JUST IN – Two Tottenham injured stars have been confirmed fit and ready to feature against Bournemounth.
Ange Postecoglou suggests Oliver Skipp will be fit for Tottenham vs Bournemouth
Oliver Skipp missed the game against Brighton this week due to an injury.
The ‘brilliant‘ 23-year-old hasn’t played a lot of football this season, but he did start in the win over Everton and played close to an hour against Nottingham Forest in the game Yves Bissouma got a red card.
Skipp was definitely in contention to start against Brighton midweek, but he picked up a knock in training that ruled him out of the game at the Amex.
The last thing Tottenham needed was more injuries, but Ange Postecoglou is pretty hopeful that Skipp’s issue is not serious, and he will be back in action for the game against Bournemouth tomorrow.
He told Tottenham’s official website: “Every week’s a challenge, a short turnaround for us, hopefully we might get Oliver Skipp back, probably the only fresh legs we’ll have to contribute to what we’re doing.
“It’s a good challenge for us. We’re at home, whilst we’ve had a couple of losses at home, every home game we’ve been well in them, and we’ll need to be at our best to match Bournemouth on Sunday.”
Skipp should start over Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg
If Oliver Skipp is declared fit and is back in the squad, we really think he should start ahead of Pierre-Emile Hojberg in Tottenham’s midfield.
The Dane, who wants to leave in January, has been a fantastic servant for Spurs over the years and he’s still a very good player. However, he is just not the right man for Ange Postecoglou’s system.
In the defeat against Brighton, Hojbjerg’s positioning when Spurs were trying to play out from the back wasn’t great at all. That really hurt their build-up play on multiple occasions.
Skipp would be much better, in our opinion, and if he’s fit, he should start against Bournemouth tomorrow.
