Will Yang have a chance at last? Tottenham Hotspur, which has been suffering from a tightrope injury in its squad, lost even Timo Werner to injury.
Tottenham said on the club's official website on the 14th (Korea time), "Werner was injured against Tamworth. Manager Anji Postecoglou directly mentioned the possibility of Werner missing the match against Arsenal."
Werner, a striker from the German national team, started in the third round of the FA Cup away game against Tamworth on the 12th and played 90 minutes, but was scoreless and was replaced by Son Heung-min to finish the game.
Tottenham advanced to the next round after extra time by scoring three goals, including an opponent's own goal. However, with the news that Werner suffered a hamstring injury after the match, Tottenham faced difficulties in forming an offensive team ahead of the match against Arsenal in the week.
Tottenham confirmed Werner's hamstring injury at a press conference on Tuesday afternoon ahead of the Northern London derby with Arsenal. All details on the matter have yet to be confirmed. The scan results have not been released, but chances are high that Werner will not be able to play against Arsenal.
"Werner was the only one injured. I hurt my hamstring. We are waiting for the scan results," coach Anji Postecoglou said, announcing Werner's situation.
This leaves Werner on the injured list, along with Guglielmo Vicario, Mickey van der Penn, Christian Romero, Ben Davies, Destiny Udogi, Rodrigo Bentancur and Willson O'Dober.
Tottenham will play Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium in London at 5 a.m. on the 16th in the 21st round of the 2024-2025 Premier League.
Amid the tight schedule, Werner is down due to injury ahead of the showdown with his archrival, and there are not enough players to back up the main strikers.
Therefore, we are looking forward to seeing how much opportunity Yang Min-hyuk, who joined Tottenham this winter, can have.
Born in 2006, striker Yang Min-hyuk was the best prospect produced by the K League 1 of Korea's pro soccer team last year. Although it was his debut season, he played in all league games as a member of Gangwon FC, scoring 12 goals and six assists, displaying performance that surpasses his age. With this performance, he was nominated for MVP of this season, and spent the best year ever, winning the Young Player Award and being named the Best 11.
With the eye on Yang's talent, Tottenham quickly started negotiations in July last year and confirmed its recruitment. The timing of Yang's joining was postponed so that he could play the entire season in the K-League, and Yang officially joined Tottenham in January this year.
However, Yang Min-hyuk has not yet had a chance. Yang Min-hyuk, who was surprisingly included in the replacement list for the first leg of the League Cup semifinal match against Liverpool on the 9th, was excluded from the list at the last match against Tamworth, when his debut match seemed likely.
Considering that Tamworth is an amateur team in the fifth division of the U.K., the exclusion of Yang Min-hyuk from the roster was a big shock. If he fails to make the roster against Tamworth, it will be difficult to get a chance in the future.
Currently, chances are high that Arsenal will not get the chance to play. However, with Werner collapsing due to injury, the time has come for Postecoglou to rethink the appointment of Yang.
For now, Postecoglou is tinkering with Hishalisson and Mikey Moore cards.
Football London said, "Tottenham is waiting for the results of the scan to see how long Werner will be absent. The loss of another resource is a big blow, but we have at least Hisalisson and Moore as options."
Postecoglou also mentioned the names of Hishalisson and Moore during the press conference, but there was no word on Yang. Even when Werner collapsed due to injury, it became clear that Yang was not considered.
However, considering that Hishalisson is not in good condition after a long injury and Moore was also not normal for the past few weeks due to the virus infection, there is a good chance that Yang Min-hyuk will have a chance. The longer Werner's injury period is, the more he has to consider Yang Min-hyuk's card at some point. 메이저사이트