Ten Tottenham Players Ruled Out Of Liverpool Clash

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Tottenham have something of a defensive crisis on their hands heading into the Premier League weekend.

Spurs take on Liverpool in the big televised game on Sunday afternoon, with an even bigger injury list following the UEFA Champions League clash with Atletico Madrid on Tuesday night.

Interim manager Igor Tudor's short reign at the club is hanging by a thread, and the Croatian does not have too many players available to call upon for the trip to Anfield.

Spurs are likely to be without as many as 11 players for the trip to the north west, with the Spurs squad down to the bare bones, particularly at the back.

GIVEMESPORT takes a look at the injury latest.

Concussion Blow Against Atletico Madrid

Cristian Romero and Joao Palhinha are likely to be missing from the game at Anfield after a clash of heads late on against the Spanish outfit in midweek.

Palhinha was taken off straight away and while Romero tried to carry on, he crouched down soon after and also walked off, leaving Spurs with nine men for the last few seconds of the match.

If it was concussion, there are strict rules in place with regard to when plauyers can take to the field again.

The FA and Premier League have clear 'return to play' guidelines for concussion, which essentially means no player will be allowed to return for a competitive game for at least six days.

The guidelines work on a step-by-step basis, with a player only allowed to progress a step every 24 hours - although this process can often take longer. The steps are: No physical activity, light aerobic exercise, sport-specific exercise, non-contact training drills, full contact training, return to play (after an all-clear from the club's medical officer).

There will be question marks over Kevin Danso too.

The Austria international has only just returned from a toe injury, but appeared to pick up an ankle complaint in the game with Atletico, hobbling around considerably before appearing to run it off.

It will need checking out this week ahead of the Liverpool clash.

All The Spurs Players Who Will Be Missing

Lucas Bergvall and Mohammed Kudus will not be back in time for this weekend, with the March international break understood to be when they could return to action.

Destiny Udogie could return, however, with it now having been five weeks since former bos Thomas Frank's diagnosis that he would be out for "four to five weeks".

It remains to be seen when Dejan Kulusevski will be back, with Tudor sure to be asked about the Sweden international in his press conference on Friday.

Ben Davies, Rodrigo Bentancur, James Maddison and Wilson Odobert all remain long-term injured, with Micky van de Ven sitting out due to suspension for his red card against Crystal Palace.

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