Ange Postecoglou knows perfectly well that no one cares about the injury situation at Tottenham when he gets his rating card from supporters and pundits after the games. So far, there has been a lot of beating on the Spurs manager, who has experienced “the perfect storm” on the injury front. On Thursday, the coach barely has a starting eleven available.
Pape Matar Sarr was the last man to withdraw from the Europa League match against Hoffenheim, which gives Postecoglou a very demanding situation.
“The reality is that we don’t have that many choices. Pape is the last of the guys to fight his way through for as long as possible. We have no other choice. That is the basic premise. We have about 13 first-team players who have travelled with us,” Postecoglou said at the press conference before the Hoffenheim game.
“We don’t have many options but to throw in young and untested players there, but I’d rather not do that to them,” says the Spurs manager.
13 first-team players who are available for the match. We feel for the Australian.
