You ever feel like you’re cursed? Try being a Tottenham Hotspur supporter. There’s a new report in the Telegraph from our GOOD BUDDY MATT LAW that states Tottenham striker Dom Solanke, who was withdrawn from this weekend’s win over Wolves after picking up what looked like a knock, might instead have suffered a grade 2 hamstring tear, which could rule him out for the rest of the season.
So if you’re keeping score, that’s 10 current injuries in the first team, and four in the past two matches — Xavi Simons joins Solanke on the physio table vs. Wolves, and Spurs lost Cuti Romero and Destiny Udogie as well the week prior. Guglielmo Vicario is still recovering from surgery, Pape Matar Sarr has a muscle injury, Ben Davies, Mohammed Kudus, and Wilson Odobert are all probably out the rest of the season as well, and we didn’t even mention James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski who both haven’t kicked a ball in a year.
I mean, I just don’t know what to say anymore. This has been the absolute most cursed season I’ve been a part of, and it’s likely to mean we’ll end up playing in the Championship next season. There are a lot of really stupid conspiracy theories floating around as to why Spurs keep picking up injuries, but the REAL answer is probably pretty simple — it’s a combination of too much football and too few players, which leads to a injury spiral where fewer players are forced to play more minutes which leads to more injuries — and also a streak of absolutely legendary misfortune. I know nobody wants to blame bad luck when they COULD blame Spurs’ physios because… reasons, but honestly — it’s too much football and bad luck, with a whole bunch of side factors that play a small role in the above.