I will make sure I complete this THREE things against them next week,this is my f!ght and I will make it happen that day”, Tottenham say James Madison sends strong premier league message to Arsenal ahead of North London Derby
I will make sure I complete this THREE things against them next week,this is my f!ght and I will make it happen that day”, Tottenham say James Madison sends strong premier league message to Arsenal ahead of North London Derby
Ange Postecoglou’s next Tottenham Hotspur challenge is to plot a course through the keenly-anticipated first North London Derby of the season against Arsenal.
Spurs need to bounce back following their tough defeat at Newcastle United last weekend and they have Mikel Arteta’s title challenging Gunners in their way once the international break comes to a close. The fixtures really start to ramp up from next week with Carabao Cup and Europa League football on the menu as well as the Premier League schedule.
The main problem for managers after the international break is the staggered return of their players and even more worryingly the prospect of injuries while their stars are on duty with their countries.
Postecoglou will have two injury doubts of his own in Dominic Solanke and Micky van de Ven, but at least they will be recovering away from international duty. He also has James Maddison, Pedro Porro, Timo Werner and Djed Spence as the only fit senior outfield players remaining at Hotspur Way, as well as Rodrigo Bentancur thanks to his four-game international ban following his bottle-throwing moments at the Copa America.
The Spurs boss is helped by the fixture being on Sunday, which will at least give him an extra training day with those returning players, as it will for Arteta.
Swedish duo Lucas Bergvall and Dejan Kulusevski will be back at Tottenham’s Enfield training complex first after playing in Sunday’s home UEFA Nations League match against Estonia.
The next contingent of Tottenham players are in action on Monday night including Pape Matar Sarr in Senegal’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifier away against Burundi before Ben Davies and Brennan Johnson compete for Wales in their UEFA Nations League qualifier in Montenegro. Radu Dragusin also plays on Monday night, with Romania’s home UEFA Nations League match against Lithuania.
Italians Destiny Udogie and Guglielmo Vicario take on Manor Solomon’s Israel in a UEFA Nations League match in Hungary, while Archie Gray faces an England Under-21s home friendly against Austria.
Then on Tuesday, Yves Bissouma will be in action for Mali away in their Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Eswatini, Son Heung-min Son captains South Korea in their World Cup qualifier in Oman while Wilson Odobert could feature for France Under-21s at home in their European Under-21 Championship qualifier against Bosnia-Herzegovina. Later that evening Cristian Romero will be in action for Argentina in their World Cup qualifier away against Colombia.
That all means that Bissouma, Son and Romero will likely be the last to return to Hotspur Way, potentially back in training as late as Thursday depending on their flights back to the UK.
