Tottenham Hotspur manager Roberto De Zerbi has ruled out Micky van de Ven, Pape Matar Sarr, and Pedro Porro for the upcoming match against Brentford.
What happened?
De Zerbi held his first press conference ahead of Saturday's Premier League opening match at Brentford, where he provided updates on the team's injuries. Micky van de Ven and Pedro Porro were both ruled out of contention, as was Pape Matar Sarr.
Why it matters for Tottenham Hotspur
The lineup for Saturday seems pretty clear after De Zerbi's first presser of the new season. Tottenham Hotspur have been strangely silent on Micky's absence from preseason, and we all assumed it was injury related. De Zerbi didn’t provide much of an update, but Micky’s been in the club socials a LOT lately, and was just named Captain so if there was a major issue we’d probably know about it by now.
What comes next?
So what does that mean for the lineup tomorrow? Well, De Zerbi gave some clues there too, answering a question about whether Spurs are going to sign another right back after selling Djed Spence. With League standing at 18th in Premier League, 30 pts, 7W-9D-16L from 32 games, recent form LLDLL, and 40 points behind leaders Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur are looking to make a strong start to the new season.
