Spurs: Conte dealt huge injury setback

Tottenham Hotspur have been dealt an enormous harm setback forward of their Champions League assembly with Olympique de Marseille on Tuesday night.

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That’s in accordance with a report by the Evening Standard, who declare that each one three of Cristian Romero, Dejan Kulusevski and Richarlison missed first-team coaching forward of Spurs’ crucial journey to Marseille tomorrow night – with all three gamers having been left out of Antonio Conte’s squad for the 3-2 win over AFC Bournemouth on Saturday.

The report goes on to state that, whereas Richarlison’s return date from a calf harm stays up within the air at current, there have been hopes that each Kulusevski and Romero can be match to characteristic in southern France on Tuesday, with the previous seen operating drills earlier than the victory on the Vitality Stadium, whereas Conte steered the latter was afforded a relaxation towards the Cherries.

Big blow

Contemplating simply how spectacular each Kulusevski and Romero have been since their respective strikes to north London, ought to the duo be unavailable for the journey to the Orange Vélodrome tomorrow, coupled with Richarlison’s continued absence, it will undoubtedly come as an enormous blow to Conte and his aspect’s possibilities of qualifying for the knockout phases of the Champions League.

Certainly, over Kulusevski’s 25 Premier League appearances since becoming a member of the membership again in January, the £69m-rated winger has been in lethal kind, scoring six objectives, registering 11 assists and creating eight massive probabilities for his teammates, in addition to making a median of 1.6 key passes, taking 1.4 pictures and finishing 0.9 dribbles per sport.

These returns have seen the £110k-per-week ahead who Raj Chohan dubbed “unreal” common a somewhat outstanding SofaScore match score of 7.06 over his two campaigns with the Lilywhites.

In the meantime, over Romero’s 30 Premier League fixtures since his personal transfer to north London final summer time, the £69m-rated centre-back has been imperious in defence, serving to his aspect preserve six clear sheets, along with making a median of 1.5 interceptions, 2.6 tackles, 3.1 clearances and successful 5.7 duels – at successful price of 61% – per sport.

These metrics have seen the £165k-per-week defender who Oli Gamp labelled an “absolute colossus” common a merely sensational SofaScore match score of 7.05 over his two seasons on the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

As such, contemplating simply how necessary each gamers are inside Conte’s beginning XI, it’s clear to see that the absence of the duo for a match which Spurs can not afford to lose in the event that they want to qualify for the knockout phases of the Champions League would come as a crushing blow to Conte.