring six targets and registering 11 assists over his 29 appearances for the north London facet – averaging a direct aim contribution each 114 minutes – in addition to averaging a SofaScore match ranking of 7.06 over his 25 league outings for the membership.

In the meantime, since Richarlison’s £60m transfer from Everton this summer season, the £60m-rated striker has additionally impressed, scoring two targets and offering three assists over his 13 appearances for the membership – averaging a direct aim contribution each 139 minutes – along with averaging an eye catching SofaScore match ranking of 7.20 over his 4 Champions League outings for Spurs.

As such, with the continued absence of the Swede and the Brazilian leaving Conte with solely the choice of deploying both Lucas Moura or Bryan Gil – who’ve performed a mixed 147 minutes of first-team soccer this season, proving how little the Italian trusts the duo – in his three-man assault, it’s evident simply how a lot of a blow being with out the stricken pair is for Tottenham.

Certainly, with Spurs at present on a run of three games with out a win – over which interval the Lilywhites have bagged simply two targets – it’s clear that Kulusevski and Richarlison’s respective returns to motion can’t come quickly sufficient for Conte – who will undoubtedly be hoping his facet can get again to successful methods in opposition to the Cherries tomorrow afternoon.