Angel Postcoglou praised the reaction of Tottenham Hotspur players to “the adversity” of a disturbing for his teammate Rodrigo Bentancur.
Uruguay international midfielder got rid of a stretcher with an oxygen mask after having undergone a head head in the 8th minute of the Carabao Cup semi-final opposite Liverpool, replaced via Brennan Johnson.
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Bentancur, 27, has since posted a positive update on his condition on social media. A caption accompanying a picture of the midfielder smiling in hospital read: “All good guys! Thank you for the messages. Congratulations on the victory boys.”
The Spurs, who were not several players through injuries and diseases, won the 1-0 adjustment thanks to Lucas Bergvall’s strike.
“He was worried and (a head injury) is worrying, but we believe that at this stage, he will be fine,” Postcoglou told Sky Sports de Bentancur after the game. “I was aware on the road to costumes.
“It is our luck at the moment in having to deal with adversity. We almost scored just before that moment and he is a key player for us. Our players kept going and they did that today.”
When heading to the new enclosures of the nature of the injury after the party, Postcoglou added: “I do not need to speculate because I don’t know. All I know is that he concrete when he left here.
“Obviously it was some sort of head injury, but he was conscious when he was coming off the field. And he’s been taken to the hospital for observation. But I’m not really clear on how it happened.
“Unless it is not a doctor here, I will not speculate because it is not just for the other people around him. ” There were considerations about the component of the players, so dazzling that it happened. »
Spurs are back in action on January 12 with an FA Cup third round tie at Tamworth with the second leg of the Carabao Cup tie at Anfield on February 6.
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