Frank confirms double Tottenham injury boost ahead of Chelsea clash

Thomas Frank has confirmed that Tottenham Hotspur duo Cristian Romero and Destiny Udogie are disposable to look Chelsea connected Saturday successful the Premier League.

Romero picked up a insignificant adductor injury during warm-up up of the Aston Villa clash, and not lone missed the game, but besides remained absent against Monaco and Everton. 

Left-back Udogie has not played since October 4 and has missed Spurs' past 4 games successful each competitions owed to genu issues, but similar Romero, helium has besides recovered fully. 

Frank, however, has refused to springiness a definite reply arsenic to whether they volition beryllium successful the starting line-up, but suggested that helium volition marque the last determination aft consulting with the aesculapian team. 

Change successful enactment if Romero returns? 

Ahead of the match, the Spurs brag told reporters: "I americium precise alert of trying to beryllium capable to instrumentality the champion imaginable decisions. In the end, I volition get a batch of accusation from the aesculapian and show staff, but successful the end, it's ever connected me.

"If a subordinate breaks down, past it's connected me. I instrumentality decisions, I get each of the information, and past I request to instrumentality a difficult, brave oregon casual choice.

"If helium [Romero] was acceptable enough, he'd person been progressive Wednesday [Carabao Cup nonaccomplishment astatine Newcastle], truthful he's acceptable to beryllium progressive time and let's spot however much."

In the lack of Romero, Frank has utilized Kevin Danso and Micky van de Ven astatine the backmost successful the 3-0 triumph against Everton, portion Joao Palhinha came successful spot of the Dutchman successful the 2-0 decision against Newcastle United. 

Danso was superb against the Toffees, and truthful Romero's instrumentality could unfastened a batch of tactical possibilities for Frank, including a power to a backmost five, a strategy which could origin Chelsea problems. 

Djed Spence has started successful 7 Premier League games this season, but Udogie could regenerate him successful the starting XI successful the important London derby. 

Spurs wounded update connected trio 

Frank has confirmed that Wilson Odobert, who missed Tottenham's past 2 games, is besides successful contention to look the Blues. 

Meanwhile, Dominic Solanke is not yet acceptable to instrumentality to grooming anytime soon, aft the striker underwent a insignificant ankle surgery, and helium is apt to instrumentality aft the November planetary break. 

Spurs person severely missed Dejan Kulusevski this season, and the Swedish winger is not yet connected the writer pursuing his genu country successful the summer. 

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