London, England – Omo, Spurs no fit catch break again as their defender, Destiny Udogie, don jam serious hamstring wahala. He go dey sidelined till January, just when dem need am most for busy festive period. Udogie take this blow try catch am during last week’s 2-2 draw against Newcastle, and e miss Saturday’s 2-0 win over Brentford. Coach Thomas Frank talk say, “Destiny don pick up injury, e go dey out until January unfortunately.”
Na wah! With Udogie out, full-backs Djed Spence and Pedro Porro go need to double their hustle to keep the team sharp as January dey come closer. Spurs get Champions League clash with Slavia Prague wey be this Tuesday, then dem go travel go Nottingham Forest on Saturday and host Liverpool before Christmas. E get plenty work wey dey wait dem o!
As if that one no plenty, dem still dey look for good news from other players. Randal Kolo Muani don show face again after e dey limp comot from the stadium post-Brentford match. But make we no lie, Coach Frank don confirm say Brennan Johnson dey “touch and go” to play against Slavia Prague because e miss Monday training. E no clear for him matter at all.
James Maddison‘s case na another storyline wey dey sharp as e dey try recover from ACL surgery wey e do for summer. Frank talk say, “E go still take time, we no go rush am, but e good to see am dey train.” Make we no deceive ourselves, na long time before we go see Maddison for pitch.
As e stand, Spurs dey sit for shaky 16th position inside Champions League table and dem need to pattern well against Slavia to climb reduce the palava wey dey surround their qualification. Frank talk say go get rotation in the line-up despite their good pairing performance against Brentford, “We need to maintain freshness but still keep core players strong.” Na serious matter!
Kai, football no be for faint-hearted, and this January go dey tough for Spurs as they dey face Crystal Palace away on December 28, then another trip go Brentford on January 1. Na so e be! So, make we dey watch as the drama unfold for Tottenham this festive season. Go Spurs!
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