Ange Postecoglou has summarized Tottenham’s injuries problems saying: “Every time I have seen the light at the end of the tunnel, it has generally been a closure that is approaching.”
But Spurs chief coach expects their recent injuries to be behind them soon.
Postecoglou, 59, is under pressure after a streak without victories of seven games in the Premier League, which has included six losses and left the Spurs 15 on the table.
Micky Van de Ven, the key central, welcomed an injury in the hamstrings in the 3-0 victory of the Europa League on Thursday over Elfsborg.
But the Spurs did not have 12 players for that game due to an injury and inelegability, and lost the Radu Dragusin substitute defender due to an injury at night.
“We have had to deal with a really extreme situation, which unfortunately once we hit ourselves with what we hit, it is very difficult to rectify in the race,” said Postecoglou.
“Obviously we received some significant injuries from the beginning, which hindered our progress, and then we had to trust a small group of players to cross us and that then overwhelmed them.
“It has been this vicious circle. [With] The volume of games that are playing, we have been in an extreme situation, but many clubs face similarities in Europe. “
Postecoglou hopes to have goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario, Brennan Johnson, Destiny Udogie, Wilson Odobert, Timo Werner and James Maddison available again in the next 10 days.
However, defender Cristian Romero and striker Dominic Solanke are expected to require more time before returning to the team.
The Spurs begin a significant week in their season in Brentford in the Premier League on Sunday.
Then they will continue their search for a first trophy since 2008 when they take a 1-0 advantage in the first leg to Liverpool in the semifinals of the Copao Cup on Thursday, before facing Aston Villa in the fourth round of the FA Cup in Villa Park three days later.
“It seems that we are losing players while we recover them,” said Postecoglou.
“We don’t want to lose anyone else, but again, the best plans.
“You can’t plan for these things. We have a great week, starting on Sunday. We will have to do it with this main group of players, so we have to be careful with how we do it.”
