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Tottenham handed huge triple injury boost ahead of CL final

mawspurs

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Tottenham have been handed a major triple injury boost ahead of the Champions League final with Liverpool as Harry Kane, Davinson Sanchez and Jan Vertonghen all returned to full training today.

Source: Football Talk
 

hutchiniho

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Interesting on the official site, they lead with Harry, Verts and DS but the first two are in trainers and there are no pics of them with a ball at their feet. Hopefully these three progress well this next 7days.
Winks however is in action, which is great news.
 

ginola007

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Think Harry and Davinson will be on the bench. Hopefully Winks be as well. Though fit, they will not be in full match sharpness. Nonetheless, could work wonders from the bench.
 

spuradik

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I can only but hope that Aurier is fit and is included instead of Trippier. Robertson is going to skin Keiran alive.
 

sebo_sek

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Kane has to start on the bench and come on as an impact sub around the 60th minute, so he can give his all for 30 minutes. Winks back would be wonderful - how we've missed his energy.
 

Matthew Wyatt

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Well, well, well ... could be the first time we've had a full squad to pick from in forever. Hope we can squeeze in a friendly against another very good side to get the crocks up to match fitness.
 

spursgirls

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Kane has to start on the bench and come on as an impact sub around the 60th minute, so he can give his all for 30 minutes. Winks back would be wonderful - how we've missed his energy.
I agree Kane would probably be better coming on as sub as he lacks match fitness, but he's Poch's blue eyed boy so I expect him to start.
 

Amo

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Well, well, well ... could be the first time we've had a full squad to pick from in forever. Hope we can squeeze in a friendly against another very good side to get the crocks up to match fitness.

That's what Liverpool are doing.
 

Shadydan

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I don't get this Kane starts on the bench nonsense...

Look Kane starts the match it's as simple as that, arguably the best striker in the world playing in a match of this magnitude, you don't leave him on the bench, whether he's match fit or not.

Barca or Juve wouldn't leave Messi or Ronaldo out if they were coming back from injury so why should we?
 

Freddie

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Kane has to start on the bench and come on as an impact sub around the 60th minute, so he can give his all for 30 minutes. Winks back would be wonderful - how we've missed his energy.

Disagree. Start him, and if he has a recurrence of his injury then you sub him, or sub him after you've exhausted all he has in the tank.
If you bring him on and he gets hurt again you have to make another sub having already withdrawn the player who would have been his replacement. And if it turns out that he's in great shape then you're left wondering how much we could have got out of him. He's probably the best striker in the world. Use him as much as you can.
 

Pellshek

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We have abundant evidence by now that Kane takes time to get back up to full match fitness after injury. Always takes him several weeks, and he can look cumbersome and lacking in sharpness in the meantime.

That said, I don't blame anyone for succumbing to the temptation to start him. Can't say I wouldn't be excited by the prospect, but really would be gutted to see him lumber around to no effect for 50 minutes before getting subbed.
 

Shadydan

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Disagree. Start him, and if he has a recurrence of his injury then you sub him, or sub him after you've exhausted all he has in the tank.
If you bring him on and he gets hurt again you have to make another sub having already withdrawn the player who would have been his replacement. And if it turns out that he's in great shape then you're left wondering how much we could have got out of him. He's probably the best striker in the world. Use him as much as you can.

Yup, plus we literally don't have any matches after anyway so it's hardly a risk. Even if he somehow does miraculously aggrivate the injury he has the whole summer to recover.
 

Trix

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Kane has to start on the bench and come on as an impact sub around the 60th minute, so he can give his all for 30 minutes. Winks back would be wonderful - how we've missed his energy.
Game could be over by then. If he's fit he'll start imo.
 

Japhet

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Yup, plus we literally don't have any matches after anyway so it's hardly a risk. Even if he somehow does miraculously aggrivate the injury he has the whole summer to recover.

Apart from the obligatory getting the shit kicked out of him in an England shirt.
 
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