Tottenham have received some availability news of a player who won’t be featuring in against them this week in the Europa League.
Ange Postecoglou’s side have suffered a dismal Premier League campaign, picking up just 11 wins from 31 outings so far. The Lilywhites did return to winning ways on Saturday beating Southampton 3-1 on home soil.
All focus is now swiftly turning to Thursday’s huge European clash with Eintracht Frankfurt, with there now just a potential four games standing between them and the final in Bilbao.
Unusual injury rules player out of Tottenham vs Eintracht Frankfurt
With injuries curtailing any chance at success for Postecoglou this term, a late flurry in Europe is propping up Spurs’ quest for silverware as we reach the business end of the season.
Frankfurt, placed 3rd in the Bundesliga, have enjoyed a steady season themselves but will be without a key man for their trip to north London later this week.
According to German publication BILD, as relayed by Sport Witness, Frankfurt goalkeeper Kevin Trapp will play no part in Thursday’s contest after suffering a rare injury in recent weeks.
Trapp, who has three clean sheets in Europe this term, has been struggling with a shin injury since colliding with his teammate, Hugo Larsson, at the end of January.
BILD adds how Trapp has a ‘partial tear of his muscle’, and this hindered his game when he was on the pitch. They add this injury is ‘common in ice hockey but atypical in football’.
“Kevin noticed yesterday, during games on the full-size pitch, that he’s still having problems,” said manager Dino Toppmoller recently. “Therefore, he’s out for the time being in Bremen. Kauã will be back in goal.”
In FourFourTwo’s view, the only way Postecoglou keeps his job is by winning the Europa League this season. Losing out on key revenue by not qualifying for Europe will have a huge detrimental effect on Spurs’ summer plans.
Tottenham are next in Premier League action on Sunday as they travel to Molineux to face Wolves.
