Finally, on a week that Tottenham Hotspur does not play multiple football games, we’re getting some more good news. According to Dan Kilpatrick in the Standard, five Tottenham Hotspur players are returning to training and could be made available for Spurs’ home match against United this weekend.
We talked about Destiny Udogie yesterday, but the other four are somewhat unexpected. Vicario hasn’t been seen since fracturing his foot against Manchester City back in November. Maddison has been dealing with a calf injury since the Leicester City loss in late January, as has Brennan Johnson. Timo Werner had a minor hamstring pull but nevertheless has missed several weeks.
So this is all fantastic news, even if it’s likely we won’t see many if not any of these returning players starting. Ange Postecoglou has been slow-walking his players’ return to fitness for good reason — he’s seen several players including Richarlison, Micky van de Ven, and Cuti Romero reinjure themselves shortly after returning from a prolonged absence. That said, if even a couple of these players can get some minutes in reserve or off the bench, or even a half of football, that is good for them and good for the squad.
Spurs still have a number of high profile players out injured, including the aforementioned Richarlison, van de Ven, and Romero, as well as Dominic Solanke and Wilson Odobert.