Tottenham's center back Mickey van der Penn met another injury reef.
Tottenham advanced to the quarterfinals by beating Manchester City 2-1 with consecutive goals from Timo Werner and Pape Sarr in the round of 16 of the Carabao Cup (League Cup) in 2024-2025 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England on the 31st (Korea time). But I lost my pan the pen.
Tottenham manager Enze Postecoglou has started some rotations. Timo Werner started on the left wing, the seat of Son Heung-min, who missed three consecutive games. 17-year-old Mikey Moore started for the second consecutive game, but showed his limit against Crystal Palace on the 27th. Dominic Solanke in the center and Brennan Johnson in the right.
Dejan Kulusevski, Rodrigo Bentancur and Papesar were located in the midfield. In the four-back, Van der Penn stood at left full-back, while Christian Romero and Radu Dragusin breathed at center-back. Archie Gray stood at full-back on the right, and Guglielmo Vicario defended the goal.
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But the van der pen fell. He was replaced by Destiny Udoji 14 minutes into the game. I complained of pain in my right hamstring (back muscle of my thigh). He walked off the field in tears after grabbing his hamstring.
Postecoglou said after the game that Van der Penn felt something wrong with his hamstring. I don't have a full update on him, but I definitely felt something and I'll have to see how it goes through the scrutiny"It was a pity.
Van der Penn, the fastest player in the English Premier League (EPL), has a chronic hamstring injury. He ruptured his hamstring while sprinting against Chelsea on November 7 last year. Complaining of severe pain, he left the ground with the help of a medical staff.
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After the game, I left the stadium on crutches. Fortunately, the worst was avoided. Tottenham medical staff judged that they could recover through treatment, not surgery. But a long hiatus was inevitable. He returned to action against Manchester United two months later, on 15 January.
Hamstring injuries require rest and rehabilitation. Overdoing it can lead to even greater anger. It takes quite a long time to recover.
Tottenham surpassed Manchester City despite unexpected variables. Werner gave Tottenham the lead in the 5th minute of the first half by reporting a Masugul goal this season. Werner finished off Kulusevski's ground ball cross with a right nonstop shot.
Fortunately, the extra goal was scored quickly after Van der Penn went out. In the 25th minute of the first half, Pape Sarr responded to Kulusevski's pass with a thunderous medium-range shot at a corner kick and scored the winning goal. Kulusevski recorded multi-help.
Mateus Núñez scored a comeback just before the end of the first half for Manchester City. However, in the second half, neither team opened the goal. Hishalisson, who was replaced, blew a one-on-one chance with the goalkeeper in the 38th minute of the second half by mistake, which was caught by the opponent's throw. Ives Bissouma, who entered the ground at the start of the second half, blocked the opponent's decisive shot in the 43rd minute before passing through the goal.
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Tottenham is aiming for its first trophy in 17 years since the 2007-2008 season. The last tournament Tottenham lifted the trophy was the League Cup. In the 2020-2021 season, they reached the final of the League Cup, but lost to Manchester City 0-1.
Son Heung-min missed three consecutive games. He appeared on the ground in plain clothes and helped his teammates. Postecoglou has already predicted Son Heung-min's absence in the match against Manchester City. `Son Heung-min has almost recovered, but from our perspective, the goal is to play in the weekend games. I'm sure I'll be able to play then" he said. The weekend's game is the 10th round of the EPL against Aston Villa at 11 p.m. on November 3.
Tottenham's opponent in the quarterfinals of the League Cup has also been decided. Tottenham will compete with Manchester United in the semifinals on December 17. Manchester United, where Erik ten Hach was replaced, was led by coach Ruud van Nistelrooy as interim coach.
Manchester United defeated Leicester City 5-2 at home on the same day. Casemiro and Bruno Fernandes scored two goals each, and Alejandro Garnacho scored one. Tottenham faced Manchester United in the English Premier League (EPL) on the 30th of last month and won 3-0.
In the League Cup, all EPL teams survived. Arsenal will face Crystal Palace, Newcastle United Brentford and Southampton Liverpool in the quarterfinals.
