But it’s not the missed points that people in north London are mourning. Rather, there are concerns about injuries, the effect of which was already evident in the defeat against Wolves.
In the defeat against Chelsea, it wasn’t just Christian Romero (three games) and Destiny Udogie (one game) who received red card suspensions – the two new signings Micky van de Ven and James Maddison sustained serious injuries, which is why Postecoglou picked up several Key players have to do without.
According to Postecoglou, Van de Ven, who came from Wolfsburg for over 40 million euros before the season, could be out for a few months. Maddison, who managed to return to the English national team after moving from relegated Leicester City to Tottenham for a fee of 46 million euros, was injured “much more seriously than we had assumed,” said the Australian coach.
Brazil star Richarlison, who featured in each of the ten league games up until the Chelsea game, will also be out for a longer period. The striker, who says he has been struggling with “unbearable pain” since the start of the year, recently underwent surgery for chronic groin problems.
“We will have to change a few things,” Postecoglou explained before the game against Wolves and made it clear: “We cannot cope with any more injuries.”
Because as successful as his system has been so far, in the end the players have to implement it on the pitch. However, these are currently dwindling – and there is no short-term improvement in sight either.
2023-11-14 20:03:37
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