Micky van de Ven suffered a hamstring damage and can be out of motion for Tottenham till after the worldwide break, head coach Ange Postecoglou has revealed.
Van de Ven left the pitch in tears whereas clutching the again of his proper leg 14 minutes into Tottenham’s EFL Cup victory over Manchester Metropolis on Wednesday.
Whereas Postecoglou confirmed the fears of Spurs followers, he was optimistic in regards to the prognosis with the defender not anticipated to be out for an extended stretch.
“Micky has strained a hamstring. It’s not too critical, however it can in all probability be after the worldwide break for him [to return],” the Spurs boss advised reporters forward of his aspect’s conflict with Aston Villa on Sunday.
“He was upset. Clearly, he was actually wanting ahead to the sport, so he was a bit emotional, however it’s positively not a nasty one like final time that stored him out for fairly some time.
“He’ll work onerous, and the nice factor is we’ve obtained the worldwide break, which is an additional two weeks. Hopefully, it means he gained’t miss an excessive amount of soccer.”
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Van de Ven has featured in eight of Tottenham’s 9 Premier League video games this season and has been a reassuring presence in defence.
Certainly, he has made the second most clearances (23) and blocks (4) within the squad, solely second to Cristian Romero and Pedro Porro respectively.
There was, nevertheless, constructive information about skipper Heung-min Son, who was absent throughout Spurs’ defeat at Crystal Palace final weekend.
“Sonny educated [on Friday], so if he will get by way of coaching [on Saturday], he needs to be OK,” Postecoglou added.
