I can only explain what the doctors said to me.
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“This is the story of the season and that’s why we need all the players committed to the club”. He has a strong mentality, good quality and all the qualities for playing centre-back, Pochettino said.
Pochettino says “there are different rumors, we can not guess whether it’s eight weeks, 10, four, one”. “It’s impossible to assess today and know how long”.
Spurs’ crunch north London derby against Arsenal on November 6, just under seven weeks away, may come too soon, while his involvement in England’s qualification game against Scotland on November 11 and their friendly at home to Spain four days later also appears in doubt.
But Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino says he has every confidence in the 22-year-old Dutchman, whom he signed in the summer for £17 million, and who has so far only started one game this season.
Asked if Carter-Vickers would start the game, Pochettino smiled and said: “Maybe”.
“We must take that”.
“No [we don’t have to change our tactics], we have another proper striker like Vincent Janssen who can do the same”, Pochettino told a press conference. “The qualities.it’s only looks, his body and the way that he plays, [we] remember a little bit from the beginning of Messi”, Pochettino told reporters.
Spurs snapped up Netherlands worldwide Vincent Janssen from AZ Alkmaar in the summer transfer window as backup for Kane – and now the Dutchman’s quality is set to be tested.
The England worldwide scored in successive Premier League games to take his tally to two goals in the 2016/17 season so far.
“Now he needs to be calm and he has an opportunity tomorrow to compete”.
“Well, Marcus Edwards, he is still 17 years old”.
The 22-year-old Dutchman – whose younger sister, Frederique, is also an global swimmer – faces Gillingham in a League Cup third round tie at White Hart Lane on Wednesday with manager Mauricio Pochettino looking for divine intervention to speed Kane’s return.
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Mousa Dembele and Eric Dier are unlikely to be risked after they suffered cramp on Sunday while Danny Rose is still recovering from a hamstring problem.
