Tottenham Hotspur: Is squad depth a worry?

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00:00 You mentioned injuries there, a couple of them in that match against Fulham and you

00:04 also mentioned a bit of squad depth as well. Is the potential for injuries in this team

00:10 where you say that 1-11 is good but then after that it becomes a little bit shaky, does the

00:16 potential for injuries scare you a little bit in terms of how Spurs will cope if you

00:20 suddenly do get an influx of people in the physio room?

00:24 Yeah, I mean I think that is definitely the concern and I've said before we're going to

00:28 definitely have bumps in the road. We are going to lose a game. At the moment we're

00:31 just riding the crest of a wave, we're just enjoying it and to be honest whatever the

00:35 weather at the moment, every Spurs fan to a man, a woman, a child are just happy to

00:40 be enjoying football. Everybody seems united from players, fans, manager, everything in

00:47 the club just seems to be so happy and positive but you're absolutely right. I think should

00:51 we get one or two injuries, I think that is when the blips will start to come. I mean

00:55 a quick turnaround at Palace on Friday night as well, if we lose Udoge that gives us a

01:01 problem at left back. We've got a doubt potentially over Sar now, as I say he went off injured

01:08 hopefully just as a precaution but you never know because he's been brilliant in the engine

01:11 room so far this season. It's similar to come back, that's a positive and the other positive

01:17 as well is we've got Benton Kerr waiting in the wings. We really can't wait to see him

01:23 back in a Spurs shirt. He's been out almost nine months and I've said before several times

01:27 he's a class act, he's a Rolls Royce of a midfielder and he'll fit the Postacoglou system

01:31 absolutely perfectly. So when he comes back that does give us strength in that midfield.

01:37 Hoiberg came in, did a steady job last night, you know what you're going to get with Hoiberg.

01:43 He's good in the press, perhaps a little bit passive with his distribution but he did do

01:48 a good job for us last night and he's never let us down. He has added goals and assists

01:53 to his game over the past 18 months or so. I think in terms of the midfield we're okay,

01:58 they're obviously centre backs, that's an issue if we lost Romero or Van der Ven. We're

02:02 looking at young Ash Fillet from Blackburn coming in or Eric Dier. The full backs as

02:07 well, particularly on that left side. Ben Davies is a steady player, isn't he, a model

02:11 pro but he's not quite as dynamic as Udoge going down the side. So yeah, that would be

02:17 a concern and obviously we've got to keep Son and Maddison fit, they're the two main

02:22 men at the moment. Kulishevski as well, as I've mentioned him, he's a bit of an unsung

02:27 hero, we definitely need to keep him fit. And Richarlison last night, he played quite

02:34 well actually last night, he's become a little bit of the pantomime villain I feel, Richarlison

02:40 with his finish and he's certainly not had his shooting boots on since he came to Spurs.

02:43 I think the only goals he's scored so far have been with his head. But he did play well

02:48 last night and he looked very hungry, he played one or two nice little intricate passes with

02:51 Son and Maddison linked up quite nicely. Whether he keeps his place on Friday night is another

02:56 thing with Bennett Johnson now back. So, certainly positives to take from his performance last

03:01 night but yeah, as you say, injuries could be our Achilles heel and certainly in key

03:07 positions.