Tottenham have been struggling with injuries all season, with over 21 players sidelined with various injuries across the season.
They lost Destiny Udogie, Ben Davies, and Timo Werner in the last couple of weeks, and now they have lost Richarlison and Yves Bissouma as well.
The Mali midfielder picked up an injury against Burnley and Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou.
Speaking ahead of the big match against Manchester City, Postecoglou confirmed that RIcharlison will continue to sit out with his calf injury and will miss the final two games.
He also revealed that Bissouma picked up a knee injury against Burnley and will miss the rest of the season out.
“He (Richarlison) will miss the next two games. Nothing serious, but obviously enough to keep him out of the next two games. Bissouma unfortunately picked up a knee injury in the weekend’s game, so he will miss the last two games of the season as well.”
The injuries will come as a big blow for Tottenham, specially given the magnitude of the game. The clash will be a top four decider as well as a title decider.
Richarlison’s absence will be the most significant one given his form. He came off the bench to spark a semi comeback against Liverpool, scoring one and assisting another.
If Spurs can manage to beat the current champions, their hopes of a Champions League qualification will stay alive.
Ange Postecoglou has confirmed a double injury for his Tottenham side ahead of their Premier League clash with Manchester City
Hosts Spurs City hope to maintain their slim hopes of Champions League qualification – although Aston Villa can end those chances with a win on Monday night
With the injury list already containing six big names, Postecoglou confirmed two more injuries will hinder their preparations against Man City
Richarlison missed the win over Burnley at the weekend and was left out of Brazil’s Copa America squad due to injury
Midfielder Yves Bissouma is also currently ruled out
“[the news] is not good,” Postecoglou said of Richarlison
“He will miss the next two matches
Nothing serious
Bissouma unfortunately has a knee injury so will miss the last two matches
Other than that, everyone present is present
” This means the six names that were ruled out will also be unavailable, meaning eight players will be absent for Spurs as they look to end their home campaign on a high
Destiny Udogie, Ben Davies and Timo Werner have been ruled out for the season, along with Ryan Sessegnon, Fraser Forster and Manor Solomon
Postecoglou also responded to Spurs fans who want their team to lose so Man City can stop rivals Arsenal from winning the title, telling them: “If you use social media then 99% of them [will] ] that Spurs lost] but please don’t Don’t tell me this is your world If it’s you need advice I understand the competition but I’ll never understand why someone would want that your team he lost again “Everyone is allowed to feel what they feel, but I do
I am consistent and believe that it is important that this club achieves the goals we want, not looking for a magic solution
It’s hard work, perseverance, quality, no mistakes and knowing what success really looks like
Anything in between, bragging rights, is meaningless to me
Tomorrow we have a match that we want to win
“You think the majority of our fans don’t want us to win
I don’t see it like that, I think the fans inside the stadium will create the same atmosphere as they always do
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