Rio Ferdinand believes Thomas Frank is working at a major ‘disadvantage’ at Tottenham right now, given the number of injuries his team has.
Right now, Tottenham Hotspur are without 12 first-team players, who are either sidelined through injury or suspended.
James Maddison, Dejan Kulusevski, Mohammed Kudus, Lucas Bergvall, Ben Davies, Rodrigo Bentancur, Kevin Danso, Richarlison, Pedro Porro, and Djed Spence are all out injured at the moment.
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Meanwhile, Destiny Udogie is also out injured after suffering a thigh injury away at Manchester United over the weekend.
Captain Cristian Romero is serving a four-match ban after receiving a second red card of the Premier League campaign at Old Trafford.
It’s certainly been a tricky period for the manager to guide the team through, and Ferdinand has some sympathy for the Danish head coach.
Rio Ferdinand on Tottenham’s injury crisis
Rio Ferdinand believes that Tottenham’s injury crisis is having a big impact on Thomas Frank’s ability to get the most from his squad.
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Frank is having to field significantly weakened teams in the Premier League at the moment due to the fact that he is missing so many first-team players.
“Thomas Frank, there’s a lot of criticism being thrown his way. But what I do think is that Thomas Frank is being hindered by the fact that his first 11 are all injured,” Rio told his YouTube channel.
“His first, probably 14 or 15, are all injured. So he’s not being able to put his best foot forward. He’s not being able to put his best team out there, and he’s working at a disadvantage.”
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Currently, Frank has the lowest points per game record of any manager to coach a Premier League top-six team.
The Danish manager has a 1.16 points per game record following his team’s 2-0 defeat at Old Trafford over the weekend.
Frank has revealed that Kulusevski is set for another appointment at the end of the week, where the club will know more about his injury.
The 25-year-old has been missing since May, and it remains unclear whether he will make a single appearance this campaign.
Frank told the media: “Deki has got another appointment at the end of this week where we’ll know more, but of course, out of the Champions League squad, it’s a sign that it’s not tomorrow.”