vdv out for 6 weeks

Be interesting to see how we play without vdv ..


Tottenham suffer big blow as Rafael van der Vaart is ruled out for six weeks through injury
Spurs will have to cope without their influential Dutch forward, who is set for a spell on the sidelines after picking up a hamstring injury in the 5-1 defeat by Manchester City

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,,11675_7146992,00.html

you will have to go a long back to find a crouch goal lol

harry team selection has been made easyer now vdv out,

He might not put ade and defoe up front together might put modric or kranjcar behind ade and play hudd and parker central

Looks like VDV could be the latest player to get the big chin-ho with the club . . . . . .

Tottenham's Rafael Van der Vaart annoyed by Europa League omission

Van der Vaart was Tottenham's top goal-scorer last season with 13 goals

Tottenham's Rafael van der Vaart has said he is annoyed at being left out of the club's Europa League squad.

The 28-year-old hobbled off during Spurs' 5-1 defeat to Manchester City and had originally expected to be out for six weeks with a hamstring injury.

But, despite now expecting to be fit for the Liverpool match next week, the omission means the playmaker will miss Spurs' six Europa group matches.

"Spurs could at least have consulted me," he told his official website (http://www.rafaelvandervaart.com/)
In a section headlined "annoying" on his website, the Dutch international said: "I still think it's a peculiar situation.

"Anyway, it's up to the point of no return. I will be focusing on the game against Liverpool.

"I'm pretty convinced I will be fit by then."

The former Real Madrid player missed Holland's Euro 2012 qualifiers and was also sidelined as Harry Redknapp's team secured their first win of the season against Wolves on Saturday.

Redknapp intends to blood a number of youngsters such as Harry Kane, Tom Carroll and Jake Livermore in the Europa League to keep his squad fresh for a top four push in the Premier League.

The Spurs boss denied any rift with Van der Vaart.

"The first diagnosis on Rafa's hamstring was that he would be out for six weeks - at least," he told Sky Sports News.

"Six weeks down the line, he misses the first four games, and we only have six games, so we thought there was not much point putting him in. We might as well put in some of the other lads who can play.

"The game he would have come back for would have been the game out in Russia [versus Rubin Kazan on November 3] and it would have been a long journey for him.

"We thought we'd leave him out and if we get through the group he can come in then."

Spurs kick off their Europa League campaign against PAOK Salonika in Greece on Thursday.

If they get through the group stages, they will be allowed to add three new names to their squad.

I've got to say that his omission makes sense to me. Younger & fringe players get a chance and VDV gets time out and a chance to work on & maintain his fitness. I admire his desire to play every game but there are more important games coming up for him to play in then against the likes of Shamrock Rovers . . . .

yea and it dont get intresting untill the knockout stages.
but have to say you would of thought harry would of told him though lol

BazSpur wrote:That is poor from the club. They should have let him know.

I dont know baz ! the player was reported out for 6 weeks and then it seems he might be back for the liverpool game ???????
I think harry did the right thing and give another player a chance while vdv was injured.

Perhaps harry should have texted vdv and asked " is it ok to leave you out the europa league team" ?

I'm sick n tired of players managers and wot not's speaking out of term and washing there dirty laundry in public, if they got a prblem speak to the manager not the local rag .. the chairmen should come down on this nonsense once and for all and start issuing fines, can u imagine if one of fergies players spoke out against him or the club, he would get sold probably .. all this whining and moaning makes me mad, this bitches should man up and accept the managers judgement not go crying about to the media

yep i agree lobo. another thing is if vdv is fit for sunday i suppose he will walk back into the team after they played well.

442 is the way. how can you drop defoe after he scored a goal