Micky go in dispute for the return of Tottenham, James Maddison came out for about three weeks

Ange Posttecoglou says Micky Van de Ven I could return to Tottenham On Thursday European League tie against Elfsborg, while James Maddison It is expected to be set aside between two and three with a calf injury.

Van De Ven has been out for more than a month with an injury to the hamstrings, but Postecoglou says that the Spurs “will try to get it a few minutes” during Thursday’s accessory.

The 23-year-old has not appeared since he was withdrawn during the 4-3 defeat against Chelsea On December 8, after being a surprise selection in that game after being left aside with an injury to the hamstrings.

Maddison, however, the loss of the weekend was lost to Leicester City And he is ready to go for up to three weeks with a veal tension suffered during the victory over Hoffenheim on January 23.

“Micky is good,” said Postecoglou. “You are ready to go and we’ll try to get a few minutes from the game tomorrow. That is the plan. Let’s see how much we can get tomorrow. It has a good week/10 days of training with the team and is in good condition, so it is fine.

“In terms of the other boys, Madders has a tension in the calf, so it probably has two or three weeks. He picked it up in the Hoffenheim game that almost a week ago. “

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Maddison joins an extensive list of spurs injuries that already includes Spence Djed, Guglielmo Vicario, Cristian Romero, Brennan Johnson, Destiny udogie, Wilson Odobert, Timo Werner and Dominic Solanke.

Postecoglou described the surprise decision to play Van de Ven and Romero against Chelsea as “It is not a risk” Although the couple was forced to go out with an injury during the game. The Spurs chief coach said he would handle Van de Ven, but he is not reluctant to bring him directly to the fold.

“I’m not cautious because he has to return at some point,” he said. “We can keep it training forever and never play and maybe it is injured, this is not how it works. We have done everything in our power and we also did it last time.

“The last time he probably played more than he should have in that first game, but again the retrospective and circumstances about that game without rewriting the story anyway were quite challenging anyway, but has scored every box, He worked very hard and the medical team has given him authorization.

“Invariably, when you have had an injury, it means that you are always going to adopt a conservative approach, which we have and at some point has to play. What we must ensure is that now only handle your minutes to give you all the opportunities to grow in it. ”

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Pape Matar Sarr is available for the Europa League draw despite Posttecoglou admits the midfielder “shouldn’t have played” In the defeat at home 2-1 of the weekend by Leicester.

“Pape (Sarr) is fine, he has still worried a little, but it is fine and available,” added Postecoglou. “BISS (Yves Bissouma) is available. I think that’s all for tomorrow night at this stage. “

The Romero Central-Center is not available, and the Spurs chief coach described his return as “a slow burner.” Meanwhile, Djed Spence, in the Europa League team in Tottenham Europe, said Postecoglou said it is expected to be “well” for Brentford on Sunday.

“Cuti (Romero) is still a slow burner. We are aware that your injury is a bit different and you still have to mark some boxes, ”he said. “It is not on the horizon at this time in terms of this weekend, we will see how it goes later.”

Postecoglou was talking before the Tottenham Europa League match against Elfsborg in Sweden.

The Spurs are sixth in the competition league phase before the final round of matches. The best eight in the table directly qualify for the last 16, while clubs that end the ninth and 24 have a playoffs round to navigate. The spurs are in 14 points, a point of distance from the team in the ninth years, so they require a victory at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium to be sure to avoid the need for a playoff.

After Sunday’s defeat to Leicester, Tottenham is 15 in the Premier League Table with 24 points of 23 games, eight points away from the descent points. They face Brentford Far away on Sunday.