Bad news continues for Tottenham Hotspur. As soon as Rodrigo Bentancur returns to the starting lineup, he is sidelined again due to injury.
On the 29th (Korean time), Tottenham reporter Alesdair Gold of the London-based local newspaper 'Football London' reported, "Bentancur suffered a torn ankle ligament in the game against Aston Villa and will not be able to play for two and a half months."
Bentancur was out of action in the middle of last season due to a serious injury. In the 20th minute of the second half of the game against Leicester City in February, he collided while putting pressure on Nangpalis Mendy and suffered a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament and damaged meniscus. The injury was serious enough to keep him out of the game for about nine months until the end of October.
He recently recovered from his injury and returned to the field. Bentancur made his first appearance in a long time as he was substituted at the end of the second half in a league game against Crystal Palace on October 27. Afterwards, he played as a substitute for about 30 minutes in two games, refining his practical sense.
In the last Villa match, he appeared as a starter for the first time in a long time. With Yves Bissouma absent due to accumulated warnings and Pape Sar and James Maddison also unable to play due to injury, coach Enzi Postecoglou appointed Bentancur as a starter along with Giovanni Lo Celso. Coach Postecoglou, who enjoyed using the 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1 formation, trusted Bentancur and changed the formation to 4-4-2 while maintaining the tactical stance.
Bentancur performed so well that it was hard to believe that he was returning to the starting lineup after such a long time. He stood half a place higher than Emerson Royale and Ben Davis, who were relatively lacking in the rear build-up, and provided the center of gravity, and occasionally made sharp passes to create attack opportunities. It was a performance that could be reborn as the hope of Tottenham's midfield in the long term.
However, he cried again due to injury. Bentancur injured his ankle in the 27th minute of the first half due to a rough tackle by Matty Cash while dribbling the ball in the defensive zone. In fact, it became a kicking motion and seriously injured his right ankle. Ben Tancur, who was playing the game to check his physical condition, collapsed on the pitch again in the 30th minute of the first half and was eventually replaced by Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg.
The results of the detailed examination were more serious than expected. Due to torn ankle ligaments, it is inevitable that he will be sidelined for more than two months. Bentancur, who had just returned from a serious injury and was showing his improved performance, was hit with another bad news.
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