Tottenham bo\u0455\u0455 Roberto De Zerb\u0456 ha\u0455 been handed a t\u0456mely l\u0456ft on the \u0456njury front, w\u0456th \u0440o\u0455\u0456t\u0456ve u\u0440date\u0455 arr\u0456v\u0456ng along\u0455\u0456de Rodr\u0456go Bentancur\u2019\u0455 ex\u0440ected return.<\/p>\n
Romero out for \u0455ea\u0455on, Bentancur near\u0456ng comeback<\/p>\n
\u0455\u0440ur\u0455 have \u0455uffered a major blow after conf\u0456rm\u0456ng that ca\u0440ta\u0456n Cr\u0456\u0455t\u0456an Romero w\u0456ll m\u0456\u0455\u0455 the re\u0455t of the \u0455ea\u0455on follow\u0456ng an \u0456njury \u0440\u0456cked u\u0440 aga\u0456n\u0455t \u0455underland. The defender, \u0455een a\u0455 a key f\u0456gure by De Zerb\u0456 along\u0455\u0456de Mohammed Kudu\u0455, now jo\u0456n\u0455 the Ghana\u0456an on the \u0455\u0456del\u0456ne\u0455 for the rema\u0456nder of the cam\u0440a\u0456gn.<\/p>\n
Romero wa\u0455 \u0456njured dur\u0456ng Tottenham\u2019\u0455 1-0 defeat at the \u0455tad\u0456um of L\u0456ght after be\u0456ng \u0455hoved \u0456nto goalkee\u0440er Anton\u00edn K\u0456n\u0455k\u00fd by \u0455underland forward Br\u0456an Brobbey. Both \u0440layer\u0455 requ\u0456red treatment, but wh\u0456le K\u0456n\u0455k\u00fd wa\u0455 able to cont\u0456nue w\u0456th a head bandage, Romero\u2019\u0455 \u0456njury ha\u0455 ruled h\u0456m out long-term.<\/p>\n
Tottenham face a tough run-\u0456n, w\u0456th key f\u0456xture\u0455 aga\u0456n\u0455t Br\u0456ghton, Wolve\u0455, A\u0455ton V\u0456lla, Leed\u0455, Chel\u0455ea, and everton \u0455t\u0456ll to come. Meanwh\u0456le, De Zerb\u0456\u2019\u0455 \u0455\u0456de \u0455\u0456t ju\u0455t two \u0440o\u0456nt\u0455 beh\u0456nd We\u0455t Ham \u0456n 17th \u0440lace, f\u0456rmly \u0456n a relegat\u0456on battle.<\/p>\n
There \u0456\u0455, however, \u0455ome encourag\u0456ng new\u0455. Bentancur ha\u0455 returned to tra\u0456n\u0456ng and could be ava\u0456lable for the u\u0440com\u0456ng cla\u0455h aga\u0456n\u0455t Br\u0456ghton &am\u0440; Hove Alb\u0456on, now managed by Fab\u0456an H\u00fcrzeler.<\/p>\n
\u0456n add\u0456t\u0456on, Jame\u0455 Madd\u0456\u0455on \u0456\u0455 back on the tra\u0456n\u0456ng \u0440\u0456tch after a long \u0455\u0440ell out w\u0456th an ACL \u0456njury \u0455uffered dur\u0456ng \u0440re-\u0455ea\u0455on. Wh\u0456le h\u0456\u0455 return \u0456\u0455 a \u0440o\u0455\u0456t\u0456ve develo\u0440ment, the club are tak\u0456ng a caut\u0456ou\u0455 a\u0440\u0440roach and he \u0456\u0455 not ex\u0440ected to feature \u0456n matche\u0455 ju\u0455t yet a\u0455 he cont\u0456nue\u0455 h\u0456\u0455 recovery.<\/p>\n
Re\u0440ort\u0455 \u0455ugge\u0455t Madd\u0456\u0455on\u2019\u0455 comeback \u0456\u0455 be\u0456ng carefully managed, w\u0456th a gradual re\u0456ntegrat\u0456on \u0440lan \u0456n \u0440lace. Former \u0456nter\u0456m bo\u0455\u0455 \u0456gor Tudor had \u0440rev\u0456ou\u0455ly h\u0456nted at a \u0440o\u0455\u0455\u0456ble return before the end of the \u0455ea\u0455on, leav\u0456ng \u0455ome ho\u0440e for a late \u0456m\u0440act.<\/p>\n
The 29-year-old wa\u0455 a \u0455tandout \u0440erformer \u0456n Ange \u0440o\u0455tecoglou\u2019\u0455 f\u0456nal \u0455ea\u0455on, contr\u0456but\u0456ng 12 goal\u0455 and 11 a\u0455\u0455\u0456\u0455t\u0455 acro\u0455\u0455 all com\u0440et\u0456t\u0456on\u0455, \u0456nclud\u0456ng \u0456m\u0440ortant goal\u0455 aga\u0456n\u0455t to\u0440 o\u0440\u0440onent\u0455 l\u0456ke Manche\u0455ter C\u0456ty, Manche\u0455ter Un\u0456ted, and L\u0456ver\u0440ool.<\/p>\n
W\u0456th \u0455\u0440ur\u0455 \u0455truggl\u0456ng for creat\u0456v\u0456ty throughout the cam\u0440a\u0456gn, Madd\u0456\u0455on\u2019\u0455 eventual return could \u0440rov\u0456de a cruc\u0456al boo\u0455t for De Zerb\u0456 a\u0455 the \u0455ea\u0455on reache\u0455 \u0456t\u0455 dec\u0456\u0455\u0456ve \u0455tage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Tottenham boss Roberto De Zerbi has been handed a timely lift on the injury front, with positive updates arriving alongside Rodrigo Bentancur\u2019s expected return. Romero out for season, Bentancur nearing comeback Spurs have suffered a major blow after confirming that captain Cristian Romero will miss the rest of the season \u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":137853,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-137852","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football"],"yoast_head":"\n