Tottenham Hotspur's busy festive schedule sees them face Nottingham Forest on Boxing Day, a crucial match after their recent 6-3 defeat against Liverpool. Injuries and fatigue are impacting the squad, forcing manager Ange Postecoglou to consider rotation options.
Ange Postecoglou's Tottenham side is facing a demanding festive period with a string of matches. Since the restart of domestic football after November's international break, Spurs have been playing every three or four days, managing a hectic schedule with many first-team regulars unavailable due to injuries. The Sunday match against Liverpool proved too much for Tottenham, resulting in a 6-3 defeat against the Premier League leaders.
However, there's little time for Postecoglou and his team to dwell on their eighth league loss of the season as they are set to face Nottingham Forest on Boxing Day. Despite winning their last two league visits to the City Ground, Thursday's game is anticipated to be a different challenge altogether with Nuno Espirito Santo's Forest currently in the fourth Champions League spot. Destiny Udogie, who was expected to return to the team after missing the midweek game, remained an unused substitute against Liverpool. Post-match, on Tottenham's Review Show, Postecoglou provided an update on the left-back and explained his absence from the game. The Australian coach expressed hope: 'Hopefully, Destiny will be okay. He wasn't quite right today, we had him on the bench, hopefully he'll be closer to it. They are the main two at the moment,' in reference to Udogie and his Spurs teammate Rodrigo Bentancur. 'We're kind of hoping Ben Davies, Mikey Moore and Richarlison aren't too far away after that but, for Thursday, it's probably just Destiny and Rodrigo.', reports Football London. After sticking with the same starting eleven for the match against Liverpool, Postecoglou is now compelled to make changes to his team at the City Ground. The lack of energy was apparent in Tottenham's loss and the manager must consider rotation options during the upcoming busy week. Bentancur is eager for a return to action following the end of his seven-match domestic suspensio
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