Conte is worried injured Spurs star may not return until after World Cup
Antonio Conte has revealed that he is worried Dejan Kulusevski may not return until after the World Cup, with the Swede still struggling with a hamstring injury. Kulusevski picked up a problem on international duty with Sweden during the last break, and it appears there is a chance he may not play in Lilywhite again […]
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Antonio Conte has revealed that he is worried Dejan Kulusevski may not return until after the World Cup, with the Swede still struggling with a hamstring injury.
Kulusevski picked up a problem on international duty with Sweden during the last break, and it appears there is a chance he may not play in Lilywhite again until after the big winter pause for the World Cup in Qatar.
Conte admitted that Kulusevski had been making good progress on his return before the situation worsened out of the blue one day. As such, the Tottenham medical department is keen to take its time with the young winger.
Spurs still have seven fixtures across three competitions to play before the start of the World Cup, and with Richarlison also out injured, Conte will be desperate to get Kulusevski back fit and firing, but only without risking further injury to the attacker.
Asked if he was worried Kulusevski may not return until after the World Cup, Conte said (Football London): “Yeah. His recovery was going well and then one day the situation worsened. When this happens you have to restart. You need time, you need time.
“We have the medical department to face injury situations and they have to face it in a short period. If you are good to solve it in a quick way then it can mean points.”
Spurs Web Opinion:
It appears that even if Kulusevski does return before the World Cup, he likely won’t be starting games right away. That is a huge blow for Tottenham as the 3-4-3 system simply doesn’t work without him.
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