Ahead of this weekend’s away trip to Fulham, Ange Postecoglou provides an update on the injury to a key Tottenham Hotspur player.
Postecoglou and his team will surely still be in high spirits after their win against Aston Villa at the weekend.
And with Villa, who have a game in hand on Spurs, not playing until Sunday, Tottenham can move up to fourth place with a win at Fulham on Saturday night.
Postecoglou might be tempted to name a largely unchanged team for the away leg, but the Spurs boss is known for his ability to change a team.
It certainly wouldn’t be a surprise if he brought Timo Werner back into the team, although that would be extremely harsh on Brennan Johnson.
Nevertheless, it seems that Postecoglou will be forced to make one defensive change when his Tottenham side head to Fulham.
Micky van de Ven limped off at Villa Park on Sunday, sparking fears that he had injured his thigh muscle in a similar fashion to earlier.
Although Postecoglou does not expect the Dutchman to feature this weekend, he has allayed those concerns.
Postecoglou spoke to Sky Sports from the training ground and said the international break will be a good opportunity for Van de Ven to recover.
He explained.
“We don’t think it’s anything major, but we’ll probably get some more information at the weekend, so it’s obviously unlikely for Fulham.
“But with the international break, hopefully that means he won’t miss too much after this.”
Of course, it’s good that Postecoglou can now use Radu Dragusin for Tottenham’s away fixture at Fulham.
Every game now will be crucial for Spurs in their quest for fourth place and, with the greatest respect, Postecoglou will surely feel more secure if Dragusin replaces his £43m Dutchman than Eric Dier or Ben Davies have done in the past.
That Dier left in January to make room for Dragusin’s arrival still seems like a great deal, which fortunately worked out well for the Englishman.