It was a mixed Friday evening for a number of Tottenham stars representing their respective nations over the international break. Brennan Johnson, Micky van de Ven and Dejan Kulusevski were among those in action with all three included from the start.
Johnson and Wales were in Iceland for their latest Nations League clash with the Spurs attacker keeping up his excellent run of form by grabbing a seventh consecutive goal. He was also booked in the clash which means he will miss their second clash of the two-week pause against Montenegro through suspension.
Craig Bellamy then made the decision to sub him off at half-time, seemingly to avoid any chance of a red card being issued his way. The goal and just 45 minutes of action looked to be handing Postecoglou the perfect boost, but that is now far from the case.
After the game, according to BBC Sport journalist Dafydd Pritchard, Bellamy revealed Johnson was taken off at the interval as a "precaution." Given his recent form, any absence for Johnson will be a significant blow especially with the other injury concerns out wide.
Wilson Odobert and Son Heung-min are both currently absent and Ange Postecoglou will be hoping Johnson does not join them on the injury list. Elsewhere, Dejan Kulusevski started up top alongside Sporting CP's Viktor Gyokeres for Sweden's 2-2 Nations League draw against Slovakia.
The 24-year-old had a stunning seven attempts at goal and also created five chances with two of those considered big opportunities. Despite his clear involvement in the action, Kulusevski failed to make a telling contribution in front of goal with Sweden letting a two-goal lead slip.
Though he looked sharp, Postecoglou would have likely preferred for him to not play the entire 90 minutes while Lucas Bergvall was an unused substitute. Van de Ven was the other Tottenham star in action as he played the full game of Netherlands' stalemate with Hungary at left-back
Postecoglou has previously stated his concern over Van de Ven playing in that position because of his attributes and the injury risk that arrives with displaying them regularly. However, the defender looks to have avoided any issues and could instead be set for a huge role against Germany on Monday.
Virgil van Dijk was sent off in the late stages on Friday and thus will be suspended which may mean Ronald Koeman opts to shift Van de Ven instead to partner Stefan de Vrij in the centre of defence. However, Manchester United's Matthijs de Ligt is the more likely replacement for a number of reasons.
Injuries for Nathan Ake and Jurrien Timber makes Van de Ven the only suitable option to play on the left of defence and De Ligt was also the player introduced to cover for Van Dijk's absence.
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