Tottenham Hotspur are doubtless to be with out a number of key gamers after they return to home motion with a visit to Brentford on Boxing Day.
Several of Spurs’ gamers returned from the World Cup nursing issues and that can see each Rodrigo Bentancur and Richarlison as particular injury absentees, and the latter could also be out for fairly a while with a hamstring situation.
Ben Davies is again, as supervisor Antonio Conte revealed earlier this week. However, it appears unlikely that Argentina centre-back Cristian Romero will probably be obtainable after this nation’s triumph in Qatar.
That’s in accordance to journalist Pete O’Rourke, who advised Football FanCast:
“I can’t see it, to be sincere.
“Obviously, these celebrations are going to be fairly wild and onerous, I believe in Argentina proper now for the following few days.
“So trying to get the player’s mind back in domestic action is going to be pretty hard.”
Romero’s doubtless absence on Monday afternoon will come as an enormous blow to Conte because the 24-year-old titan is an integral a part of the again three, usually being the right-hand aggressor and overlaying for Emerson Royal when he bombs ahead.
Once described as an “animal” by former teammate Pierluigi Gollini, Romero is at the moment Tottenham’s best-performing defender – as per WhoScored scores – having averaged 2.5 tackles and a squad-high 1.4 interceptions per sport.
It would imply that both FC Barcelona loanee Clement Lenglet or the inconsistent Davinson Sanchez is probably going to take his place, which immediately makes Spurs’ backline so much weaker.
Both Conte and the Lilywhites trustworthy will probably be hoping that their World Cup winner returns in time for the New Year’s Day clash with Aston Villa when Bentancur can also be set to make his return.
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