There’s bad news and good news for Tottenham Hotspur on the injury front ahead of tomorrow’s Premier League home tie against Brentford. The bad news is that Ange Postecoglou, speaking in his pre-match press conference, has confirmed that Wilson Odobert’s injury is significant and we will be out for an undisclosed amount of time.
“Wilson doesn’t look good. Still waiting for it to settle down. He’ll definitely be out for the next period. Bissouma trained today so he should be available for tomorrow. Timo is ok.
“[Richarlison] is a fair way off. You’re better off not asking about him until I give an update because he’s not with the first team.”
Well, that’s not great. I was hoping that Odobert walking off of Coventry’s pitch midweek under his own power meant that his injury wasn’t that bad, but this news plus Ange’s “fairly significant” comment about Wilson’s injury likely means it’ll be a while before we see him play, which sucks because he’s really our only dribbly wide guy. Richarlison, meanwhile, appears to be just plain broken.
But there’s good news! Yves Bissouma now appears fully recovered from the injury he picked up while on international duty with Mali, and whatever the hell happened to Timo on Wednesday doesn’t appear to be anything worrisome, which is good news whether you’re at Timo Believer™ or not.
And there’s also this news, provided yesterday from Alasdair Gold: BIG WILLY LANKS is back!
Understand Will Lankshear has just returned this week to full training following his hamstring injury. Some positive news for Spurs.
— Alasdair Gold (@AlasdairGold) September 19, 2024
That’s exciting. Not that Lankshear is a panacea for whatever ills are befalling Tottenham’s offense, but just that he’s a viable second striker who can come and provide a change if Dominic Solanke needs a rest or if Ange decides he wants to shake things up.
Brentford’s a quality team with a good offense and an even better manager in Thomas Frank so don’t expect Saturday’s match to be a walk in the park, but a good performance on Saturday would do a lot to increase the vibes around the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Remember good vibes? They were fun to have around. Let’s get those back. The match kicks off at 10 a.m. ET / 3 p.m. BST, and is streamed on Peacock in USA.
