Richarlison boost, absent players and Kinsky bond - 4 things spotted in Tottenham training
Ange Postecoglou's Tottenham players are gearing up for Sunday's FA Cup tie against National League side Tamworth. Fresh from beating Liverpool in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday evening, Spurs will be looking to avoid a cup upset when they travel to Staffordshire for the lunchtime kick-off.
Tamworth have already made a name for themselves in the competition this season after defeating League One sides Huddersfield Town and Burton Albion in round one and two respectively. In their quest to advance to the next stage and put themselves in Sunday's draw for the fourth round, Postecoglou will tweak things in regards to his team but he certainly won't go into the tie underestimating his opponents.
Ahead of the cup encounter at The Lamb Ground, Spurs have been working hard at Hotspur Way. Here are four things we spotted in the team's latest training session.
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Kinsky bond and popular Dorrington
Antonin Kinsky may have been a Tottenham player less than a week but he's already made a huge impression at the football club. Thrown in at the deep end for the Liverpool Carabao Cup win, the Czech wowed in goal and looked so confident on his debut.
Admitting after the game that he had only trained a couple of times prior to his Spurs bow, Kinsky has barely had any time to get to know his new teammates. In Tottenham's latest training footage, the new signing was warming up on an exercise bike in the gym alongside players such as Alfie Dorrington, Will Lankshear and Callum Olusesi.
Kinsky could be seen sharing a laugh and a joke alongside centre-back Dorrington before heading outside for training. Dorrington appeared to be quite the popular figure as James Maddison came over to hug him and have a few words with him.
Richarlison involved
The long wait to see Richarlison back on the pitch for Tottenham could soon be over. Last involved for the club in the 4-1 win over Aston Villa at the beginning of November, the Brazilian will be hoping for an injury-free end to the season after such a frustrating time of it in 2024/25 so far.
Richarlison could be seen stepping up his fitness in the club's latest training video and his close bond with Pape Matar Sarr was there for all to see. Postecoglou certainly won't want to risk those coming back from injury on an artificial surface and it will likely mean that the frontman has to wait a little bit longer to make his comeback.
He is very close to a return, though, and that will help lighten the load on Dominic Solanke's shoulders in the process.
Absent players
What was clear to see in Tottenham's latest training session was that the players who had played the vast majority of the Liverpool contest were not involved on the grass at Hotspur Way. Likely to have had a recovery session following their exertions against the Reds, those taking part in training outside were the ones who either didn't feature or played limited minutes.
As Timo Werner only came on in the 72nd minute of the contest, he was involved in training outside. James Maddison and Sarr were also present after missing the 1-0 win through suspension.
Kinsky also took part in training, although he was working away from the main group as he trained with Alfie Whiteman, Brandon Austin and goalkeeper coach Rob Burch.
The cold weather
The Tottenham players putting in the work outside were wrapped up warm because of the cold snap that has recently hit the country. No doubt quite an experience for new addition Yang Min-hyeok, the South Korean winger trained with a snood around his neck and he ensured it was pulled high to cover his nose and mouth.
Werner was another looking to keep nice and toasty as he wore a snood and hat. The German was just about visible as his snood was pulled so high that you could only see his eyes and nose.
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