2 weeks Ago By Anshuman Joshi, To The Lane And Back
It wasn’t just the overall performance against Coventry City in the third round of the Carabao Cup earlier this week that was a matter of concern for Tottenham and their fanbase. The Lilywhites were handed a fresh injury blow very early in the game as new signing Wilson Odobert went off injured. Ange Postecoglou has now confirmed the fans’ worst fears over the Frenchman.
Wilson Odobert was taken off with a hamstring injury for Spurs. Ange stated that "Wilson's is a significant one." Hence, pointing to a higher-grade hamstring strain, rather than a minor strain (2-3 weeks).
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pic.twitter.com/R9H2IXiFKz Ange Postecoglou provides Wilson Odobert injury update Ahead of his side’s home game against Brentford, Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou confirmed that Wilson Odobert had sustained a not-insignificant injury and would be out for a while.
“[In terms of] Wilson, it doesn’t look good. We’re still waiting for it to settle down to get all the information but he’ll definitely be out for the next period. It’s his hamstring.
” The French forward started for Spurs in the midweek game against Coventry but had to be taken off in the 18th minute because of a hamstring issue. The 19-year-old moved to Spurs earlier this summer on an initial £25m deal from Burnley, having signed a £25k-per-week contract set to run until June 2029. There was one positive here for Spurs.
.. After they brought on Wilson Odobert, a player in the 99th percentile for successful dribbles amongst wingers across the last calendar year, Arsenal started doubling up on him.
pic.twitter.com/aC5fSct2p8 Worrying times Spurs getting another injury on the forward front is indeed worrying, especially given their record signing Dominic Solanke is yet to get going.
What also needs to be kept in mind is that Postecoglou’s demand for persistent intensity, coupled with the more hectic schedule Spurs have this season owing to Europa League football, is not going to make things any easier over the next months. Spurs need to be very careful here. This article first appeared on To The Lane And Back and was syndicated with permission.
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