‘A number of players’: Concern at Tottenham as Covid outbreak confirmed before Rennes
An altogether concerning development in Antonio Conte’s Tottenham Hotspur squad has been confirmed on Monday evening.
Back on song
Ongoings on the Lilywhite half of north London have of course proven of an altogether encouraging nature of late.
On the back of a slip-up versus minnows NS Mura in the Europa Conference League, Spurs have since bounced back in a major way over the course of the last week.
A 2-0 downing of Brentford was followed by another 3-point haul this past weekend, as the capital club made short work of Norwich City, by three goals to nil.
Simply breathtaking, Lucas Moura. 👏 pic.twitter.com/JsYOi2t9ui
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) December 5, 2021
Such results mean that, all told, Tottenham have now racked up ten points from an available twelve in the Premier League since the instillation of Antonio Conte on the club’s bench.
Even more significant than this streak itself, though, has been the manner of Spurs’ performances, particularly over the last week, with the Lilywhites finally beginning to look a cohesive unit with a clear and definitive game-plan each time that they step foot on the pitch.
Covid chaos
As alluded to above, however, on Monday night, the encouraging situation at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium has been thrown firmly into disarray.
This comes on the back of confirmation of an outbreak of Covid-19 in the club’s camp.
As per a report from the reliable Alasdair Gold of football.london, ‘a number of players and coaching staff’ alike have returned positive tests for the virus.
The individuals in question, who have yet to be named, will now be expected to undergo further PCR testing on Tuesday, to rule out the possibility of false positives.
Should the situation remain as is, though, Antonio Conte could well be without a number of key players over the coming week, ahead of meetings with both Stade Rennais (Conference League) and Brighton & Hove Albion (Premier League).
Understand that Spurs have indeed had a Covid outbreak in their camp this week. More info below. https://t.co/lBbkRnUDeN
— Alasdair Gold (@AlasdairGold) December 6, 2021
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| # | Team | MP | D | P |
| 1 | Manchester City | 15 | 23 | 35 |
| 2 | Liverpool FC | 15 | 32 | 34 |
| 3 | Chelsea FC | 15 | 26 | 33 |
| 4 | West Ham United | 15 | 9 | 27 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 14 | -1 | 25 |
| 6 | Manchester United | 15 | 1 | 24 |
| 7 | Arsenal FC | 14 | -3 | 23 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 15 | -1 | 21 |
| 9 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 15 | -2 | 20 |
| 10 | Aston Villa | 15 | -3 | 19 |
| 11 | Leicester City | 15 | -4 | 19 |
| 12 | Brentford FC | 15 | -2 | 17 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace | 15 | -2 | 16 |
| 14 | Leeds United | 15 | -7 | 16 |
| 15 | Southampton FC | 15 | -7 | 16 |
| 16 | Everton FC | 14 | -7 | 15 |
| 17 | Watford FC | 15 | -9 | 13 |
| 18 | Burnley FC | 14 | -7 | 10 |
| 19 | Newcastle United | 15 | -13 | 10 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 15 | -23 | 10 |
| Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 13 |
| Vardy, Jamie | Leicester City | 9 |
| Jota, Diogo | Liverpool FC | 8 |
| Mane, Sadio | Liverpool FC | 7 |
| Silva, Bernardo | Manchester City | 7 |
| Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford FC | 6 |
| Antonio, Michail | West Ham United | 6 |
| Ronaldo, Cristiano | Manchester United | 6 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 |
| Raphinha | Leeds United | 6 |
| Wilson, Callum | Newcastle United | 6 |
| Maupay, Neal | Brighton & Hove Albion | 6 |
| Mount, Mason | Chelsea FC | 5 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 5 |
| King, Joshua | Watford FC | 5 |
| Gray, Demarai | Everton FC | 5 |
| Smith-Rowe, Emile | Arsenal FC | 5 |
| Pukki, Teemu | Norwich City | 5 |
| Cornet, Maxwel | Burnley FC | 5 |
| Sarr, Ismaila | Watford FC | 5 |
| Player | Team | Red Cards | Yellow Cards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford FC | 0 | 6 |
| Laporte, Aymeric | Manchester City | 1 | 5 |
| Pogba, Paul | Manchester United | 1 | 4 |
| Canos, Sergi | Brentford FC | 0 | 5 |
| Richarlison | Everton FC | 0 | 5 |
| Ritchie, Matt | Newcastle United | 0 | 5 |
| Westwood, Ashley | Burnley FC | 0 | 5 |
| Tarkowski, James | Burnley FC | 0 | 5 |
| Duffy, Shane | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | 5 |
| Lascelles, Jamaal | Newcastle United | 0 | 5 |
| Neves, Ruben | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | 5 |
| Ward, Joel | Crystal Palace | 0 | 5 |
| Romeu, Oriol | Southampton FC | 0 | 5 |
| Skipp, Oliver | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | 5 |
| Salisu, Mohammed | Southampton FC | 0 | 5 |
| Antonio, Michail | West Ham United | 0 | 3 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 0 | 4 |
| James, Reece | Chelsea FC | 1 | 3 |
| Raphinha | Leeds United | 0 | 4 |
| Gallagher, Conor | Crystal Palace | 0 | 4 |
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| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 8 |
| Alexander-Arnold, Trent | Liverpool FC | 7 |
| Pogba, Paul | Manchester United | 7 |
| Jesus, Gabriel | Manchester City | 6 |
| Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford FC | 5 |
| Kovacic, Mateo | Chelsea FC | 5 |
| Mount, Mason | Chelsea FC | 4 |
| James, Reece | Chelsea FC | 4 |
| Bowen, Jarrod | West Ham United | 4 |
| Doucoure, Abdoulaye | Everton FC | 4 |
| Redmond, Nathan | Southampton FC | 4 |
| Robertson, Andy | Liverpool FC | 4 |
| Antonio, Michail | West Ham United | 3 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 3 |
| Gallagher, Conor | Crystal Palace | 3 |
| Saint-Maximin, Allan | Newcastle United | 3 |
| Benrahma, Said | West Ham United | 3 |
| Henderson, Jordan | Liverpool FC | 3 |
| Canos, Sergi | Brentford FC | 3 |
| Lowton, Matthew | Burnley FC | 3 |
