Team News: Antonio Conte reveals setback in Kulusevski return date
Antonio Conte has provided a team news update to journalists who have attended Tottenham Hotspur’s pre-Everton press conference from Hotspur Way this afternoon. Tottenham come into the fixture at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on the back of two consecutive victories against Brighton and Hove Albion and Eintracht Frankfurt, respectively. Such is the protocol, the media […]
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Antonio Conte has provided a team news update to journalists who have attended Tottenham Hotspur’s pre-Everton press conference from Hotspur Way this afternoon.
Tottenham come into the fixture at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on the back of two consecutive victories against Brighton and Hove Albion and Eintracht Frankfurt, respectively.
Such is the protocol, the media are informed of the availability of the Spurs squad ahead of the clash against Frank Lampard’s side.
The Merseysiders had their unbeaten run of six Premier League matches ended by Manchester United last time out and were on the receiving end of a 5-0 thrashing in the same fixture last season.
It was originally reported by Conte that Kulusevski could be included in the squad to face the Toffees this weekend after returning to training (BT Sport).
Conte has now revealed that Dejan Kulusevski will not be available for the Everton game this weekend and he could not confirm whether the winger would even return for the Man United match either.
He said (Football London): “We are the same players of the last game. Deki is still not available for the game against Everton. The rest of the players are ok.
“I think we need to have a bit of patience with [Kulusevski]. Don’t take stupid risks. We have to play a lot of games from now until November.
“At this moment he’s not 100% sure to be really fit and in perfect condition. It’s important to respect the opinion of the doctors on the player.
“In this moment honestly it’s a big difficult to answer yes or no [if he will be fit to face Man United]. It depends on the new MRI he did today and about the work the doctors say about his situation.
“Also the feeling of the player. I was a player and in this situation it’s important to respect the feeling of the player and that he feels ok 100%. Otherwise it’s not good to take stupid risks.”
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