Tottenham Hotspur caput manager Ange Postecoglou has revealed whether Kevin Danso and Mathys Tel could look Liverpool connected Thursday night.
Spurs marque the travel to Anfield for the second limb of their EFL Cup semi-final with the Premier League leaders holding a 1-0 advantage from the archetypal fixture.
Furthermore, Postecoglou has witnessed his injury-hit broadside triumph 3 of their past 4 matches successful each competitions, marginally reducing the unit connected the Greek-Australian.
Nevertheless, Spurs were capable to implicit deals for Lens centre-back Danso and Bayern Munich attacker Tel earlier adjacent of concern connected Monday.
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Could duo marque debut versus Liverpool?
With Micky van de Ven having been near retired of Sunday's Premier League fixture astatine Brentford, it felt plausible that the Netherlands planetary could beryllium handed an contiguous recall.
Instead, Postecoglou has revealed that the defender 'is not ready' to enactment successful a crippled of this expected intensity.
Meanwhile, contempt the lack of Dominic Solanke done injury, Spurs person inactive managed to nett 5 times against Elfsborg and the Bees implicit the past week.
However, speaking to reporters astatine a property league connected Wednesday afternoon, Postecoglou has suggested that some Danso and Tel could beryllium provided with minutes successful what is efficaciously Spurs' biggest lucifer of the play to date.
He said: "Kevin [Danso] and Mathys [Tel] are some available, person trained and cleared to play, truthful they're each good.
On a imaginable commencement for Danso, Postecoglou added: "We'll see. There is different large crippled 3 days later. Whether helium starts oregon comes on, we'll see."
Spurs are besides scheduled to look Aston Villa successful the West Midlands connected Sunday, that brushwood taking spot successful the FA Cu 4th round.
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What is astir apt outcome?
With Archie Gray and Ben Davies helping Spurs support a cleanable expanse astatine Brentford, it has created a enactment dilemma for Postecoglou.
Eventually, Danso, Van de Ven and Cristian Romero volition apt beryllium deemed arsenic the apical 3 successful the pecking order, but it appears highly improbable that Postecoglou volition alteration some of his centre-backs fixed the magnitude of Thursday's game.
As for Tel, a spot connected the substitutes' seat is simply a adjacent certainty courtesy of Richarlison having travel done the past 2 matches unscathed.
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