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Spurs Legends squad for the clash against AC Milan has been finalised
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Robbie Keane, Ledley King and Dimitar Berbatov are among the former Tottenham players who will be back in Lilywhite when Spurs Legends face AC Milan Glorie in a charity match.
Steffen Freund is a late call-up for the squad to face an AC Milan team that includes Cafu and Andrea Pirlo.
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The charity match was announced in January, with Aaron Lennon, Teddy Sheringham, Michael Dawson, Sandro and Heurelho Gomes among the first names confirmed for the Spurs Legends squad.
More have been announced since then, including Jermain Defoe, Michel Vorm, Benoit Assou-Ekotto, Younes Kaboul and Allan Nielsen.
Pat Jennings, Ossie Ardiles and Clive Allen will be in charge of the Spurs Legends squad.
Spurs Legends squad
Benoit Assou-Ekotto, Sebastien Bassong Dimitar Berbatov, Michael Brown, Pascal Chimbonda, Michael Dawson, Jermain Defoe, Mark Falco, Steffen Freund, Heurelho Gomes, Younes Kaboul, Robbie Keane, Ledley King, Aaron Lennon, Allan Nielsen, Chris Perry, Sandro, Teddy Sheringham, Teemu Tainio and Michel Vorm
AC Milan Glorie squad
Confirmed AC Milan players includes World Cup winners Dida, Roque Junior, Cafu and Andrea Pirlo, as well as Champions League winners Serginho, Marek Jankulovski and Massimo Ambrosini.
Confirmed squad so far, with more to be confirmed: Dida, Serginho, Massino Ambrosini, Roque Junior, Marco Borriello, Christian Brocchi, Dario Simic, Marek Jankulovski, Andrea Pirlo, Cafu
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The great and good of Spurs and Milan past face off today in north London in the name of charity. Rolling back the years for a good cause includes the likes of Benoit Assou-Ekotto, Dimitar Berbatov, Michael Brown, Michael Dawson, Jermain Defoe, Mark Falco, Steffen Freund, Heurelho Gomes, Younes Kaboul, Robbie Keane, Ledley King, Aaron Lennon, Allan Nielsen, Sandro, Teddy Sheringham and Teemu Tainio.
AC Milan will be represented by luminous names such as Dida, Serginho, Massimo Ambrosini, Roque Junior, Marco Borriello, Christian Brocchi, Dario Simic, Marek Jankulovski, Andrea Pirlo and Cafu. There is no word on if Joe Jordan and Gennaro Gattuso will be in town for a reunion after their tete-a-tete a few years ago.
All profits from the charity match will be donated to the Tottenham Hotspur Foundation, with a percentage going into a community chest for local charitable beneficiaries. Kick-off at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is at 2pm UK time. You can follow all the build-up, action and reaction below with Standard Sport’s dedicated live match blog.
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Sidelined: Kevin Danso, Dejan Kulusevski and Richarlison are all out injured
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Tottenham head into another international break off the back of a bad defeat.
After sealing their place in the Europa League quarter-finals last Thursday, Ange Postecoglou’s side suffered a 2-0 loss at Fulham on Sunday.
With no hope of European qualification via the Premier League, the main focus for Spurs is ensuring they hit form for their Europa League quarter-final tie with Eintracht Frankfurt next month.
Postecoglou hopes to have some key players back from injury before the first leg against Frankfurt on April 10.
With that in mind, here’s a look at the latest Tottenham injuries…
Dejan Kulusevski
Dejan Kulusevski has not played for Spurs since their defeat to Manchester City at the end of February.
The Sweden international was pictured wearing a protective boot, sparking concerns about a potentially serious injury.
But Postecoglou has confirmed Kulusevski is set to return after the international break this month, which could see him back in action in April.
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“Post-international break we expect him to sort of start to move back towards the team,” said the Spurs boss last week.
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“We're at the point in the season where everyone wants to push.”
Potential return date: April 2025
Richarlison
Richarlison has struggled with injury for Tottenham this season
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Richarlison’s frustrating season on the injury front continued when he was forced off during the Carabao Cup semi-final second-leg defeat to Liverpool in February with a calf problem.
The Brazilian has trained separately away from his team-mates in recent weeks but could be in line to feature after the international break.
“After the international break we don't play until the following midweek so that's a good two and a half weeks for guys like him and Richy [Richarlison] to work hard and speed up their rehab,” confirmed Postecoglou last week.
Potential return date: April
Kevin Danso
January signing Kevin Danso suffered a thigh injury before Spurs beat AZ Alkmaar to progress into the Europa League quarter-finals.
But, as with Kulusevski and Richarlison, however, Danso could return after the international break.
“The same [for Kevin Danso], after the international break,” said Postecoglou last week.
Potential return date: April 2025
Radu Dragusin
Defender Radu Dragusin required surgery on a serious knee injury suffered in February and is not expected to return for months.
Potential return date: Unknown
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The Argentine during over five years at Spurs oversaw the club's most successful spell in decades, with three Premier League title challenges and a Champions League final, but failed to win any silverware.
Pochettino, now in charge of the USA national team, has since spent one season at Tottenham's bitter rivals Chelsea, before a mutually agreed exit last summer, which is said to have tainted his reputation among some Spurs fans.
Spurs could be looking for another new manager in the coming weeks and months, with current incumbent Ange Postecoglou overseeing one of the club's worst ever Premier League campaigns but remains in post due to their progress to the Europa League quarter-finals.
He told Sky Sports: "Look, when I left the club I always remember one interview I said I would like one day to come back to Tottenham ... what I said then still after six years or five years, I still feel in my heart that, yes, I would like one day to come back.
Pochettino still has a healthy relationship with Daniel Levy, more than five years after he was sacked by the Spurs chairman.
The Argentine said of his former boss: "He is always there and he's going to be there. It's another thing to take professional decisions. It's true after nearly six years with all that we lived together, it was tough because of all the ups and downs and emotional things that we lived.
"I've seen always it's difficult in football that that doesn't affect all this type of situation in your relationship. For us, we split very well. One thing was professional, another personal and now, like the day after we left Tottenham, we keep always a very, very good relationship."
Spurs fall to late defeat as hosts strike twice
Lucas Bergvall impressed for Tottenham against Fulham
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Tottenham came down from Thursday’s Europa League win over AZ Alkmaar with a bump as they were beaten 2-0 by Fulham at Craven Cottage.
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Rogrigo Muniz’s 78th-minute strike put the hosts ahead and substitute Ryan Sessegnon scored a beauty within two minutes of his introduction against his former club.
The result condemned Spurs to a 15th defeat in the Premier League this season.
Here’s how we rated the visiting players...
Guglielmo Vicario 5
Got down to keep out Timothy Castagne’s tame effort in the first half but was well beaten by both goals. Flapped at crosses when he might have caught.
Djed Spence 6
Coped well enough with William and Antonee Robinson – Fulham’s danger-men down their left.
Cristian Romero 7
Added intensity to a flat game by snapping into tackles and oozed confidence on the ball.
Ben Davies 4
Outmuscled by Sessegnon for the second goal, marring an otherwise solid display. Made a number of blocks and was good in the air in both boxes.
Destiny Udogie 6
Produced a couple of nice touches and runs but still appears to be working his way back to his dynamic best.
Yves Bissouma 3
Hooked at half-time for the second league game running after another lax display. At some point, Postecoglou will presumably stop picking him.
Rodrigo Bentancur 5
Tidy but ineffective in an unfamiliar No10 role, failing to offer the creative spark that Spurs plainly needed.
Archie Gray 5
Occasionally sloppy in his first midfield start for Spurs. Made an important block to deny Alex Iwobi late in the first half
Brennan Johnson 4
Hard to remember a meaningful contribution from the winger in a flat first half and he was replaced by Heung-min Son at the interval.
Mathys Tel 5
Grew in confidence and drew a save from Bernd Leno with a curling shot in the second half.
Dominic Solanke 5
Squandered a huge chance when he volleyed over from six yards out, with Leno scrabbling to get back on his feet – one of three big openings which went begging.
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Lucas Bergvall (Bissouma 46’) 6
Spurs immediately improved after his introduction and the energetic Swede created a big chance for Solanke.
Heung-min Son (Johnson 46’) 6
Added some intensity to Spurs front line and created a late opening for Solanke.
James Maddison (Romero 67’) 5
Made a brilliant chance for Solanke with his first touch, a deft chest-down into the striker’s path, but quickly faded.
Wilson Odobert (Tel 77’) 4
Lost possession within seconds his introduction, leading to Muniz’s goal.
Dane Scarlett (Bentancur 86’) 5
Limited time to make an impact, with the visitors chasing the game.
Not used: Kinsky, Sarr, Porro, van de Ven.
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Micky van de Ven starts on the bench for Tottenham against Fulham in the Premier League today.
Van de Ven started and played an hour of Thursday’s Europa League win over AZ Alkmaar, but is taken back out of the team for the trip to Craven Cottage.
Postecoglou had confirmed he will make changes to his side against Fulham.
“Yeah I think so, I think we need to,” he said. “We saw how hard it is backing up. Sunday-Thursday isn't too hard but Thursday-Sunday is a massive task.
“It helps that we were at home and with us having a more healthy squad it's good for us to make some changes.”
Rodrigo Bentancur is available after missing the win over AZ Alkmaar through suspension and starts hre.
Lucas Bergvall is rested, given he appeared to cramp up towards the end on Thursday.
Asked how the squad was looking ahead of the trip to Fulham, Postecoglou said on Friday: “(It's looking) pretty good. (There's) nothing (to report) from last night. Everyone got through it well.”