Tottenham had five players missing from their line-up to face Motherwell in their first friendly of the World Cup break on Friday afternoon.
Spurs fans might have expected to see a stronger squad named to face the Scottish Premiership side at their Hotspur Way training complex in Enfield on Friday. However, with Ben Davies and Rodrigo Bentancur both out with injuries suffered in Qatar, Antonio Conte's line-up was also missing Ryan Sessegnon, Emerson Royal, Lucas Moura, Clement Lenglet and goalkeeper Fraser Forster.
football.london understands that Sessegnon is back working on the grass but not with the group following his injury against Nottingham Forest last month in the Carabao Cup so this match has come a little early in his return to training. The other four players are believed to have suffered various minor knocks in training in recent days so their absence from the match is precautionary.
