Ange Postecoglou praised Tottenham Hotspur’s players reaction to the “adversity” of a worrying injury to their team-mate Rodrigo Bentancur.
The Uruguayan midfielder was stretched off with an oxygen mask on after suffering a head injury in the eighth minute of the Carabao Cup semi-final first leg against Liverpool, being replaced by Brennan Johnson.
Spurs, who were without multiple players through injury and illness, won the match 1-0 thanks to Lucas Bergvall’s late strike.
“It was worrying and that (a head injury) is always concerning, but we think at this stage he is going to be ok,” Postecoglou told Sky Sports of Bentancur after the match. “He was conscious on his way to the dressing room.
“It is our luck at the moment in having to deal with adversity. We almost scored just before that moment and he is a key player for us. Our players kept going and they did that today.”
Speaking to reporters of the nature of the injury after the game, Postecoglou added: “I don’t want to speculate because I don’t really know either. All I know is he was concious when he came off.
“Obviously it was some sort of head injury, but he was conscious when he was coming off the field. And he’s been taken to the hospital for observation. But I’m not really clear on how it happened.
“Unless I get a doctor out here, I’m not going to speculate because it’s just not fair on people around him. There was concern from players out there so obviously there was something going on.”
Spurs are back in action on January 12 with an FA Cup third round tie at Tamworth with the second leg of the Carabao Cup tie at Anfield on February 6.
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