Tottenham received news from the Welcome Wound after Angel Postocoglou has revealed that defender Mickey Van de Ven is available for his Europa League match against Ellsborg.
The influential central rear has been absent for the Spurs since October, with its part of a huge injury crisis that has ravaged the club in recent months.
After six defeats in seven in the Premier League, the Postcoglou sub-pressure spoke of the need to have players available again and was finally able to share positive news on the Dutch defender.
He said, “Micky [van de Ven] is good to go there, so we will try to get him a few minutes tomorrow.
“He has a good week / 10 days of training and he is in good condition, so he is fine.”
His usual defensive partner Cristian Romero remains absent for the few games at least, however, revealed Postcoglou.
“Cristian is still a little slow. We are aware that his injury was just a little different and he must always check a few boxes.
“He’s not for the horizon right now in terms of this weekend, we will see how he leaves.”
Postcoglou said Pope Sarr and Yves Bissouma are also available for Spurs, but James Maddison will be released for a while.
The Australian manager added: “James Maddison has a veal strain, so he will be absent for 2-3 weeks. Pope Sarr is fine, he has a bad guy but he is fine and available. Yves Bissouma is available. I think that’s it for tomorrow evening at this stage.
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“ The top eight is really important ”
Tottenham is currently sixth in the Europa League classification, a point in the first eight before their last match against Ellsborg.
A victory would guarantee their place in the last 16 of the competition, but anything other than that at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium would endanger them to slide from the top eight.
Speaking of the current pressure from which he is submitted, Postocoglou said: “Me personally? Not different from any other game. It is a game that we want to win and we will enter it with the same intention.
“It is a competition in which we have done very well, we are in a good position and we want to solidify this position and finish in the first eight.
“It’s in our hands tomorrow night. A victory makes it certain, a draw will probably be quite good too.
“Finishing in the top eight for us is extremely important because it gives us a good base in the tournament, but also gives us a few weeks when we have no games in the middle of the week and at this stage, is really important.
“My message would be for all fans of the Spurs because I represent all the fans of the Spurs, not only the angry fans to which you refer.
“We work hard to reverse the steam. We know the situation and we are despite the fact that the possibilities and opportunities in the second half of the season are in our hands to capitalize and make it a successful season. »»
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Postcoglou also talked about the need for revenue and says that the club works hard so that the bodies through the door before the deadline.
“Everyone is trying with everything possible. I don’t think anyone working against me, “said postcoglou. “I don’t think anyone who wants to run up. In this kind of situation, it is a difficult concert as a manager because you can be very isolated, you can be very vulnerable – I do not feel it.
“The game group and the people I work with do their best to guide us through it. From my point of view, I focus firmly on what I can control and what I can control is to make sure to prepare a team for a very big game tonight. “”
On the proximity of potential creations, he said: “I would be dishonest if I said something other than, at the moment, nothing is imminent. This does not mean that opportunities are explored.
“Traditionally, the last days of any window tend to be frantic and I expect that we find there. Does this mean that something will be concluded? I can’t get involved.
“I am a bit far from it, but the information and the dialogue that I have is that we explore all the opportunities to provide help to the players.”
