Two Tottenham stars miss team training ahead of Europa League clash against AS Roma
Tottenham Hotspur return to Europa League action on Thursday evening when they welcome AS Roma to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Ange Postecoglou’s men have made a strong start to the competition so far but they were on the losing side last time out after falling to a 3-2 defeat to Galatasaray at RAMS Park. They should certainly go into the midweek game full of confidence after thrashing 4-0 Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium in the Premier League last weekend.
Less than 48 hours after his team stunned the Etihad Stadium faithful, Ange Postecoglou discovered that goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario is set for an extended period on the sidelines following surgery on a fractured ankle. In the immediate future, 36-year-old Fraser Forster is likely to step in for the injured Vicario starting with the European home tie against AS Roma.
Football London correspondent Alasdair Gold dropped the latest update on the injury front from the club’s training centre. In a couple of videos posted by him on his X account, the reliable journalist has revealed that neither Cristian Romero nor Mikey Moore were spotted in the team training on a blustery, cold Wednesday afternoon.
Cristian Romero was among the chief absentees in Spurs’ big away win over Man City. The Argentinean has been dealing with toe and hamstring injuries recently. He was forced off while on international duty with Argentina last week too before being released early from the Argentina camp as well.
So, Tottenham are set to be again without their first-choice centre-back pairing of Romero and Micky van de Ven for the Roma clash. This means we are set to see Radu Dragusin line up alongside Ben Davies in central defence, hoping to build on their excellent showing against City.
Meanwhile, Mikey Moore’s unavailability is a strange one. The 17-year-old has been missing for several weeks now due to a virus. The exciting winger, who was nowhere to be seen in Spurs’ first-team training session on Wednesday, last featured in the 2-1 win over Man City in the Carabao Cup fourth round while he was an unused substitute in Spurs’ 4-1 league victory against Aston Villa.
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It looks like Moore’s potential breakout season at the Hotspur Way has been somewhat derailed by a virus. Therefore, fans will no doubt be growing concerned about what exactly has happened to their talented academy kid. It appears as though Moore has been impacted badly by a virus, and Spurs won’t want to rush him back, especially considering he is only 17.
With the resources available at his disposal, Big Ange will want to build on the big win at City by beating Roma in the Europa League.
