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After seeing Spurs claim a 1-0 victory over Swansea City on Sunday, Villas-Boas said: "Michael is returning next week, Bale next week. Benoit is not far off.
"Scott is an important player. The injuries we have had, now it is a major, major bonus for us.
"Competition obviously increases for players but it is going to be the first time we have had these players available, which is going to be an extremely important thing for us."
"Scott is an important player. The injuries we have had, now it is a major, major bonus for us.
"Competition obviously increases for players but it is going to be the first time we have had these players available, which is going to be an extremely important thing for us."
It has largely slipped under the radar that Tottenham Hotspur have played virtually the whole season so far without their No1 central defender and their player of the year from the last time out. They have also missed their first-choice left-back for all but three matches, their playmaker for eight and their most dynamic attacker for the past three.
André Villas-Boas, the manager, deserves credit for not banging on about the absentees as he has handled a transitional period in his new job and kept the club up where they want to be, in the Premier League's top four. But the appearance of Scott Parker, Tottenham's player of last season, as a late substitute in Sunday's 1-0 home win over Swansea City signalled a timely return of the cavalry.
Benoît Assou-Ekotto, the left-back who has not played since 1 September, has resumed full training after a knee problem and should be in contention for Saturday's visit of Stoke City, as should Gareth Bale, who felt his hamstring at the start of the month. Younès Kaboul, the club's best centre-half last season, has not played since the opening-day defeat at Saudi Sportswashing Machine because of a knee injury that required surgery but he, too, is close to a comeback. Michael Dawson, the reserve central defender, is expected to be available for Stoke after hamstring trouble.
The picture is one of intense competition for places and of a squad ready to make a significant push. After Stoke, Tottenham travel to Aston Villa and Sunderland before they entertain Reading on New Year's Day.
"Scott Parker's return is very important," said Mousa Dembélé, the midfielder, who missed five weeks from mid-October with a hip problem but is now back to form and fitness. "He's a very organised guy, very professional and he is an unbelievable player as well. It's good for the team that there are a lot of rivals because it makes everybody sharp. I know that if I play one bad game, then Jake Livermore, Scott Parker, Tom Huddlestone and Tom Carroll are behind me. And, of course, there is Sandro, too. So we have to keep playing and that keeps the level high in this team."
Before Swansea, Parker's last game was for England against Italy in the Euro 2012 quarter-final on 24 June; he has been frustrated by a complicated achilles injury. It will be intriguing, though, to see how or if Villas-Boas accommodates him in the starting XI, given the strength and balance of Dembélé's partnership with Sandro.
Tottenham missed Dembélé when he was out – they lost four of five league matches without him – and it is highly unlikely that Villas-Boas would drop him. One option would be to play him further forward as a No10, although Dembélé, the August signing from Fulham, has grown into the deeper-lying role and the responsibility of compensating for the departure of Luka Modric to Real Madrid.
"Martin Jol tried me in more of a midfield role at Fulham last season and as I can attack and also defend a bit, I prefer this position," Dembélé said. "I like to see a lot of the ball and, in this position, I do. Before I came to Tottenham, I was a big fan of Luka Modric – for me, he was one of the best in England – but I am a totally different player so I don't feel I have to do exactly what he did. I just try my best to be as important as he was."
The one cloud on the injury front for Villas-Boas was the ankle and hamstring damage that Emmanuel Adebayor suffered against Swansea. The squad is short on strikers and although Adebayor's injuries are not serious and he has said that he will not go with Togo to the Africa Cup of Nations that begins next month because of a pay dispute, Villas-Boas will scrutinise the January market for fresh blood up front.
The Portuguese wants to strengthen and he heard an endorsement from within his squad for a potential target, the Ajax and Denmark attacking midfielder Christian Eriksen. "Technically, he's one of the best players I've played with," said the defender Jan Vertonghen, who joined Tottenham from Ajax in the summer. "He's left- and right-footed, and is always fit. He's a good player and a good player can play here."
Villas-Boas, though, has been boosted most noticeably by his sparsely populated treatment room. "People don't seem to value the situation we've been through," he said. "Younès has missed so much time … Gareth, Dembélé, Parker, Assou-Ekotto and then Rafa [Van der Vaart] and Modric [who were sold]. These players all played an important role last season. But the players coming back from injuries is a major, major bonus for us."[/]
www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/dec/17/tottenham-scott-parker-injury-list
André Villas-Boas, the manager, deserves credit for not banging on about the absentees as he has handled a transitional period in his new job and kept the club up where they want to be, in the Premier League's top four. But the appearance of Scott Parker, Tottenham's player of last season, as a late substitute in Sunday's 1-0 home win over Swansea City signalled a timely return of the cavalry.
Benoît Assou-Ekotto, the left-back who has not played since 1 September, has resumed full training after a knee problem and should be in contention for Saturday's visit of Stoke City, as should Gareth Bale, who felt his hamstring at the start of the month. Younès Kaboul, the club's best centre-half last season, has not played since the opening-day defeat at Saudi Sportswashing Machine because of a knee injury that required surgery but he, too, is close to a comeback. Michael Dawson, the reserve central defender, is expected to be available for Stoke after hamstring trouble.
The picture is one of intense competition for places and of a squad ready to make a significant push. After Stoke, Tottenham travel to Aston Villa and Sunderland before they entertain Reading on New Year's Day.
"Scott Parker's return is very important," said Mousa Dembélé, the midfielder, who missed five weeks from mid-October with a hip problem but is now back to form and fitness. "He's a very organised guy, very professional and he is an unbelievable player as well. It's good for the team that there are a lot of rivals because it makes everybody sharp. I know that if I play one bad game, then Jake Livermore, Scott Parker, Tom Huddlestone and Tom Carroll are behind me. And, of course, there is Sandro, too. So we have to keep playing and that keeps the level high in this team."
Before Swansea, Parker's last game was for England against Italy in the Euro 2012 quarter-final on 24 June; he has been frustrated by a complicated achilles injury. It will be intriguing, though, to see how or if Villas-Boas accommodates him in the starting XI, given the strength and balance of Dembélé's partnership with Sandro.
Tottenham missed Dembélé when he was out – they lost four of five league matches without him – and it is highly unlikely that Villas-Boas would drop him. One option would be to play him further forward as a No10, although Dembélé, the August signing from Fulham, has grown into the deeper-lying role and the responsibility of compensating for the departure of Luka Modric to Real Madrid.
"Martin Jol tried me in more of a midfield role at Fulham last season and as I can attack and also defend a bit, I prefer this position," Dembélé said. "I like to see a lot of the ball and, in this position, I do. Before I came to Tottenham, I was a big fan of Luka Modric – for me, he was one of the best in England – but I am a totally different player so I don't feel I have to do exactly what he did. I just try my best to be as important as he was."
The one cloud on the injury front for Villas-Boas was the ankle and hamstring damage that Emmanuel Adebayor suffered against Swansea. The squad is short on strikers and although Adebayor's injuries are not serious and he has said that he will not go with Togo to the Africa Cup of Nations that begins next month because of a pay dispute, Villas-Boas will scrutinise the January market for fresh blood up front.
The Portuguese wants to strengthen and he heard an endorsement from within his squad for a potential target, the Ajax and Denmark attacking midfielder Christian Eriksen. "Technically, he's one of the best players I've played with," said the defender Jan Vertonghen, who joined Tottenham from Ajax in the summer. "He's left- and right-footed, and is always fit. He's a good player and a good player can play here."
Villas-Boas, though, has been boosted most noticeably by his sparsely populated treatment room. "People don't seem to value the situation we've been through," he said. "Younès has missed so much time … Gareth, Dembélé, Parker, Assou-Ekotto and then Rafa [Van der Vaart] and Modric [who were sold]. These players all played an important role last season. But the players coming back from injuries is a major, major bonus for us."[/]
www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/dec/17/tottenham-scott-parker-injury-list
SPURSphenomenon
Kevin Scott
8 weeks?! This is awful news!
paxtonwolf
John White
Yes I heard this too, read an article about a month which said he had had a setback and would be Feb at least before a return. I said at the time I had a gut feeling we may not see him at all this season...or maybe just in time for a cup final???
It's not news. It's a claim by an itk who has got little right over the past year.
But even if this does turn out to be true, we're doing alright without him.
Younès Kaboul will not return for Tottenham Hotspur until early February at best as he endures frustration during the final phase of his recovery from knee surgery.
The central defender, who underwent the operation at the end of August, had hoped to be out for no longer than four months but a January return date has ruled out by André Villas-Boas. Kaboul, who was the club's most consistent centre-half last season, has not yet begun to work outside the gym. Kaboul has played only once this season – in the defeat at Saudi Sportswashing Machine on the opening day.
Tottenham's other long-term defensive injury casualty, Benoît Assou-Ekotto, could be available for a return in Saturday's FA Cup tie at home to Coventry City. The left-back, who has not played since 1 September because of a wear-and-tear knee problem, had been expected to make his comeback over the festive period.
Villas-Boas is relaxed about the need to make January signings, partly because of the encouraging picture with regard to the fitness of his squad, although the manager is open to possibilities that present themselves. If he could make one big signing, it would be the Internacional and Brazil striker Leandro Damião, whom he tried to buy last summer.
Centre-forward is the priority area for Villas-Boas to strengthen, as he has only Jermain Defoe and Emmanuel Adebayor as specialists in the position and it could be that January is the better time in which to move for Damião, as the Brazilian league is in its off-season. Villas-Boas has no great confidence, though, that a deal will be closed for Damião, a player that Tottenham have chased for several transfer windows.
The club are hopeful that Adebayor will not join up with Togo for the Africa Cup of Nations, which begins on 19 January in South Africa, which would represent a boost to their options.
Adebayor has said that his problem with playing at the tournament relates to the Togolese FA's struggles to co-ordinate the logistical arrangements in a satisfactory fashion and to create a safe environment for the squad, rather than his unhappiness at the non-payment of bonuses. Adebayor is haunted by the gun attack on the Togo team bus before the 2010 tournament in Angola, when three people were shot dead.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2013/jan/02/younes-kaboul-tottenham-return-delayed
The central defender, who underwent the operation at the end of August, had hoped to be out for no longer than four months but a January return date has ruled out by André Villas-Boas. Kaboul, who was the club's most consistent centre-half last season, has not yet begun to work outside the gym. Kaboul has played only once this season – in the defeat at Saudi Sportswashing Machine on the opening day.
Tottenham's other long-term defensive injury casualty, Benoît Assou-Ekotto, could be available for a return in Saturday's FA Cup tie at home to Coventry City. The left-back, who has not played since 1 September because of a wear-and-tear knee problem, had been expected to make his comeback over the festive period.
Villas-Boas is relaxed about the need to make January signings, partly because of the encouraging picture with regard to the fitness of his squad, although the manager is open to possibilities that present themselves. If he could make one big signing, it would be the Internacional and Brazil striker Leandro Damião, whom he tried to buy last summer.
Centre-forward is the priority area for Villas-Boas to strengthen, as he has only Jermain Defoe and Emmanuel Adebayor as specialists in the position and it could be that January is the better time in which to move for Damião, as the Brazilian league is in its off-season. Villas-Boas has no great confidence, though, that a deal will be closed for Damião, a player that Tottenham have chased for several transfer windows.
The club are hopeful that Adebayor will not join up with Togo for the Africa Cup of Nations, which begins on 19 January in South Africa, which would represent a boost to their options.
Adebayor has said that his problem with playing at the tournament relates to the Togolese FA's struggles to co-ordinate the logistical arrangements in a satisfactory fashion and to create a safe environment for the squad, rather than his unhappiness at the non-payment of bonuses. Adebayor is haunted by the gun attack on the Togo team bus before the 2010 tournament in Angola, when three people were shot dead.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2013/jan/02/younes-kaboul-tottenham-return-delayed
Gutter Boy
Tim Sherwood
Benoit Assou-Ekotto @AssouEkotto
The sun is with us this morning!!!! Hey hey !!!! GOOD LOL i prepar my com bk in couples of day...LOL
????
Once again, from AVB:
“Younes still has, maybe, a month to return to form and feeling full confidence.”
braineclipse
Willie Hall
Seems to me that we are bringing players back a bit slower this season. This is just my personal feeling, I have no numbers (how would I?) to back that up. We have seen in previous seasons player being brought back only to get injured against almost straight away and we've seen other players who have seemed to struggle with injuries for longer periods of time that weren't allowed to heal fully.
If true I think it's a good thing. Apart from the regular panics on here (and other forums I'm sure) about players being out for the rest of the decade, our physios only having training from some acupuncturist from the rainforest in Laos and our injured players refusing to play or being locked in drama filled personal conflicts with AVB that will surely end their Spurs careers.
If true I think it's a good thing. Apart from the regular panics on here (and other forums I'm sure) about players being out for the rest of the decade, our physios only having training from some acupuncturist from the rainforest in Laos and our injured players refusing to play or being locked in drama filled personal conflicts with AVB that will surely end their Spurs careers.
BedfordBen
Michael Brown
We've seen this so many times before from Spurs' physioroom. 4 months becomes 6 months becomes a season. It seems we are unable to actual assess how long serious injuries take.