Ange Postecoglou said the injuries to James Maddison and Dominic Solanke during Tottenham’s 3-1 win over Bodo/Glimt on Thursday were not “significant”, while Lucas Bergvall will be assessed in the coming days.
Bergvall was not in Spurs’ matchday squad for the first time this season for their victory in the first leg of the Europa League semi-final at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Postecoglou said before the game that the 19-year-old suffered an injury in training on Wednesday, and the midfielder was seen in a protective boot on Thursday evening. Bergvall signed a contract extension with the club until 2031 on Tuesday.
“It’s too early to assess,” Postecoglou said in his post-match press conference. “You know, it’s just the way our season’s gone on unfortunately, it’s just hugely disappointing for Lucas, he was obviously really excited.
“He had a big week, re-signing with the club and he’s had such a great year for us. Like I said, it’s just the way our season’s gone, where in training something innocuous like that ends up with him hurting his ankle. We’ll just assess over the next few days, let it settle down and we’ll find the extent of it.”
Richarlison was substituted at half-time in Spurs’ semi-final first-leg victory, while Maddison and Solanke were withdrawn in the second half. Postecoglou said the substitution of Richarlison was a tactical switch, while he also played down the severity of the injuries to Maddison (knee) and Solanke (quadriceps).
“Richarlison wasn’t injured, it was just a tactical thing,” Postecoglou said. “He did a great job for us in the first half, exactly what we needed him to do, but we thought the game would open up in the second half and we got Mathys (Tel) on for that.
“Dom (Solanke) and Madders, Madders felt a tweak in his knee, but it doesn’t sound like it’s anything serious, and Dom something similar in his quad, but both of them didn’t feel it was anything too significant, but thought it was wise just to take them off at that point.”
Spurs face West Ham United in the Premier League on Sunday, before travelling to the Arctic Circle for their second leg against Bodo/Glimt on Thursday, May 8.
The north London side are aiming to reach their first European final since they were defeated 2-0 by Liverpool in the Champions League final in 2019.
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