Angel Postcoglou thinks that Tottenham can experience a “special” season despite its lamentable form – but says that Pope Matar Sarr “should never have started” to replace James Maddison late against Leicester City And underlined a new concern for Richarlison.
Richarlison, injured, started his first national game of the season and gave Spurs a 23rd minute lead against the team that started the day in second position, only thanks to the goals of Jamie Vardy and Bilal El Khannouss at the start of the second period. The terrible host race at one point in seven championship matches.
James Maddison helped Tottenham wins in Hoffenheim In the Europa League on Thursday but did not play against Leicester because it was “endolori”, Sarr replacing the playmaker before being withdrawn alongside Richarlison after 54 minutes.
“”[Richarlison’s] He really felt his groin-he should likely have to withdraw at halftime but he wanted to play another 10 minutes, “said postcoglou, addressing himself to Spurs game.
“I could see that he was not moving well, so we had to remove it. Pope should never have started today but we lost Madders [Maddison] Very late, we had to start with Pope.
“It’s painful.”
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History of Ricarlison injuries
Richarlison started less than half of the Tottenham championship matches last season, practically not played after February due to knee and hamstrings.
The Brazilian international said he “suffered for eight months” when he was operated on in the groin in November 2023, but that he began a series of nine goals in eight appearances the following month.
Tottenham is missing a long list of players due to injuries, although Postcoglou said that he expects defenders Cristian Romero and Micky Van de Ven to take up training imminently.
The Australian is under pressure in his second season at the head, while Tottenham supporters expressed their anger to President Daniel Levy during their fourth consecutive championship defeat.
PostCoglou: Tottenham “try”
“When you are in this kind of position, you look at the people around you,” said PostCoglou. “I just feel that the players, the staff, the people with whom I treat the football club always support what we are trying to do.
“That’s all you can ask for as a manager; This gives me energy – putting aside my own disappointment and feelings – to make sure to try to support these people who do their best to reverse the trend.
“They made massive efforts on Thursday evening to do the work and they had to do it again today. Some of them should probably not have been there, but we ask them to dig as much as they can – and they do.
“In the next 10 or two weeks, we will recover important players. I will know that they will energize the whole group. As I keep telling players and staff, there are still great opportunities to make this season a special season.
“It hurts. It hurts a lot.
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Spurs calendar
Spurs can guarantee a place in the round of 16 of the Europa League by winning at home against the Swedish club Elsborg During their last championship phase match Thursday (8:00 p.m. GMT). They are sure to have at least one draw in dams to progress regardless of the result.
Tottenham will start the return match of his semi-final of the EFL Cup in Liverpool with an advance of 1-0 on February 6 (8 p.m.) and will go to Aston Villa in the fourth round of the FA Cup three days later (5:35 p.m.).
