Lucas Bergvall is not part of the Tottenham team from Ange Postcoglou for the shock of the semi-final of the Europa League on Thursday evening against Bodo / Glimt. Man watching in the team during the second half of the season, the Swedish is missing Tottenham Hotspur Stadium due to an ankle injury.
Bergvall was present to train in Hotspur Way on the eve of the Europa League confrontation, with his son Heung-Min and the long-term absent Radu Dragusin the only two players who are not involved in the rest of the team. However, the youngster unfortunately defended a problem that excludes him from this evening match.
Addressing the media before the match, Postcoglou opened up on the injury of Bergvall.
“Unfortunately for Lucas, he injured training yesterday,” he revealed. “He unfortunately refined the ankle and is missing tonight. Disappointing for him because he was exceptional this year and he is extremely disappointed and unfortunately he is missing.”
AS born in Stockholm will be a huge lack for Tottenham because it was an engine in the midfielder since he became an established member of the XI of Postocoou departure. In his absence, the head coach opted for a midfielder including Yves Bissouma, Rodrigo Bentancur and James Maddison.
Tuesday evening, it was confirmed that Bergvall had put a pen on a new contract at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium. Having officially joined the club on July 1 of last year, the player’s New Deal takes place until the summer of 2031.
PostCoglou was asked about the extension of the player’s contract during his word during his pre-match press conference and he praised his midfielder for an impressive start in N17.
“Yeah enormously and I am delighted for Lucas,” he said Football.London Asked about the importance of the construction of the club around players like Bergvall. “It is a reward for its development this year, its performances and how much it has adapted.
“We must remember that many young guys who come in the Premier League may have a step between it plays in another league, but he came directly from the Swedish League, a year of senior football and it is a credit for him. He worked very hard at his game.
“A large part of our football and our life in general is an opportunity. He had an opportunity this year because of the situation in which we were and he seized it with both hands.
“And even now, we have practically a full team to choose and he is always selected because he took advantage of it. I think there is a group of young people of young players here from which we can build something.”
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