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The 'injury curse' toward Tottenham is still ongoing.
It's a bolt out of the blue again. Austrian national center back Kevin Danso, who Tottenham recruited through the winter transfer market, was out of power due to injury. England's Football London' reported on the 12th (Korea time) that Danso suffered a muscle injury against Bournemouth and is unlikely to be able to play for a while.
The Danso was the light of the injured ward. As soon as he nestled at Tottenham, he was appointed as the main centre-back and filled the vacancy of Christian Romero and Mickey van der Penn.
Danso played in seven matches, including four English Premier League (EPL), one each in the Carabao Cup and the FA Cup, and one in the Europa League. He started all seven games and played full time in six games except against Manchester United last month.
He was eventually sickened by the 'strong march'. He played full time, but complained of muscle pain at the end of the game against Bournemouth on the 9th. Only after the whistle at the end of the game was Danso seen entering the tunnel directly with the help of medical staff.
Making his professional debut in Augsburg, Germany, he moved to France's Lance in 2021 and played for three and a half seasons. Danso scored four goals in 126 games. He also experienced EPL after being loaned to Southampton for one season in the 2019-2020 season when he was a member of Augsburg.
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However, at that time, he played only six games in the EPL. He played in 24 A matches for the Austrian national team and also played in Euro 2024.
Danso will play as a loan player until this season and completely transfer to Tottenham in the summer. The transfer fee is 20 million pounds (about 37.5 billion won). He was initially widely expected to wear an EPL Wolverhampton uniform where Hwang Hee-chan played, but Tottenham succeeded in 'Hijacking' at the last minute.
Fortunately, Romero and Van der Penn returned. Romero groaned due to a toe injury during the A-match in November last year. He returned briefly against Chelsea on December 9 last year, but disappeared after being replaced 15 minutes into the first half. It was a thigh injury.
Romero is back against Bournemouth. It's been three months. Instead of Son Heung-min, who started on the bench, he started wearing the captain's armband. Van der Penn also took the field as a substitute against Bournemouth. He made a brief return to action against Elpsborg (Sweden) in the Europa League on 31 January before being out of action again.
Besides Romero and Van der Penn, Ben Davies also joined normal training. Archie Gray can also play center back, so there is no big problem right now. However, Romero, Van der Penn and Davis have just returned from injury, so there are concerns about unexpected variables.
Tottenham will play AZ Alkmaar (the Netherlands) at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London at 5 a.m. on the 14th in the round of 16 in the 2024-2025 Europa League. Tottenham, which lost 0-1 in the first game, is eliminated just by drawing in the second game. Only when they win unconditionally can they aim to advance to the quarterfinals.
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After the match against Bournemouth, Son Heung-min made a series of determined remarks. Tottenham ended up in a 2-2 draw at Bournemouth after a 0-2 draw. Son Heung-min scored an equalizer in the 39th minute of the second half to save his team from the brink of defeat.
He said through Tottenham's `Spurs Play'We all have to look back on ourselves. There's no one on the field to help us"As I always said, the players who play should take more responsibility. We made a number of sloppy plays. I started poorly, so I fell behind and chased the game. It's not an ideal performance."
Son continued "We have to be very strong. And we need to go one step further. You can't always stay on the same stairs. We try to take a step forward as we move forward." "Now that the game is over, we have to look forward, think positively and accept the difficult moments. Because we have another important game at home (against Alkma) on Thursday (local time)."
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And "We need everyone. Fans, as well as players and staff of the club, should work together to change the situation. Name value doesn't bring victory. The game always requires mental strength, consideration and performance. It's always important to do your best" "We have to focus, we have to take it seriously. You have to respect your opponent, too. You have to do everything you can to turn things around, especially at home`.
Tottenham is aiming to escape from the spectatorship for the first time in 17 years since winning the League Cup in the 2007-2008 season. The Europa League is the only hope. Tottenham were eliminated in both the Carabao Cup (League Cup) and the FA Cup last month. In the EPL, 13th place is now.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
