The boost from Rodrigo Bentancur's surprise return to the Tottenham XI on New Year's Eve — some six weeks ahead of schedule — was offset in just half an hour, when Pape Sarr was the next of Ange Postecoglou's players to suffer an injury.
As Postecoglou acknowledged after the 3-1 win against Bournemouth, this is "the way our season has gone"; one in, one out. As soon as Spurs get a player back from injury or suspension, they almost immediately lose someone else.
