We haven’t heard anything official from Tottenham Hotspur since Wilson Odobert was subbed off in the first half of Spurs’ 2-1 League Cup win over Coventry City on Wednesday. After that match, Ange Postecoglou had said that he thought the injury looked “fairly significant” but we never got an update on Wilson other than that he was injured.
So where Spurs refuse to step in, we turn to other sources. In this case, it’s French daily newspaper L’Equipe, which states Odobert is set to miss about a month of action, returning in late October.
Honestly — that’s not too bad and about what I expected for a strain, or perhaps a grade 1 hamstring injury. If we take L’Equipe at its word, and frankly it’s not like we have any other information to go on so why not, that would mean Wilson would miss at least four matches — the Europa League tie at home against Qarabag, at Manchester United, at Ferencvaros in the EL, and at Brighton. There would be a slight chance we could see him home to West Ham on October 19, or maybe the Europa League tie against AZ Alkmaaar on October 24. Just in time for Spooky Season.
It’s a shame that he got injured soon after joining the club, but I guess it could be a lot worse. Now that he’s broken the seal on Ange Injuries™ maybe he’ll stay healthy now until the end of the season? That’d be nice.