One example of that was an open training session before a European game a couple of seasons ago when Dele Alli was not present but after all the media had tweeted that he was out, he turned up just as they were trudging away.
It should be stressed that those absent from the images and footage of the training session are not necessarily those who have tested positive for Covid as the cameras at open training sessions are only there for 15 minutes and players do sometimes arrive later due to other circumstances. Only Omole and Clarke among the development squad players are on the A list, which is full.Īntonio Conte during Tottenham's training session on Wednesday morning (Image: Tottenham Hotspur FC/Tottenham Hotspur FC via Getty Images) They were then joined by youngsters Dane Scarlett, Jack Clarke, Brooklyn Lyons-Foster, Malachi Fagan-Walcott, Kallum Cesay, Tobi Omole, Harvey White, Dilan Markanday, Nile John and Alfie Devine, who is not registered for the B list as he has not been at the club for the required two years.
On Wednesday, on the pitches at Hotspur Way, video and photos put out by the club showed senior first teamers Hugo Lloris, Pierluigi Gollini, Brandon Austin, Matt Doherty, Davinson Sanchez, Eric Dier, Joe Rodon, Japhet Tanganga, Harry Winks, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, Tanguy Ndombele, the just back from injury Giovani Lo Celso, Dele Alli, Steven Bergwijn and Harry Kane training as well as the suspended Ryan Sessegnon. Tottenham tick that box clearly and are expected to make a request to have Sunday's match at Brighton postponed once Thursday night's game is out of the way. Their written rule requires less than 14 players available, however they do also look at a case by case basis and most importantly the extent to which the virus is spreading. The Premier League have a different take on Covid postponements. UEFA are currently saying the match will go ahead as scheduled but are understood to be closely monitoring the situation. Spurs are closing in on that number and more positive tests in the next 24 hours will put them below it. Only if "less than 13 players registered on the A list or no registered goalkeeper are available, UEFA may allow a rescheduling of the match". Those who test positive with lateral flow tests are immediately taken out of the training complex and then undertake PCR tests to confirm their results - those results coming 24 hours later.īefore that the players and staff have all been in close contact, Covid is spreading yet UEFA's rules currently state that Thursday night's Europa Conference League match against Rennes will take place. That changed on Monday with a number of positive tests and Conte's problems centred around the realisation each day that some players were producing negative results before training sessions - they wait in their individual rooms at The Lodge for the result before being allowed to train - and then finding they were positive in tests after the session. The first cases at the club had begun just ahead of Sunday's Premier League match against Norwich City but at that point appeared to be isolated. Spurs are currently set to play a European match on Thursday night despite the fact that they were, as of Wednesday afternoon, expecting to have just 10 senior outfield players available as Covid continues to spread through their camp.Ĭonte revealed on Wednesday afternoon that the club now had eight first team players who had test positive for Covid-19 as well as five of the coaching staff.
Then Conte got everything he wanted off his chest and it was difficult to disagree with him. The moment Antonio Conte sat down for his press conference it was clear that he was bristling with various competing emotions.Īs he stewed and before the questions began, Spurs' press officer announced to the media - all on Zoom rather than at Hotspur Way as a precautionary measure - that Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg's press conference to come was cancelled and there would be no player speaking.
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