Tottenham were dealt a fresh injury scare after Dejan Kulusevski was forced off in the first half of their Premier League clash with Crystal Palace.
Kulusevski started in Spurs’ Europa League semi-final second leg against Bodo/Glimt, but was not rested for Sunday’s game against Palace.
And there were concerns when the Swede went down and was eventually brought off after just 20 minutes following a heavy collision with Marc Guehi.
With James Maddison recently ruled of for the season, there was concern that Kulusevski would also face a spell on the sidelines just ten days out from Spurs’ Europa League final with Manchester United.
However, Ange Postecoglou was quick to allay fears over the extent of Kulusevski’s injury when speaking after his side’s 2-0 defeat at home.
‘Should be OK, just talking to him after,’ the Australian said.
‘Medical team not too concerned with him, more of a knock than anything else.’
But while Kulusevski’s injury may not be of concern, Tottenham were left with more questions to answer after their 20th league defeat of the season saw them slip to 17th in the table.
A brace from Eberechi Eze provided Palace with the perfect preparation for their own final in the FA Cup next weekend, but Postecoglou admitted his side’s impending European final was no excuse for Sunday’s poor showing.
‘We weren’t good enough today. We didn’t reach the level we needed in the Premier League and fell short,’ he told BBC Match of the Day.
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‘We were disjointed because of the number of changes to the team which obviously affects what we’re trying to do. I still think we could have performed better.
‘We haven’t been able to navigate that process as much as we would have liked, we wouldn’t have made as many changes in an ideal world but that’s the situation we’re in.
‘It’s quite clear why we’ve lost so many games. If we weren’t in Europe or had a Carabao Cup run and only had the league to think about since Christmas then we’d be higher in the league.’
Perhaps the only positive for Tottenham on the day was the return of captain Heung-min Son, who played 33 minutes off the bench having missed the last seven games with injury.
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