Asked about Unai Emery as a manager
When he was at Arsenal, people were quick to dismiss him.
He was an outstanding manager before he went to Villa. They identified someone who could take their club to where they wanted to go and he's done that.
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Main one, is Micky, he has sort of strained his hamstring. its not too srious, but probably after the international break for him
Romero, Werner. At the moment, still a chance for the weekend. Sonny has trained today, so if he gets through training tomorrow he should be okay.
Van de Ven breaks silence on Spurs injury
Micky van de Ven has posted online after he was forced off with injury early on in Tottenham's 2-1 win over Manchester City on Wednesday. The Dutchman was only able to complete 13 minutes of the Carabao Cup fourth round tie.
Almost exactly one year on from suffering a hamstring injury that ruled him out for over two months last season, a hamstring problem has arisen once again for Van de Ven. The 23-year-old had to be treated and helped on the pitch by physios before hobbling off.
He appeared to be in tears as he made way. Van de Ven has had hamstring issues in the past and clutched immediately at the back of his right leg following a tackle with City winger Savinho.
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Spence gives latest Spurs verdict
Djed Spence's Tottenham career is firmly back on track amid plenty of question marks heading into the 2024/25 season. Always set to be a key summer at Tottenham with incomings and outgoings on the agenda as part of a squad reshuffle for Ange Postecoglou, the versatile full-back appeared to be one of those who could be heading for the exit door.
If that was indeed the case, Spence would have departed having only made six senior appearances for the Lilywhites following his move from Middlesbrough in the summer of 2022. Amid so much hope heading into 2022/23 that the ex-Fulham youngster could play an integral role in Antonio Conte's system due to his qualities at wing-back, Spence just never got a look-in.
Looking like things would just never work out for him at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Spence wanted to demonstrate to everyone in the summer why he could still play a major part for Tottenham going forward. He did exactly that and now things are on the up for him after recently penning a new contract in north London.
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Player ratings from win over Man City
Tottenham secured their place in the fifth round of the Carabao Cup after a 2-1 win against Manchester City at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Wednesday evening. Dealt a tough hand in the fourth round draw after coming up against the reigning Premier League champions, Ange Postecoglou made five alterations to his Tottenham team but selected a very strong XI in his quest to get the better of Pep Guardiola.
Archie Gray, Radu Dragusin, Pape Matar Sarr, Rodrigo Bentancur and Timo Werner were the quintet to come into the side, with Djed Spence missing out altogether despite returning to training following his recent injury. The Lilywhites made the perfect start to the contest with Werner opening the scoring on five minutes after finishing off Dejan Kulusevski's precise cross in style.
Spurs were then dealt a major blow not long after scoring as Micky van de Ven left the pitch in tears with what appeared to be a hamstring injury. However, there was to be more joy for the hosts on 25 minutes as Sarr netted an incredible curling strike from the edge of the area.
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