"All the accusation present is benignant of we're looking astatine astir the six-week people for him," Postecoglou told reporters successful Germany. "No country but possibly we tin get him backmost a small spot earlier, we'll conscionable spot however helium progresses, but astatine this signifier it's lone astir six weeks."
Solanke should person returned to fittingness successful clip to beryllium included successful Thomas Tuchel's archetypal England camp, with the caput manager acceptable to instrumentality complaint of his opening crippled against Albania successful World Cup qualifying connected March 21, but is acceptable to miss a bid of important matches for Spurs.
The summertime signing from Bournemouth was 1 of 10 elder players missing done wounded for Postecoglou against Hoffenheim, with the visitors ending the crippled with 5 teenagers connected the pitch.
Big blow: Dominic Solanke volition miss a important play of clip for Tottenham
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“These players are exhausted," Postecoglou said. "They’re nonrecreational footballers who are conscionable 24-7 conscionable trying to retrieve close now, each of them, and they’re giving everything.
“It shouldn’t beryllium dismissed that we’re a Premier League outfit playing successful an distant crippled successful Europe, and we’ve got 5 teenagers retired there. It’s beauteous overmuch unheard of successful an important game, not a dormant rubber. And that goes to amusement you the load these guys are are consenting to instrumentality connected themselves without making excuses.”
Richarlison played up beforehand successful Germany, making his 2nd commencement of the play arsenic goals from James Maddison and a Heung-min Son treble earned Spurs a much-needed win.