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The staff of the Tottenham It has not only been affected in football by the contagion of its players and staff personnel by Covid-19, but have also suffered sequelae of the virus in their physical condition, according to Antonio Conte, coach of the London team. The Premier League has had to suspend matches after the increase in cases in Europe.
Two weeks ago, the Spurs could not attend their game against Stade Rennais in the Conference League due to the positive result of 12 people in their squad and work team. While the infected recovered, Conte summoned the substitutes but noted that the condition of the infected has been worrying.
“Many of the players who played suffered from Covid. At one point the intensity dropped and I had to make substitutions. This period is going to be very difficult for us, I have to work with this important Covid problem “, declared the Italian coach about the situation that the club and the league in general are going through.
They were eliminated from the Conference League by the Covid outbreak
In addition to the consequences suffered by some of their players by not being able to play the 90 minutes of the game, they were also affected in the European competition. UEFA could not remove the game they had against the French team Stade Rennais for your agenda and gave the marker to the opponents after the outbreak on your staff.
They lost 3-0 by regulation by not being able to appear or be able to play on another dateTherefore, they were left out of the international tournament, so this has affected them even on a purely sporting level. Now they hope to play the three matches they have scheduled until January 1 (Crystal Palace December 26, Southampton on 28 and Watford on the first day of 2022).
He will also have to play the cup against Chelsea, a double-game tie: “Sincerely, if he had to decide, maybe he would play one game instead of two. Principally because of the situation we are going through. But we have to respect the rules, “commented the coach.
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