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Postecoglou Matkeng updates 4 players, hints at main center pair to shake off rust

Tottenham Hotspur head coach Ange Postecoglou said at his pre-match press conference ahead of their trip to Bournemouth (March 9) that striker Dominic Solanke suffer a minor injury in คาสิโนออนไลน์ UFABET ฝากถอนรวดเร็ว เริ่มต้นเล่นง่าย the Europa League. While centre-back pairing Mickey van de Ven and Cristian Romero are likely to feature.

Spurs suffer a physical and mental blow after their 1-0 defeat to AZ Alkmaar in the Netherlands in the last 16 first leg yesterday. With Solanke returning to the bench after suffering a back injury and having to be substituted. 

Almost 24 hours later, Postecoglou believes the England international is not seriously injure. 

“It’s too early to tell,” the Australian coach said. 

“’Dom’ got a knee strike to his back, so it’s possible he’s in pain, but it’s just soreness. So hopefully things will get back on track as soon as possible.” 

“In the case of Ben Davis (thigh), I’m not sure if he’s ready to come back to the group. He’s training now, so let’s see how he feels.” 

“Of course there is progress and he feels good, so we will follow up in the next 24-48 hours.” 

“He has a chance to be in the competition group. But let’s see what the conditions are like at that time.” 

Meanwhile, Postecoglou also said it was possible to see Van de Ven and Romero play. When their bodies are ready after a long recovery period. 

“They have a chance. When I looked at the pitch and saw them training the night before

. I tried to control myself not to take the risk of using them,” the 59-year-old added. 

“It wasn’t a good pitch. It isn’t a smooth footing and it isn’t a game I thought I need to kick both.” 

“But after 2-3 days of training and recovery, I hope those two can be in the running.”  

Asian Handicap gives Spurs a draw of -10, total score over / under 3.5 goals -5