Ange Postecoglou claims that during Tottenham’s defeat by Chelsea, Micky van de Ven sustained a “significant” injury.
Fortunately for Spurs and England, James Maddison’s injury doesn’t seem to be too serious.
Maddison and Van de Ven were both injured for the home team at the conclusion of the first half of Monday night’s 4-1 demolition of the nine-man Spurs.
The offensive midfield player went down first, staying in the box unharmed, and then hobbled off to be replaced by Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg.
Almost simultaneously, as he raced Nicolas Jackson for the ball, the center back pulled up holding his hamstring. Eric Dier, an out-of-favor player, came on to replace him and make his first appearance of the season.
Asked about the pair post-match, Postecoglou couldn’t share much, saying of Maddison: ‘He got a knock on the ankle, we were down one man already.
‘It made sense to make a couple of changes at that point.’
But as for Van de Ven: ‘It’s too early. With Micky it’s a pretty significant one.