Tottenham Struggles with Historic Injury Crisis, Leading All English Teams in Europe with 213 Players Absent

February 11, 2025 stocks24

ANGE POSTECOGLOU makes a strong argument — Tottenham’s injury challenges have affected them more severely than any other team in the Premier League.

Moreover, Spurs’ predicament is statistically 25 percent worse than that of any other top-tier team in Europe this season.

Ange Postecoglou, manager of Tottenham Hotspur, during a soccer match. — Ange Postecoglou has had a nightmare injury listCredit: Reuters

Cristian Romero of Tottenham Hotspur grimacing due to an injury during a match. — Tottenham have suffered more injuries than any other side in the Premier LeagueCredit: Getty

Dominic Solanke of Tottenham Hotspur post-match. — Dominic Solanke was one player to be sidelined recentlyCredit: Getty

An illustration displaying the ranked list of injuries and absences among English clubs competing in Europe.

In total, Tottenham have reported 213 absentees in their 39 matches, which is an astonishing 44 more than their North London rivals, Arsenal, who have been affected the second most.

These figures bolster the Australian manager’s position, as Postecoglou mentioned after Sunday’s 2-1 FA Cup loss to Aston Villa that those criticizing him for Spurs’ lackluster display are overlooking the crippling effects of injuries.

The beleaguered Postecoglou was compelled to cope with a staggering eleven injured first-team players during the fourth-round match at Villa Park.

Remarkably, this represented the fifth instance this season where the number of absences due to injury or illness has soared into double digits.

All of these occurrences have surfaced since mid-January, significantly affecting several key players, including goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario, defenders Micky van de Ven, Cristian Romero, and Destiny Udogie, as well as forwards Brennan Johnson and Dominic Solanke.

This season, Spurs have not played a match without at least one player unfit due to injury or illness, but the situation has worsened in the past couple of months.

Since the Europa League match against Rangers on December 12, Tottenham has not had a single encounter with fewer than six players sidelined.

Currently sitting 14th in the Premier League, Spurs have also exited from both domestic cups, following the defeat to Villa that came after last week’s Carabao Cup semi-final loss to Liverpool.

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Postecoglou expressed at Villa Park: “There ought to be a greater appreciation of what a limited group of players have managed to achieve over the past two and a half months.”

He also emphasized that the criticism directed at him is “agenda-driven” with the intent to see him dismissed.

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