TOTTENHAM’S injury crisis hit a damning new low with Igor Tudor unable to fill the substitutes’ bench against Liverpool.
The North Londoners are in freefall with four defeats from four under the new manager and at serious risk of relegation.
Igor Tudor named three kids and two goalkeepers on his reduced benchCredit: Getty
Antonin Kinsky returned to the substitutes after his Atletico nightmareCredit: Getty
Off the back of the chastening 5-2 defeat at Atletico Madrid in midweek, things do not get much easier for Spurs – with a .
And to make matters worse, Tudor has just 12 senior outfield players available – and 12 senior outfield players injured.
The crocked group includes while Conor Gallagher was unwell.
Long-term absentees James Maddison, Wilson Odobert and Dejan Kulusevski remain sidelined and Micky van de Ven missed the trip as he served his red-card suspension.
Attackers Xavi Simons and Randal Kolo Muani, therefore, were the only two outfield senior players to take their seats in the dugout at Anfield.
They were joined by two goalkeepers, and Brandon Austin.
The remaining players in Tottenham’s matchday squad were midfielder Callum Olusesi, 19, forward James Wilson, 19, and the only back-up defender, 19-year-old James Rowswell.
The teenage trio have zero Premier League appearances between them.
It means Tudor only named seven of a possible nine substitutes to take on the defending champions.
And fans bemoaned the state of the club and their team on social media once the team news came out.
One said: “Can’t even get a full bench. Tad bit sad really aint it?”
Another wrote: “Seven subs with two of them being keepers is dark.”
A third added: “Why only 7 subs? Surely some academy lads should be on there.”
A fourth typed: “Two goalkeepers and two senior outfielders on the bench is a dire sign.”
And a final user replied: “Looking at the bench is so sad.”
Xavi Simons and Randal Kolo Muani were the only senior outfield players on the benchCredit: X @SpursOfficial
Cristian Romero missed out under concussion protocolsCredit: Reuters
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