Italian Antonio Conte, manager of London’s Tottenham Hotspur, is ‘already unhappy’ with the rapid resumption of English Premier League football matches, and just eight days after the end of the World Cup, and has indicated he may decide to opt-out. rest some players and consequently not include them in tomorrow’s match against Brentford.
Among the 12 Tottenham players who took part in the Qatar 2022 finals, Conte has decided to exclude France goalkeeper Hugo Lloris and Argentine Christian Romero from the squad for tomorrow’s match, after they participated in the World Cup final last Sunday .
“It is not possible to give them so much rest and certainly those who did not participate in the World Cup and worked for four weeks are in a better condition than those who returned after the end of the World Cup,” Conte said.
“That’s why I think I have to make the best decision for the Brentford match,” he said, adding that the players returning from the World Cup were “not in the best shape” at the time.
Rodrygo Bentancur will miss the game through suspension but also has hamstring problems while Richarlison will be out for three to four weeks with a hamstring injury picked up while playing for Brazil at the World Cup.
Conte said Lucas Moura had injured ankle ligaments.
The blue coach also said: “This is a difficult situation because my team has a good player, but he’s not ready to play, and that means it’s as if he doesn’t exist.”
Tottenham are fourth among the top 20 Premier League teams with 29 points from 15 games and are eight points behind their London neighbors Arsenal, who have played one game fewer.
