Coach Nuno Espirito Santo has stated that he is having some problems identifying the Tottenham team that will face Newcastle on Sunday (17). Although the coach did not reveal what the problems were, the English newspaper “The Sun” confirmed that Tottenham are facing an outbreak of the Covid-19 virus, which initially would have affected players. Although the names of the athletes have not been officially revealed, the British press is speculating that one of them will be a Korean son.
? After we stop the national team matches, we always have problems. Are the players who need some time to recover or who are reintroducing themselves and are running out of time to do more detailed work because there is a game to follow… We have some problems, but I won’t say before the game? Nuno Espirito Santo said.
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Tottenham welcomed players who played in the South American qualifiers and needed to re-introduce themselves later, as in the cases of Argentine Giovanni Lo Celso and Cristian Romero. This also applies to Colombian Davinson Sanchez and Brazilian Emerson Royal. Because of this, the athletes’ confrontation against Newcastle has not been confirmed. However, the main concern of Nuno Espírito Santo is isolation by Covid.
As a standard measure in cases of illness, the UK has requested a mandatory ten-day quarantine. This situation would cause players to lose not only the match against Newcastle, but also the match against Vitesse, from the Netherlands, in the Conference League. The isolation period will still prevent them from playing in the Premier League again, as Tottenham face West Ham.
One of the injured is presumed to be Son, a first for the Nuno Espírito Santo team and has had excellent numbers. The Korean player played nine matches this season, scoring three goals and making two assists. The athlete’s growth in recent games has been central to the team’s recovery, which has come from three games without a win.
Tottenham will face Newcastle on Sunday (17), at 12:30 pm (GMT), on the pitch. St James’ Park, in a valid match for the eighth round of the Premier League. Currently, Nuno Espírito Santo’s team is in eighth place, with 12 points, while Newcastle, which has only 3 points, is one of the members of the relegation zone and appears in 19th place.
