Ange Postecoglou will have been so frustrated when he saw Dejan Kulusevski forced off with an injury, but the Swede wasn’t the only Spurs player in need of treatment against Crystal Palace.
Tottenham Hotspur suffered their 20th league defeat of the season as they were beaten 2-0 at home to Crystal Palace as Eberechi Eze netted a brace in North London.
The defeat was further compounded by Dejan Kulusevski being forced off with an injury issue and another of Ange Postecoglou’s men needing treatment.
Postecoglou will now be sweating over the fitness of the injured duo with nine days remaining until the Europa League final against Manchester United.
Mathys Tel receives treatment after full-time vs Crystal Palace
Mathys Tel was spotted in some discomfort after the full-time whistle against Crystal Palace as the winger was given medical attention.
The Frenchman managed to complete 90 minutes against United, however, after the game, he looked in some discomfort, which will be a concern for Postecoglou.
Tel is expected to be Tottenham’s first summer signing with the North London club hoping to negotiate down their £45m option to buy him.
Postecoglou made eight changes from the Tottenham team that defeated Bodo/Glimt in a bid to rest players ahead of the major European final awaiting his team next week.
The Australian manager is already set to be without two key players in James Maddison and Lucas Bergvall, so losing yet more players to injury would be a major blow.
What Ange Postecoglou said about Dejan Kulusevski’s injury
Fortunately, in the case of Kulusevski, the 25-year-old looks to have avoided a serious injury with Postecoglou expecting him to be ok.
The 59-year-old claims that the Swede only suffered a knock and the medical team are not overly concerned about the issue.
Speaking after the game, Postecoglou told the media: Should be OK, just talking to him after. The medical team are not too concerned with him, more of a knock than anything else. So we’re hoping he should be OK.”
