Tottenham didn’t need that. Launched into a maintenance mission, Spurs, still relegated despite their 1-0 victory last weekend against Wolverhampton, must do without several players. Indeed, the infirmary has been full lately. Guglielmo Vicario, Cristian Romero and Mohammed Kudus were joined by During the week, theEvening Standard revealed that the attacker suffers from “Grade 2 hamstring injury which could keep him out of action for three to eight weeks.”
At a press conference this Friday before the match against Aston Villa on Sunday, Roberto De Zerbi confirmed that his player will be absent due to a hamstring problem. However, the Italian admitted not knowing the duration of his player’s absence. On the other hand, he announced positive news in all this slump. “Udogie might be available. I don’t know if he will be at the start of the match or in the second half.” Enough to offer more solutions to the former coach of Olympique de Marseille. However, it is not certain that he will be able to field James Maddison, who has been injured most of the season. Journalists asked him if this would be a solution for him after Xavi Simons’ injury.
RDZ makes no excuses
“I don’t know, I would like to play with him, because he is a special player, a different player, but you have to take into account his physical condition and many other things. However, I think he can be important in the next three matches.” RDZ took advantage of the tight microphones to send a few messages after seeing numerous articles on the Spurs’ injury problems this season and the staff’s responsibilities in all of this. “Look, I want to be clear once and for all. The most important challenge now is to silence this inner voice, that of the players, that of the staff and that of the supporters. This voice can cause negative thoughts.”
He continues: “the voice says: ‘we are unlucky, we have too many injuries, we lost I think these are just negative thoughts. And that’s absurd, because I want to focus on ourselves and the quality of my players. We are going to face one of the best teams in the Premier League right now. We have great respect for Emery as a manager, but if Tottenham win at Villa Park it won’t be a miracle.
He does not blame the medical staff for the numerous injuries
RDZ adds: “We could lose, I don’t know, but we have the means to win this match, it wouldn’t be a miracle. So we have to stay positive and hope to be lucky, because we play in a big club. If Solanke and Xavi are injured, we can field Kolo Muani, Mathys Tel and Richarlison, who are excellent players. They have different personalities, but they are excellent players. We have Pedro Porro, Udogie, Micky van de Ven, Bentancur, Palhinha, Gallagher. Thanks to all this, I don’t have much to hear, or even listen to, negative things. You have to fight until the end. Before losing, you have to play, you have to fight. We have 2 points less than West Ham, but West Ham also have to play difficult matches.
The Italian continues: “Certainly, it’s not the best time for us, it’s a hard time, a difficult time, but the losers cry. Losers have negative thoughts. I don’t want my loved ones to cry or think differently from me.” Asked about the responsibilities of the medical staff, he replied: “I believe we win together, and we lose together. This is not the time to argue or shift blame. Each of us must feel responsible towards this great club, but for now we must remain united, united, focused on one goal, move forward together and stop there. This summer we can do it all. Absolutely everything. We will have a lot of time to talk about football, the transfer window, everything we can improve.. And we will. The message is clear.
