Tottenham Hotspur head coach Antonio Conte has, on Sunday evening, provided a fresh insight into the injury situation across his squad.
This of course comes after the Lilywhites were put to the sword in damaging fashion earlier today.
After watching capital rivals Arsenal slip up at Southampton, Conte and co. welcomed high-flying Newcastle United to north London for a Premier League clash, hopeful of closing the gap to the table-topping Gunners to just two points.
When all was said and done, however, Spurs, instead, were condemned to defeat.
This came as goals on the part of Callum Wilson and Miguel Almiron guided Newcastle to an eventual 2-1 triumph.
Almiron doubles Newcastle’s lead!!
A brilliant solo goal from the Paraguayan 👏 pic.twitter.com/uXT2vq3XPX
— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) October 23, 2022
Tottenham’s defeat on Sunday, a 2nd on the bounce over the course of the last week, came with a number of the club’s key performers nowhere to be seen.
Speaking to the media post-match, it therefore came as little surprise when the subject of the personnel situation in his squad was put to Antonio Conte.
And the news, all told, proved of a less than encouraging nature from a Spurs perspective.
This comes with both Kulusevski and Richarlison already ruled out of the capital outfit’s upcoming meeting with Sporting CP.
Not only that, but the club’s boss simply ‘doesn’t know’ when Romero and Hojbjerg are set to return:
“Romero in the last two or three games, he arrived every day half and half to decide if he play or doesn’t play,” Conte began. “I think in the past we have taken risk. The players gave their availability to play otherwise honestly if the player doesn’t want to play, I don’t force them.
“Now after the game against United, he felt a lot of fatigue and then yesterday he felt fatigue in his calf. Before in his thigh, the right. Now left in the calf. Pierre it was the same because Pierre played every game, he played every minute and he was really tired.
“About Richy and Deki? No chance. I don’t know about Pierre and Cuti for Wednesday. I don’t know the way they recover from this fatigue and this situation. If they have something, Romero in his calf or Pierre in his thigh.”
Here’s every word Antonio Conte just said about Spurs’ defeat to Newcastle United, Romero and Hojbjerg’s injuries, needing time and patience and more transfer windows at Tottenham and plenty more. https://t.co/hDfIBfiVG9
— Alasdair Gold (@AlasdairGold) October 23, 2022
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