Journalist reveals another Tottenham player has a hamstring injury – Out for
Journalist reveals another Tottenham player has a hamstring injury – Out for six to eight weeks – Spurs Web
Alfie Dorrington of Tottenham Hotspur has emerged as the most recent player to suffer a hamstring injury. Alasdair Gold says that Dorrington experienced the problem yesterday night while playing for Spurs’ Under-21 squad.
The shocking amount of injuries that have plagued Tottenham this season has severely hampered the Lilywhites’ success.
Spurs ultimately lost to Chelsea at the beginning of November after a furious—and undefeated—start to the season. That game’s outcome was significantly impacted by Micky van de Ven’s hamstring injury, though.
Since then, we have seen Cristian Romero and Ben Davies also suffer hamstring strains, while the same issue has plagued Ryan Sessegnon since early last year.
The injury crisis is calming, somewhat, for Spurs of late, with the likes of James Maddison returning to action recently.
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But now we can add another player to the Tottenham injury list: young Alfie Dorrington may need to miss a significant amount of time due to a new problem.
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“Another hamstring injury for Spurs’ list this season as Alfie Dorrington pulled up last night for the U21s,” tweeted Alasdair Gold with the information. Recognize that, ideally, he will get a scan today.
“It didn’t look good when it happened; it was like Micky van de Ven reacting to a sudden stop in a sprint.”
Since then, Gold has disclosed that Dorrington’s injury will keep him sidelined for six to eight weeks.
The 18-year-old has featured among the substitutes bench for the Spurs senior side this season for the last ten matches (Transfermarkt), but it may be a while before we see Dorrington named in the matchday squad again now.
This is a real shame, as Dorrington was so close to getting a chance in the first team and gaining some minutes, and this will likely set him back for the rest of the season now. If his timeline to recovery is the same as van de Ven, it could be the back end of March before he’s even ready to train again.