Tottenham Hotspur didn't manage to get three points again, but for the first time in several weeks in the Premier League, there is real optimism coming out of a Spurs game because the team actually genuinley played well...even if only for a half.
Spurs have come a long way down since defeating Manchester City 2-0 at the beginning of the season, but with a furious second half comeback and two goals from star striker Dominic Solanke alongside a Xavi Simons master class, Spurs were able to salvage a 2-2 draw with one of the best teams in the Premier League.
Solanke managed to avoid another injury scare, telling reporters after the game that he merely rolled his ankle, rather than actually hurting it. Spurs supporters saw Solanke rolling in some pain, so, naturally, they feared the worst, given Solanke's dreadful luck with injuries up until his return in 2026.
Tottenham cannot escape these injuries
Unfortunately for Tottenham Hotspur, it looks like they have not been able to avoid the injury curse fully, because even though their English striker has not sustained a real injury, their big Austrian center back may be out for quite some time if subsequent tests prove to be as grim as they did for Mohammed Kudus, Rodrigo Bentancur, and Lucas Bergvall after their seemingly minor injuries.
After the 2-2 draw between Tottenham and Manchester City, Spurs head coach Thomas Frank told reporters that big Kevin Danso suffered a hyperextended big toe and snapped a ligament. The tone of Frank's remarks sounded quite grim, basically surmising that Danso suffered an unlucky, freak injury that will require further consultation with an uncertain prognosis.
Frank said, via Football.London's Alasdair Gold, âKevin Danso, having hyperextended his big toe, a ligament snapped, because he landed on the foot of an opponent, so extremely unlucky, like a random injury. He's got time with a consultant next week, so we don't know exactly the length of it.â
Tottenham actually quietly came into the game against Manchester City with a tough defensive injury already, as Djed Spence was unable to play. But Spence's injury does not sound major, rather precautionary, and Cristian Romero was also playing through something minor.
But Danso's injury sounds scary, because we heard some similar things about Dejan Kulusevski's freak injury at the end of the 2024/25 season - and he is still yet to play for Tottenham. Solanke, too, had a bizarre injury, and Big Dom ended up missing several months himself. So Tottenham have to really worry about Danso here.