Dominic Solanke's Injury Impact on Tottenham's Strategy

As Tottenham Hotspurs prepare for their clash with Everton, their plans are hit with central-striker Dominic Solanke announced out due to an ankle injury picked in their last encounter against Leicester. His last match was the debut one for the 26-year-old summer signing from Bournemouth after he joined Spurs with an impressive £65 million fee as a transfer. Earlier, Solanke had previously impressed on his debut even if he didn’t score. Tottenham will also miss the services of summer signing attacking midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur.

In the last match against Leicester, Solanke went over the ankle with another player. Despite that, he successfully finished that match but in the aftermath, the ankle went over again hence recorded out of the next match.

The striker injury is a significant setback to Tottenham as he was influential and helped his side to open up to allow spaces to score. However, to suppress the devastating injury news, Richarlison or Dejan Kulusevski may be pulled into the limelight to counter the attacks. Additionally, Tottenham will miss the services of Bentancur as he is also sidelined by the concussion protocol rule after recording a head clash. Bentancur has been Tottenham’s regular star in the midfield and was signed in the summer from Juventus. It is uncertain whether Toby Alderweireld is also available, but Tottenham has reasons to cheer due to Romero’s form.

The number of appearances for Cristian Romero for his team, Atalanta or Tottenham, will hit a century. The Argentina defender will celebrate his 100th appearance after being constantly named in the starting lineups of both teams, except for rare occasions when he is out because of some injuries. The Tottenham boss will also applaud Romero for his strong mentality in addition to his performance.

Moreover, Wilson Odobert, who was acquired by Tottenham from Burnley, was unavailable to play in the opening game of the season for his new club because of issues with work permit; however, Odobert will not face similar obstacles ahead of the game against Everton. Unlike other players at Tottenham, Odobert plays primarily as a winger, and even though Tottenham has a few wingers in the squad, their numbers are far lower than the number of other types of attackers.

It is possible to suggest that the availability of Odobert for the game against Everton is expected to create an opportunity for the team for additional options in the final third, which could offset the impact of Solanke’s absence to a certain extent.

The ability of Tottenham to get past these complications depends on the abilities of the managers to use the depth afforded by the availability of new players as well as the ability of the existing players to adapt to new demands that might be placed on them as a result of the injuries. Moreover, Tottenham is currently in an advantageous position because of the forthcoming international break, which creates an opportunity for key players such as Solanke and Bentancur to recover.

It is important to note that the injuries of key players also create an opportunity for other players to shine and the game against Everton might reveal new talents that could change Tottenham’s prospects in the future, which means that this situation could make Tottenham even stronger later in the season.