Ange Postecoglou admits Radu Dragusin injury ‘didn’t look good’ in latest Spurs blow

It was a bully nighttime for Tottenham connected Thursday arsenic they bushed Elfsborg 3-0 to scope the Europa League past 16, but determination was yet different wounded headache for Ange Postecoglou arsenic Radu Dragusin limped off.

It was an evening for Spurs’ youngsters arsenic Dane Scarlett (20), Damola Ajayi (19) and Mikey Moore (17) scored the goals to bushed the Swedes.

It took until the 70th infinitesimal for Tottenham to spell up done substitute Scarlett, but they romped location from there.

There was atrocious news, though, arsenic Dragusin became the latest fittingness contented for the Tottenham brag to contend with.

The Romanian had travel connected astatine half-time to regenerate the returning Micky van de Ven arsenic Postecoglou was managing the Dutchman’s minutes aft injury.

Dragusin lasted conscionable 20 minutes, though, and had to beryllium replaced himself, with the Spurs manager admitting that the genu contented did not look good.

‘Unfortunately Radu’s wounded his genu now,’ said Postecoglou. ‘I don’t person immoderate further accusation but it didn’t look bully arsenic helium was coming disconnected truthful we’ll conscionable person hold and spot but it’s disappointing.

‘Micky got done it fine, it was ever going to beryllium 45 and helium felt fine.’

Van de Ven’s instrumentality is perfectly timed arsenic his chap centre-back heads for a spell connected the sidelines on with a drawstring of different Spurs stars.

Dominic Solanke, Guglielmo Vicario, James Maddison, Destiny Udogie, Brennan Johnson, Timo Werner, Cristian Romero and Wilson Odobert are are each expected to miss the Premier League travel to Brentford connected Sunday.

Postecoglou confirmed that Son Heung-min and Rodrigo Bentancur are fine, though, aft coming disconnected astatine half-time.

‘The 3 astatine half-time were each planned, each 3 are OK. We’ve got a large week coming up and conscionable trying to negociate our players,’ helium said.

The wounded concern is bad, but Postecoglou was thrilled with however the young endowment stepped up to the sheet connected Thursday.

‘It was made successful Tottenham tonight,’ helium said. ‘Brilliant for the club. I’m definite determination are academy coaches who volition spell to slumber contiguous beauteous excited.

‘We knew we’d person to trust connected immoderate young players tonight. We benignant of person each the mode done to beryllium honorable successful this run and they stood up truly well.

‘We were going to request immoderate young boys to marque an interaction and not conscionable the goal-scorers, we had different mates of 18-year-olds successful determination who proceed to thrust america on.

‘It’s a large nighttime for the nine and thing the full academy should beryllium arrogant of.’

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