{"id":296403,"date":"2023-11-08T01:24:49","date_gmt":"2023-11-08T01:24:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/?p=296403"},"modified":"2023-11-08T01:24:49","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T01:24:49","slug":"tottenhams-micky-van-de-ven-set-for-scan-amid-major-injury-fears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/soccer\/tottenhams-micky-van-de-ven-set-for-scan-amid-major-injury-fears\/","title":{"rendered":"Tottenham's Micky van de Ven set for scan amid major injury fears"},"content":{"rendered":"
Tottenham defender Micky van de Ven’s injured hamstring will be scanned over the next 24 hours amid fears he will miss months of the season.<\/p>\n
The centre back worryingly pulled up in agony during the first half of Monday night’s chaotic 4-1 defeat to London rivals Chelsea.<\/p>\n
Van de Ven was carried off the field and left the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on crutches raising concerns the Holland international faces a long spell on the sidelines.<\/p>\n
As is routine with muscular injuries, definitive assessments are not generally made until 48 to 72 hours after the blow was suffered.<\/p>\n
Van de Ven will undergo crucial tests over the next couple of days as Spurs medics ascertain the exact extent of the damage.<\/p>\n
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Micky van de Ven looked to be in serious pain when he hurt his hamstring on Monday night<\/p>\n
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Ange Postecoglou faces a nervous wait to see how long he will be without Van De Ven for<\/p>\n
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Nevertheless, there are major concerns that the injury will result in Van de Ven missing months rather than weeks.<\/p>\n
If the problem is more severe than a grade two hamstring tear then Van de Ven is likely to miss the rest of 2023 and may even need surgery – a prospect Spurs’ medical team were concerned about on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Tottenham head coach Ange Postecoglou now faces an anxious wait to discover how long he will be without the Dutchman, who has become such a key player since his arrival from Wolfsburg in the summer.<\/p>\n
His blistering pace has enabled Tottenham to play a higher defensive line, a key part of Postecoglou’s team set-up.<\/p>\n
But the loss of Van de Ven’s speed could lead to a change of approach from Postecoglou during the period of the defender’s absence.<\/p>\n
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Richarlison is set for surgery after struggling in recent months with a pelvic injury<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Richarlison has revealed he is to undergo surgery on a pelvic injury.<\/p>\n
The Brazil international, 26, started seven of Spurs’ opening 10 Premier League so far but was an unused substitute in Monday’s loss to Chelsea.<\/p>\n
‘The last few months haven’t been easy for me. I’ve also been suffering with my health,’ he told ESPN Brazil.<\/p>\n
‘I’ve already spoken to the doctors and I’ll soon have surgery on my pubis.’<\/p>\n
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