Tottenham Hotspur’s concerns are mounting. Due to a corona outbreak within the club, the Conference League match against Stade Rennes was canceled on Thursday evening, while the league match against Brighton & Hove Albion on Sunday was also cancelled. According to the Athletic Within the club there is ‘the expectation’ that the league match against Leicester City next Thursday will not take place either.
Players who test positive for the coronavirus must quarantine for ten days from the moment of their first complaints and/or the first positive test. At the moment, eight players from the A-selection are said to have tested positive. Some players who tested positive could play against Leicester on Thursday, but the majority cannot. This week, some youth players also tested positive, putting the ‘sporting integrity’ of the game at stake.
“An argument for letting the game go ahead is that Tottenham has limited the spread by closing the training complex. As a result, there is less risk associated with the game going on. However, Leicester also had to deal with a corona virus this week. outbreak. And because Tottenham’s training complex is closed until Monday, the club is much less able to prepare for the game,” writes. the Athletic.
In addition, there is a possibility that Tottenham will face even more positive tests. if the Spurs deem it impossible to play the match, they will appeal to the Premier League to find a new date. Many people within the club now assume that scenario. In that case, Tottenham supporters won’t see their club back in action in the Premier League until Sunday, December 19, when Liverpool visit the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
The players who are fit and healthy will receive the same training schedule as during the lockdown in 2020. Training is carried out virtually, with individual sessions and group sessions. They also receive nutritional advice from Antonio Conte and the nutritionists at the club. Conte wants to keep his players as fit as possible. “In an ideal world, the club might find an alternative training complex, but the priority is to contain the virus. The club also realizes that it would not look good if a large group came together while the virus can spread.” , according to the usually well-established sports website.
What will happen to Tottenham Hotspur – Stade Rennes?
According to UEFA guidelines, all group matches must be completed before the end of the month. Due to health risks and Tottenham’s overcrowded schedule, ‘the expectation’ is according to the Athletic however, that UEFA shows leniency in finding a suitable day, so that data in 2022 comes into the picture. It is also conceivable that the game will not be made up at all, leading to a regulation defeat and elimination for Tottenham. In that case, Vitesse would enter the knockout phase as number two.
“Internally there is not so much a wish to step out of the Conference League, but since Conte’s arrival and subsequent good results in the Premier League, a top four finish and therefore a Champions League qualification has become a more realistic goal and a priority. Previously, the Conference League was seen as a path to the Europa League, but Tottenham now thinks bigger,” it sounds. Tottenham is currently in fifth place in the Premier League.