Ange Postecoglou has bemoaned Tottenham's injury crisis as the 'worst' of his managerial career on the eve of his side's Europa League tie against Rangers.
The Australian's Premier League outfit will take on Philippe Clement and his players at Ibrox on Thursday evening.
Several key players out of action, include; Guglielmo Vicario, Micky van den Ven, Cristian Romero, Ben Davies, Brennan Johnson, Wilson Odobert, Richarlison and Mikey Moore.
Asked outright if this is the worst amount of injuries he's ever had to deal with as a manager, Postegolou said: "Yeah. When you've had it two seasons in a row as well."
"Obviously, with the weekend's fallout, [Christian] Romero and [Micky] Van Der Ven we’re still getting some clarity around the prognosis - but they both picked up injuries and will keep them out again," the 59-year-old added. "So that's disappointing for us because obviously, we're pretty thin on numbers.
"But we've had to deal with that for quite a while now and everyone else from the weekend got through okay. [Rodrigo] Bentancur is obviously available, he's been suspended so at least we'll get him back.
"It's challenging. We've obviously also got Ben Davies out who has played a big part for us while the other two have been out.
"It's no secret we're thin on numbers both squad-wise and position-wise. But it is what it is and we can't change that.
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"We've got some big games coming up starting tomorrow and we'll have to deal with it with what we've got. I'm still very confident we'll be able to get the job done with the players that are out I suppose.
"I never think it's just bad luck. I mean some of it is. I've never lost a goalkeeper for this period of time. I've had other issues that we've had.
"But some of it is reoccurring and particularly this year in terms of the guys coming back and sort of re-injuring. So it is stuff we're looking at and we're always trying to explore whether we can do things better.
"I think last year was a bit different from this year. Last year we kind of hit us across the board.
"This year it's more of a case of guys who are coming back that are more affected.
"Not going to lie, we've got a core in the group who have been playing a hell of a lot and are getting through it okay. But it is something we're trying to address."
