Spurs’ six goals in the final ten minutes of games this season have earned them eight points Times Photographer Marc AsplandThere has been plenty of discussion of Tottenham Hotspur’s injury problems this season, with some blaming fatigue stemming from their players’ extended involvement in the World Cup last summer. Harry Kane and Dele Alli are the latest to be sitting on the sidelines at a crucial point in the season for Spurs. They are two of nine Spurs players who were involved in the final weekend of last year’s World Cup in Russia and, unlike their European counterparts, have had no winter break with some expected to play through to the Nations League finals in June. Kane and Alli have joined Kieran Trippier, Hugo Lloris, Jan Vertonghen, Christian Eriksen and Eric Dier, among others, to have experienced fitness issues since the summer tournament, with Tottenham…

Source: The Times February 04, 2019 12:04 UTC