Tottenham Hotspur will be without Dejan Kulusevski, Richarlison and Cristian Romero for their Champions League crunch clash against Marseille tomorrow (Tuesday) evening.
The trio were absent from the open training session that took place at Hotspur Way earlier and it was confirmed by Assistant Manager Cristian Stellini that they would be unavailable for selection at the Stade Valendrome.
Kulusevski has been out of action since the 6-2 win over Leicester City due to a thigh injury while Romero missed the weekend's win over Bournemouth and Richarlison has been absent for the previous four games.
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The north Londoners will be looking to book a place in the knockout stages with a draw or victory in the south of France, while defeat would see them drop into the Europa League.
Antonio Conte's side currently sit top of the group on eight points. Only two goals separate Sporting CP and Eintracht Frankfurt, who are both on seven points and sit second and third, respectively while Marseille sit fourth on six points.
In place of Conte, who is serving his suspension picked up after receiving a red card against Sporting CP, Stellini addressed the media this evening and confirmed the trio's absence. He said: "We don’t have available Kulusevski, Richarlison and Romero as well. Other players are available to play the match."
Stellini also laid out the plan regarding the Spurs boss' plan to watch his side compete against Marseille. Conte is forbidden to feature in dug-out or the away changing rooms, forcing him to watch on from the stands.
"He will sit next to Gianluca [Conte] for sure. I don't know where," the Italian said. "He will be here at the stadium. He will work with us until we arrive here and then we have to stop the communication and then he will stay close to Gianluca.
"We have prepared all the strategies and our strategies are clear. We have to play our match at the best and we all have to do something more to fill the gap. We are not allowed to speak with Antonio in half-time. He will stay on the coach with the players [before arriving at the stadium], normally we use a different coach and then we will divide our way.
"We will go in the dressing room and Antonio will go in another seat. Then 15 minutes after the game we are able to speak again."
As for what being without Antonio Conte during the game at the Stade Velodrome will mean to Tottenham, Stellini added: "It changes a lot. The presence of a coach like Conte, both before the game and the week leading up to it and during the match, is just indispensable, especially a tough match like this where it’s going to be intense until the final whistle.
"It’s a change that’s difficult but we have to prepare ourselves altogether before the match. It’s a totally different world because normally the days before the game, Antonio will do all his preparation himself, alone.
"But now, we have to do this all together so it changes everything. We have to work on the strategy and this can become complex. However, we’ve already gone through this together in our time at Inter so we know what to do when he’s not there.
"Luckily, I’m not there on my own. We’ve got the whole staff, such as Ryan Mason, alongside me so that makes me feel better."
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