What are you going to do if Son Heung-min returns... Tottenham's super emergency! Both main center backs collapsed ahead of UEL
What are you going to do if Son Heung-min returns... Tottenham's super emergency! Both main center backs collapsed ahead of UEL
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Ahead of the UEFA Europa League (UEL) Turkiye Galatasaray, Tottenham Hotspur's main central defenders Mickey van der Penn and Christian Romero collapsed.
The British 'Standard' reported on the 5th (Korea Standard Time) that "Tottenham is suffering from injury problems as it prepares to face Galatasaray."
Two main Tottenham center backs were injured. Van der Penn was the start. Tottenham faced Manchester City in the fourth round of the English Football League Cup (EFL Cup) in 2024-25 season on the 31st. Van der Penn started at the time.
However, he unexpectedly suffered the injury. When Sabiou ran after hitting a ball on the right side in the 10th minute of the first half, Van der Penn quickly followed and blocked it with a sliding tackle. However, Van der Penn got up and touched the back of his right thigh. He could not play more.
"He felt something in his hamstring. I don't know for sure yet, but I felt something," Tottenham manager Enze Postecoglou said after the match. He is expected to return after the A-match break in November.
Romero was injured on the 3rd. Tottenham won 4-1 against Aston Villa in the 10th round of the 2024-25 Premier League. Despite the pleasant victory, Tottenham could not laugh to its heart's content. In the 16th minute of the second half, Romero complained of pain in his foot. Ben Davies was put in instead.
Postecoglou said after the match, "Romero had a bruise. We have to deal with what we have to do. We have players who can come in. We need players like that."
According to Standard, Romero injured his right toe. "Tottenham will examine Romero this week. According to reports from Argentina, he is expected to be absent for about a week. In this case, he will not be able to play in two matches before the November A-match period," the media reported. 토토사이트
Tottenham's captain Son Heung-min recently returned from injury. It seemed that the team was barely in full strength, but Romero and Van der Penn are expected to be absent at the same time. It is a huge blow for Tottenham. There are Davis and Radu Dragusin, but neither player falls short of Romero and Van der Penn.
Tottenham will face Galatasaray in Game 4 of the 2024-25 UEL League Phase at Neff Stadium in Istanbul, Turkiye, on the 8th. Attention is focusing on whether they can win despite the absence of the main central defender.