Maddison injury ‘doesn’t look great’ – Postecoglou

Before Thursday’s Europa League semi-final second leg against Bodo/Glimt, Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou claims James Maddison’s injury “does not look great.”

In the first leg of Thursday’s game, Spurs defeated the Norwegian side 3-1, but Maddison was forced off in the second half due to a broken leg.

Spurs’ 1-1 draw at West Ham in the Premier League on Sunday did not include the attacking midfielder in the matchday squad.

“We’ll just wait and see,” he said. On Monday, we should likely get some clarity.

“I’ll just wait and see,” the statement read.

Due to a knock, Dominic Solanke, who won the game in the middle of the week, was also unsporting.

Postecoglou was more optimistic about the striker’s chances for Norway’s return leg.

Dom is improving, Postecoglou claimed to BBC Sport. He should be fine for Thursday, we say. To get more money, we simply let him go [against West Ham].

However, the medical team is reasonably certain that he will be okay on Thursday.

Postecoglou’s side ended their three-game losing streak by making eight changes while having the priority of the Europa League.

Only Yves Bissouma, Richarlison, and Guglielmo Vicario made the first-leg starting lineup, with only one other player remaining.

The Spurs boss told BBC Sport, “It’s something we’ve been doing for a while because we’ve had to.”

We’ve had a terrible run with injuries, which, to be fair, haven’t yet recovered. But it made sense with the opportunity [in the Europa League] we have ahead of us.

In a completely different defense, Richarlison, Kevin Danso, Ben Davies, and Djed Spence made up the front three, along with Mathys Tel and Wilson Odobert, who both contributed to the 15th-minute opener.

With just three games left, Tottenham is 16th overall with 38 points from 35 games, one point clear of West Ham and one point behind Everton and Manchester United.

Postecoglou, however, expressed his pride in his players’ deeds in the derby.

Making so many changes is not simple, and it will have an impact on the team’s fluency and even rhythm, he said.

They made great efforts, I thought. They had a plan and were disciplined.

“I still believed we were dangerous going the other way because we tried to disarm their threat, and they had some respectable firepower at our disposal.”

If Bodo/Glimt does well on Thursday, either Manchester United or Athletic Bilbao will host them in the May 21 final.