Tottenham's Micky van de Ven out of Aston Villa match; injury a 'slow burner' - Ange Postecoglou
Ange Postecoglou has admitted that Micky van de Ven’s injury is “a bit of a slow burner”, amid uncertainty over when the centre-back will return to the Tottenham Hotspur team. Van de Ven played 45 minutes last week against Elfsborg in the Europa League, his first appearance after almost two months out with a hamstring injury. But plans for him to feature against Brentford last Sunday were scrapped, and he did not play against Liverpool on Thursday. Postecoglou was asked at his Friday morning press conference whether Van de Ven would return to face Aston Villa in the FA Cup on Sunday...
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